§ 13-27 — Definitions

Sec. 13-27. - Definitions.

Certain terms as used in this division shall have the following meanings: Damage: The substantial weakening of structural or lateral support of an underground utility, penetration or destruction of any protective coating, housing or other protective device of an underground utility, the partial or complete severance of an underground utility and rendering any underground utility inaccessible. Demolish or demolition: Any operation by which a structure or mass of material is wrecked, razed, rendered, moved or removed by means of any tools, equipment or discharge of explosives. Excavate or excavation: An operation for the purpose of the movement, placement or removal of earth, rock or other materials in or on the ground by use of mechanized equipment or by discharge of explosives, and including augering, backfilling, digging, ditching, drilling, grading, plowing in, pulling in, ripping, scraping, trenching and tunneling, but not including the tilling of soil for agricultural purposes or the digging of holes for fence posts on private property. Agricultural purposes shall include surface activities, such as plowing, planting and combining, but does not include blasting, setting drainage tiles, subsoiling or other subsurface activities. Mechanized equipment: Equipment operated by means of mechanical power including trenchers, bulldozers, power shovels, augers, backhoes, scrapers, drills, cable and pipe plows and other equipment used for plowing in or pulling in cable or pipe. Operator: Any person who owns or operates a utility. Person Any individual; any corporation, Partnership, association, or any other entity organized under the laws of any state; any state; any subdivision or instrumentality of a state; and any employee, agent or legal representative thereof. Utility: Any line, system or facility used for producing, storing, conveying, transmitting or distributing communications, electricity, gas, petroleum, petroleum products, hazardous liquids, water, steam or sewerage. Working day: Every day except Saturday, Sunday and national and legal state holidays.

(Ord. No. 83-194, § 2, 4-3-79)