“City Engineer” means the City Engineer or his duly authorized representative;

“Construction” or “construct” means construction, laying, maintaining, testing, operating, extending, renewing, removing, replacing, repairing and using any utility system or portion thereof;

“Distribution system,” “system” and/or “lines” used either in the singular or plural mean and include the gas pipes, conduits, poles and wires, sewer and water pipe lines, mains, laterals, feeders, regulators, meters, fixtures, connections and all attachments, appurtenances and appliances necessary and incidental thereto or in any way appertaining to utilities;

“Maintenance,” “maintaining,” and/or “maintained” mean and include the relaying, repairing, replacing, examining, testing, inspecting, removing, digging, excavating and restoring operations incidental thereto;

“Permittee” means any person, company, partnership or corporation or its successors and assigns who has applied for or holds a permit from the City to construct, lay, maintain and operate over, across, upon, along and under the present and future streets, alleys, sidewalks, curbs, roads, highways, thoroughfares, parkways, bridges, viaducts, public property, public improvements and other places in the City, a system of pipes, pipelines, water mains, power conduits, underground or overhead wiring, gas mains, sewer mains, laterals, conduits, feeders, connections and attachments, appurtenances and appliances incidental thereto or in any way appertaining thereto;

“Person” means any person, firm, association or corporation;

“Public properties” mean and include streets, alleys, sidewalks, curbs, roads, highways, avenues, thoroughfares, parkways, bridges, viaducts, public grounds, public improvements and other public places within the present and/or future corporate limits of the City;

“Roadway” means the paved, improved or proper driving portion of a public right-of-way designed or ordinarily used for vehicular travel;

“Utility” or “utility system” means any gas, oil, water, sewer, light, power, telephone, television, steam, burglar alarm, distribution system, pipes or pipe lines, conduits, poles and wires or other facilities necessary or appertaining thereto, and railroads, both public and private, and whether operating under a franchise or not. [Ord. 1021 § 3, 1961; Code 1970 § 12.24.060; Code 1954 § 4-5.24.]