Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 54 > Chapter 21 > Part 3 - Permitting Process for Small Wireless Facilities

• 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
• Applicant: means a wireless provider who submits an application. 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
• 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
• Category one authority: means a single authority with a population of 65,000 or greater. See Utah Code 54-21-101
• Category two authority: means a single authority with a population of less than 65,000. 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
• Communications service: means :
       (12)(a) a cable service, as defined in Utah Code 54-21-101
• Fee: means a one-time, nonrecurring charge. See Utah Code 54-21-101
• in writing: includes a communication or representation that is handwritten, typewritten, printed, photostated, photographed, or electronic. See Utah Code 54-21-101
• Micro wireless facility: means a type of small wireless facility:
       (21)(a) that, not including any antenna, is no larger in dimension than 24 inches in length, 15 inches in width, and 12 inches in height;
       (21)(b) on which any exterior antenna is no longer than 11 inches; and
       (21)(c) that only provides Wi-Fi service. See Utah Code 54-21-101
• 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
• Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Rate: means a recurring charge. See Utah Code 54-21-101
• 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
• 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
• Wireless service: includes the use of Wi-Fi. 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