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EMERGENCY: A condition that: a) poses a clear and immediate danger to life or health, or of a significant loss of property; or b) requires immediate repair or replacement in order to restore service to a customer. EQUIPMENT: Any tangible asset used to install, repair, or maintain facilities in any right of way. EXCAVATE: to dig into or in any way remove or physically disturb or penetrate any part of a right of way. EXCAVATION PERMIT: The permit which, pursuant to this Chapter, must be obtained before a person may excavate in a right of way. An excavation permit allows the holder to excavate that part of the right of way described in such permit. EXCAVATION PERMIT FEE: Money paid to the City by an applicant to cover the costs as provided in Section 707.11 of this Chapter. FACILITY OR FACILITIES: Any tangible asset in the right of way required to provide utility service. LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE: A local person or persons, or designee of such person or persons, authorized by a registrant to accept service and to make decisions for that registrant regarding all matters within the scope of this Chapter. MANAGEMENT COSTS: The actual costs the City incurs in managing its rights of way, including, but not limited to, costs associated with registering applicants; issuing, processing, and verifying right-of-way permit applications; creating, maintaining and updating mapping systems; budget analysis; systems analysis; legal assistance; inspecting job sites and restoration projects; maintaining, supporting, protecting, or moving user facilities during public right-of-way work; determining the adequacy of right-of-way restoration; restoring work inadequately performed; and revoking right-of-way permits and performing all other tasks required by this Chapter, including other costs the City may incur in managing the provisions of this Chapter. MICRO WIRELESS FACILITY: a small wireless facility that is no larger than 24 inches lone. 15 inches wide, and 12 inches high, and whose exterior antenna, if anv. is no longer than 11 inches. OBSTRUCT: to place any object in a right of way so as to hinder free and open passage over that or any part of the right of way. OBSTRUCTION PERMIT: The permit which, pursuant to this Chapter, must be obtained before a person may obstruct a right of way, allowing the holder to hinder free and open passage over the specified portion of that right of way by placing equipment described therein on the right of way for the duration specified therein. OBSTRUCTION PERMIT FEE: Money paid to the City by a registrant to cover the costs as provided in Section 707.11 of this Chapter. PATCH OR PATCHING: A method of pavement replacement that is temporary in nature. A patch consists of: a) the compaction of the subbase and aggregate base, and b) the replacement, in kind, of the existing pavement for a minimum of two feet beyond the edges of the excavation in all directions. A patch is considered full restoration only when the pavement is included in the City's five year project plan. PERFORMANCE AND RESTORATION BOND: A performance bond or letter of credit posted to ensure the availability of sufficient funds to assure that all obligations pursuant to this Chapter, including, but not limited to, right-of-way excavation and obstruction work is timely and properly completed. PERMITTEE: Any person to whom a permit to excavate or obstruct a right of way has been granted by the City under this Chapter. PERSON: Any natural or corporate person, business association or other business entity including, but not limited to, a partnership, a sole proprietorship, a political subdivision, a public or private agency of any kind, a utility, a successor or assign of any of the foregoing, or any other legal entity. PROBATION: The status of a person that has not complied with the conditions of this Chapter.