§ 44-306. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Applicant means any person or entity which applies to use utility infrastructure owned by the City of Round Rock.

Attachment. The term "attachment" includes the following:

(1)

On a pole, each aerial cable, together with its associated messenger cable, guy wire, anchors and other appurtenant and incidental facilities;

(2)

In conduit, each linear foot of occupancy of a city-owned conduit or duct by each cable or other attachment;

(3)

Each antenna, transceiver, amplifier, repeater or other device or equipment of a user that is supported by, affixed to, contained in, or placed on or in a unit of utility infrastructure. If a federal or state law or regulation which governs attachments to city owned utility infrastructure provides for a definition of attachment which conflicts with and preempts the definition set forth in this section, then the definition of attachment in such law or regulation shall control.

Attachment rights means all rights of a user to place, install, construct, replace, move, remove, keep, maintain, operate or use attachments on or in city-owned utility infrastructure under this chapter or any permit or contract granted pursuant to this chapter.

Cable means a wire rope or a bound or sheathed assembly of conductors, wires or fibers, including, without limitation, fiber optic cable, coaxial cable, and twisted pair copper cable. Each cable that is lashed to another cable or to a common messenger cable shall be considered a separate attachment.

Filing fees means non-refundable fees charged by the city to review and process an application to use utility infrastructure.

Infrastructure usage license agreement means the contract between the user and the city for use of utility infrastructure under this chapter that sets forth the terms and conditions to which the user's use of utility infrastructure is subject.

PWD means the public works department of the City of Round Rock.

Schedule of charges means the schedule of charges payable under this chapter or under a contract entered into hereunder. The schedule shall include: filing fees; usage charges; and such charges and costs as the city may establish by ordinance or are agreed to by the parties in an infrastructure usage agreement.

Usage charges means annual use and occupancy charges payable to the city for the attachment rights granted to a user.

User means an applicant who has been granted the right to install an attachment or attachment in accordance with this chapter.

Utility infrastructure means water storage structures and transmission structures, ducts, electrical transmission and distribution poles and conduit, building entry conduit, utility tunnels, manholes, vaults, radio towers, other radio equipment, fiber optic cable capacity and active communications capacity, together with all appurtenant facilities owned by the City of Round Rock.

(Code 1995, § 10.1001)