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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 15-1 Definitions.">
  <section prefix="§" num="15-1" heading="Definitions.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="In general.">In this subtitle, the following terms have the meanings indicated.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Department.">“Department” means the Department of Transportation.</para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Director.">“Director” means the Director of Transportation or the Director’s designee.</para>
    <para num="(d)" heading="Excavation.">“Excavation” means any work for or in connection with the installation, improvement, maintenance, or repair of any facilities that:<para num="(1)">involves the displacement or removal of materials; and</para>
      <para num="(2)">is performed in or below the surface of a public way.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(e)" heading="Facilities.">
      <para num="(1)">“Facilities” means any equipment or other property that is located or proposed to be located in a public way.</para>
      <para num="(2)">“Facilities” includes access holes, cables, cabinets, ducts, conduits, converters, drains, handholds, pipes, pipelines, splice boxes, surface location markers, tracks, tunnels, valves, vaults, wires, or other appurtenances or property.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(f)" heading="Person.">
      <para num="(1)" heading="In general.">“Person” has the meaning stated in &lt;cite data-path="|general|1|1|1-107|(a)"&gt;§ 1-107(a) {“Person: In general”}&lt;/cite&gt; of the City Code’s &lt;cite data-path="|general"&gt;General Provisions Article&lt;/cite&gt;.</para>
      <para num="(2)" heading="Inclusion of governmental entities.">Notwithstanding &lt;cite data-path="|general|1|1|1-107|(b)"&gt;§ 1-107(b) {“Person: Exclusion”}&lt;/cite&gt; of the &lt;cite data-path="|general"&gt;General Provisions Article&lt;/cite&gt;, in this subtitle “person”also  includes a governmental entity or an instrumentality or unit of a governmental entity.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(g)" heading="Public way.">“Public way” means the entire area within the boundary lines of any public street, alley, sidewalk, footway, or other right-of-way, whether acquired by purchase, grant, dedication, or otherwise.</para>
    <para num="(h)" heading="Street-cut permit.">“Street-cut permit” means any permit required by or issued under this subtitle.</para>
    <para num="(i)" heading="Utility.">“Utility” means any person that owns or operates facilities used to provide electrical, gas, steam, water, sewer, telecommunications, information, video, or other services to customers.</para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 06-245</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 15-435</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 22-125</annotation>
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</baltimore-city-law>
