Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Transportation
Title R907 - Administration
Rule R907-64 - Longitudinal and Wireless Access to Interstate System Rights-of-Way for Installation of Telecommunication Facilities
Section R907-64-3 - Definitions

(1) "Department" means the Utah Department of Transportation,

(2) "Clear zone" means the total roadside border area, starting at the edge of the traveled way, available for safe use by errant vehicles. This area may consist of a shoulder, a recoverable slope, a non-recoverable slope, and a clear run-out area. The desired width is dependent upon the traffic volumes, speeds, and roadside geometry.

(3) "Interstate system" means the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways as defined in the Federal-aid Highway Act of 1956 and any supplemental acts or amendments.

(4) "Longitudinal access" means access to or use of any part of a right-of-way of a highway on the interstate system that extends generally parallel to the right-of-way for a total of 30 or more linear meters.

(5) "Permit" means encroachment permit, a document that specifies the requirements and conditions for performing work on the highway right-of-way.

(6) "Right-of-way" means a general term denoting land, property, or interest therein, usually in a strip, acquired for or devoted to transportation purposes.

(7) "Telecommunication Advisory Council" means the Telecommunication Advisory Council created by Section 72-7-109.

(8) "Telecommunication facility" means any telecommunication cable, line, fiber, wire, conduit, innerduct, access manhole, hand hole, tower, pedestal, pole, box, transmitting equipment, receiving equipment, power equipment or other equipment, system and device used to transmit, receive, produce or distribute via wireless, wire line, electronic, or optical signal for communication purposes.

(9) "Telecommunication facility provider" means any owner or operator of a telecommunication facility.

(10) "Utility" means privately, publicly, cooperatively, or municipally owned pipelines, facilities, or systems for producing, transmitting, or distributing communications, power, electricity, light, heat, gas, oil, petroleum products, cable television, water, sewer, steam, waste, storm water not connected with highway drainage, and other similar commodities, which directly or indirectly service the public, or any part thereof.

(11) "Wireless access" means access to and use of any part of a right-of-way or rights-of-way on, any highway of the interstate system for the purpose of constructing, installing, maintaining, using and operating telecommunication facilities for wireless telecommunications.