Terms Used In Utah Code 54-21-503

• 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
• 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
• Fee: means a one-time, nonrecurring charge. See 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.
• 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
• Rate: means a recurring charge. 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
• 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 provider: means a wireless infrastructure provider or a wireless service provider. See Utah Code 54-21-101