Chapter 12.04 — DEFINITIONS

For the purposes of this Title 12, unless the context clearly requires a different meaning, the words, terms and phrases hereafter set forth shall have the meanings given them in this Chapter 12.04 or, as appropriate, Chapter 2.11 and Chapter 12.13.

(Ord. 4945 § 17, 2007: Ord. 1886 (part), 1959: prior code § 33.01 (part))

The term "person" shall mean an individual, a sole proprietor, a receiver, a trustee, a general partnership, a limited partnership, a limited liability partnership, a joint venture, a firm, an unincorporated association, a syndicate, a club, a society, a trust, a private corporation, a public corporation, a limited liability company, a municipal corporation, a county, a state, a national gov-ernment, a county, state or federal agency, board or commission, a water district, a municipal utility district, a public utility district, a political subdivision, a school district, a drainage, irrigation, levee, reclamation or a water conservation district; a mosquito abatement district, or a flood control district, whether acting for himself, herself, or itself or in any representative capacity.

(Ord. 5267 § 1, 2014; Ord. 4642 § 14, 2000: Ord. 1886 (part), 1959: prior code § 33.01(a))

The term "public works" shall mean structures, utilities and appurtenances on, above or below the ground level which shall have been or are to be installed, constructed or reconstructed for the use or convenience of the general public or the residents of the area served by the public works, including, but not limited to, streets, sidewalks, surface and subsurface storm drainage facilities, sanitary sewage facilities, runways, taxiways and aprons or other parts of a general aviation airport, gas, water, electric, broadband, fiber optics and communications services equipment or facilities, easements, street signs and drainage grades of private properties abutting or having any effect upon such public works.

(Ord. 5267 § 2, 2014; Ord. 4945 § 18, 2007: Ord. 1886 (part), 1959: prior code § 33.01(b))

The term "utility" or "utilities" or "public utility" or "public utilities" shall mean and include any water, gas, sewer, refuse, storm drain, electric, general aviation airport, broadband, fiber optics or communications service and all persons supplying the same.

(Ord. 5267 § 3, 2014; Ord. 4945 § 19, 2007: Ord. 2231 (part), 1965: prior code § 37.101 (part))

The term "communications service" or "communication services" shall mean and include telephone, cable and video services as defined in the California Public Utilities Code. The term "communications service equipment or facilities" means any equipment or facilities as defined in Section 2.11.020(i) that are used to provide "communications service" or "communication services."

(Ord. 4945 § 20, 2007: Ord. 3910 § 1, 1989)

The terms "underground utility district" or "district" shall mean an area in the city within which poles and overhead lines and associated overhead structures are prohibited by this title.

(Ord. 2231 (part), 1965: prior code § 37.101 (part))

As used in Title 12, the phrase "poles and overhead lines and associated structures" shall mean and include, but not be limited to, poles, towers, supports, wires, conductors, guys, stubs, platforms, cross-arms, braces, transformers, insulators, cutouts, switches, communication circuits, vaults or cabinets containing communications service equipment or facilities, appliances, attachments and appurtenances located at or above ground level upon, along, across or over the streets, alleys and public rights-of-way and other public property of the city and used or useful in supplying electric service, communications service or similar or associated service.

(Ord. 4945 § 21, 2007: (Ord. 2231 (part), 1965: prior code § 37.101 (part))