Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 54 > Chapter 21 > Part 1 - General Provisions

• Antenna: means communications equipment that transmits or receives an electromagnetic radio frequency signal used in the provision of a wireless service. See Utah Code 54-21-101
• Application: means a request submitted by a wireless provider to an authority for a permit to:
       (5)(a) collocate a small wireless facility in a right-of-way; or
       (5)(b) install, modify, or replace a utility pole or a wireless support structure. See Utah Code 54-21-101
• Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
• Authority: means :
            (6)(a)(i) the state;
            (6)(a)(ii) a state agency;
            (6)(a)(iii) a county;
            (6)(a)(iv) a municipality;
            (6)(a)(v) a town;
            (6)(a)(vi) a metrotownship;
            (6)(a)(vii) a subdivision of an entity described in Subsections (6)(a)(i) through (vi); or
            (6)(a)(viii) a special district or entity established to provide a single public service within a specific geographic area, including:

                 (6)(a)(viii)(A) a public utility district; or

                 (6)(a)(viii)(B) an irrigation district. See Utah Code 54-21-101
• Authority pole: means a utility pole owned, managed, or operated by, or on behalf of, an authority. See Utah Code 54-21-101
• Collocate: means to install, mount, maintain, modify, operate, or replace a small wireless facility:
       (11)(a) on a wireless support structure or utility pole; or
       (11)(b) for ground-mounted equipment, adjacent to a wireless support structure or utility pole. See Utah Code 54-21-101
• Commission: means the Public Service Commission. See Utah Code 54-2-1
• Communications service: means :
       (12)(a) a cable service, as defined in Utah Code 54-21-101
• Communications service provider: means :
       (13)(a) a cable operator, as defined in Utah Code 54-21-101
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Corporation: includes an association and a joint stock company having any powers or privileges not possessed by individuals or partnerships. See Utah Code 54-2-1
• Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
• Fee: means a one-time, nonrecurring charge. See Utah Code 54-21-101
• Highway: includes :
       (15)(a) a public bridge;
       (15)(b) a county way;
       (15)(c) a county road;
       (15)(d) a common road; and
       (15)(e) a state road. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Historic district: means a group of buildings, properties, or sites that are:
       (19)(a) in accordance with Utah Code 54-21-101
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Land: includes :
       (18)(a) land;
       (18)(b) a tenement;
       (18)(c) a hereditament;
       (18)(d) a water right;
       (18)(e) a possessory right; and
       (18)(f) a claim. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Nondiscriminatory: means treating similarly situated entities the same absent a reasonable, and competitively neutral basis, for different treatment. See Utah Code 54-21-101
• Permit: means a written authorization an authority requires for a wireless provider to perform an action or initiate, continue, or complete a project. See Utah Code 54-21-101
• Person: means :
       (24)(a) an individual;
       (24)(b) an association;
       (24)(c) an institution;
       (24)(d) a corporation;
       (24)(e) a company;
       (24)(f) a trust;
       (24)(g) a limited liability company;
       (24)(h) a partnership;
       (24)(i) a political subdivision;
       (24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and
       (24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Public utility: includes every railroad corporation, gas corporation, electrical corporation, distribution electrical cooperative, wholesale electrical cooperative, telephone corporation, telegraph corporation, water corporation, sewerage corporation, heat corporation, and independent energy producer not described in Section 54-2-201 where the service is performed for, or the commodity delivered to, the public generally, or in the case of a gas corporation or electrical corporation where the gas or electricity is sold or furnished to any member or consumers within the state for domestic, commercial, or industrial use. See Utah Code 54-2-1
• Right-of-way: means the area on, below, or above a public:
            (24)(a)(i) roadway;
            (24)(a)(ii) highway;
            (24)(a)(iii) street;
            (24)(a)(iv) sidewalk;
            (24)(a)(v) alley; or
            (24)(a)(vi) property similar to property listed in Subsections (24)(a)(i) through (v). See Utah Code 54-21-101
• Small wireless facility: means a type of wireless facility:
       (25)(a) on which each wireless provider's antenna could fit within an enclosure of no more than six cubic feet in volume; and
       (25)(b) for which all wireless equipment associated with the wireless facility, whether ground-mounted or pole-mounted, is cumulatively no more than 28 cubic feet in volume, not including any:

            (25)(b)(i) electric meter;

            (25)(b)(ii) concealment element;

            (25)(b)(iii) telecommunications demarcation box;

            (25)(b)(iv) grounding equipment;

            (25)(b)(v) power transfer switch;

            (25)(b)(vi) cut-off switch;

            (25)(b)(vii) vertical cable run for the connection of power or other service;

            (25)(b)(viii) wireless provider antenna; or

            (25)(b)(ix) coaxial or fiber-optic cable that is immediately adjacent to or directly associated with a particular collocation, unless the cable is a wireline backhaul facility. See Utah Code 54-21-101
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Town: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Utility pole: means a pole or similar structure that:
            (28)(a)(i) is in a right-of-way; and
            (28)(a)(ii) is or may be used, in whole or in part, for:

                 (28)(a)(ii)(A) wireline communications;

                 (28)(a)(ii)(B) electric distribution;

                 (28)(a)(ii)(C) lighting;

                 (28)(a)(ii)(D) traffic control;

                 (28)(a)(ii)(E) signage;

                 (28)(a)(ii)(F) a similar function to a function described in Subsections (28)(a)(ii)(A) through (E); or

                 (28)(a)(ii)(G) the collocation of a small wireless facility. See Utah Code 54-21-101
• Wireless facility: means equipment at a fixed location that enables wireless communication between user equipment and a communications network, including:
            (29)(a)(i) equipment associated with wireless communications; and
            (29)(a)(ii) regardless of the technological configuration, a radio transceiver, an antenna, a coaxial or fiber-optic cable, a regular or backup power supply, or comparable equipment. See Utah Code 54-21-101
• Wireless infrastructure provider: includes a person authorized to provide a telecommunications service in the state. See Utah Code 54-21-101
• Wireless provider: means a wireless infrastructure provider or a wireless service provider. See Utah Code 54-21-101
• Wireless service: includes the use of Wi-Fi. See Utah Code 54-21-101
• Wireless service provider: means a person who provides a wireless service. See Utah Code 54-21-101
• Wireless support structure: means an existing or proposed structure that is:
            (34)(a)(i) in a right-of-way; and
            (34)(a)(ii) designed to support or capable of supporting a wireless facility, including a:

                 (34)(a)(ii)(A) monopole;

                 (34)(a)(ii)(B) tower, either guyed or self-supporting;

                 (34)(a)(ii)(C) billboard; or

                 (34)(a)(ii)(D) building. See Utah Code 54-21-101
• Wireline backhaul facility: means a facility used to transport communications by wire from a wireless facility to a communications network. See Utah Code 54-21-101