§ 23-20. Definitions.

For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them:

Excavation: Any opening in the surface of a public place made in any manner whatsoever, except an opening into a lawful structure below the surface at a public place, the top of which is flush with the adjoining surface and so constructed as to permit frequent openings without injury or damage to the public place.

Facility: Pipe, pipeline, tube, main, service, trap, vent, vault, manhole, meter, gauge, regulator, valve, conduit, wire, tower, pole, pole line, anchor, cable, junction box, transformer or any other materials, structure or object of any kind of character, whether or not enumerated herein, which is or may be lawfully constructed, left, placed or maintained in, upon, along, across, under or over any public place.

Public place: Any public street, way, place, alley, sidewalk, park, plaza, square or other similar public property owned or controlled by the city and dedicated for public use.

Substructure: Any pipe, conduit, duct, tunnel, manhole, vault, buried cable or wire, or any other similar structure located below the surface of any public place.

Utility: A private company or municipal department engaged in providing a particular service to the general public.

(Code 1964, § 6.62)