“City Engineer” means that person designated by the City to serve as the City Engineer, or his or her designee(s).

“City facilities” means City or publicly-owned structures or equipment located within the right of way or public easement used for governmental purposes.

“Engineering Standards” means the most recent version of the City of Hood River Engineering Standards adopted by the City Engineer under Title 16.

“Facilities” means any tangible component installed, maintained, or operated by user within the right of way. By way of example, the term means any pole, wire, sensor, loop, light, stabilization or “guy” wire, anchor, pipe, conduit, line, main, duct, cable, wire, switch, transformer, value, antennae or other equipment, including any equipment box or vault, located wholly or in part under, on, or above the surface of the ground within any right of way or easement. “Facility” also includes any item placed in the right of way for the purpose of providing electric power, natural gas, telephone, telecommunications, radio, cable television, internet access, sewer, water, storm sewer or other utility or similar service.

“Franchise” means an agreement between the City and user which grants a privilege to use public right of way within the City for a dedicated purpose and for specific compensation.

“Non-City facilities” means light poles, utility poles, pipes, cable, wire, conduit, vaults, ducts, fiber or similar equipment that is not owned or operated by the City and that is lawfully placed in the right of way or public utility easement.

“Public rights of way” or “right of way” has the same meaning as in Hood River Municipal Code Section 13.52.010. “Public rights of way” or “right of way” also includes utility easements as defined below, unless specifically stated otherwise.

“User” means a person that performs work and/or has facilities within the right of way, whether or not the user has a permit.

“Utility easement or public utility easement” means any easement designated on a subdivision or partition map as a utility easement or public utility easement, or any easement granted or owned by the City and acquired, established, dedicated or devoted for public utility purposes. The term does not include easements not owned by or for the public.

“Work” means excavation or fill, or the construction, demolition, installation, replacement, repair, maintenance, or relocation of facilities, within the right of way.