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City of Arden Hills Chapter 10 Utilities Subd. 1. The purpose of this section is to promote the health, safety and general welfare of the public and is intended to foster: A. Safe travel over the right-of-way; B. Non-travel related safety around homes and buildings where overhead feeds are connected; and C. Orderly development in the city. Location and relocation, installation and reinstallation of facilities in the right-of-way must be made in accordance with this section. Subd. 2. The terms used in this section have the meanings given them. A. The word "Commission" shall mean the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission. B. 'I'he word "Facility" shall mean tangible asset in the public right-of-way required to provide utility service. The term does not include facilities to the extent the location and relocation of such facilities are preempted by M.S. § 161.45, as amended from time to time, governing utility facility placement in state trunk highways. Facility does not mean electric transmission lines, as distinguished from electric distribution lines. C. The words "Public Right-of-Way" has the meaning given it in M.S. § 237.162 (3), as amended from time to time. D. The words "Right-of-Way User" means: 1. A telecommunications right-of-way user as defined by M.S. § 237.162 (4), as amended from time to time; or 2. A person owning or controlling a facility, in the right-of-way, that is used or intended to be used for providing utility service, and who has a right under law, franchise or ordinance to use the public right-of-way. E. The words "Utility Service" means and includes: 1. Service provided by a public utility, as defined in M.S. § 216B.02 (4) and (6), as amended from time to time; 2. Services of a telecommunications right-of-way user, including the transporting of voice or data information; 10-24 Adopted December 17, 2001