An authority may not enter into an exclusive arrangement with any person for:

(1) use of a right-of-way for the collocation of a small wireless facility; or

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Terms Used In Utah Code 54-21-202

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
(2) the installation, operation, marketing, modification, maintenance, or replacement of a utility pole.