Arizona Administrative Code
Title 17 - TRANSPORTATION
Chapter 3 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HIGHWAYS
Article 5 - HIGHWAY ENCROACHMENTS AND PERMITS
Section R17-3-501 - Definitions

In this Article, unless otherwise defined, these terms have the following meanings:

"Abutting property" means real property or interest in real property bordering a state highway right-of-way.

"Adopt-a-highway" means a Department program that allows a group of persons access to a state highway right-of-way to conduct litter pickup on a designated portion of the state highway.

"Airspace" means the space above real property.

"Applicant" means a person or entity seeking to obtain an encroachment permit.

"Department" means the Arizona Department of Transportation.

"District Office" means one of the Department's Engineering and Maintenance district offices.

"Encroachment" means any use of, intrusion upon, or construction of improvement within a state highway right-of-way by any person or entity other than the Department for any purpose, temporary or fixed, other than public travel authorized by state statute.

"Encroachment owner" means the person or entity responsible for creating or maintaining an encroachment on a state highway right-of-way.

"Encroachment permit" means a written approval granted by the Department for construction of a fixed or temporary improvement within a state highway right-of-way, or for any activity requiring the temporary use of or intrusion upon a state highway right-of-way.

"Engineering stationing" means the Department identification system to identify the location of a state highway feature.

"Improvement" means any constructed facility or object, or alteration to any existing physical facility or object, or change in the elevation, slope, or drainage of a state highway right-of-way.

"Permittee" means a person or entity to whom the Department issues an encroachment permit, and who is responsible for meeting the obligations, responsibilities, and specifications stated in the encroachment permit.

"Right-of-way" means the real property or interest in real property on which state transportation facilities and appurtenances to the facilities are constructed or maintained.

"Special event" means any temporary organized or supervised activity that could affect the normal operation of a state highway.

"State highway" has the meaning prescribed in A.R.S. § 28-101(47).