§ 28-152. Definitions.

In this article the following definitions shall apply:

License agreement means a contract negotiated between the city and an oil and/or gas production or transmission company or operator in which, in lieu of a franchise, the latter is granted a license the city for use of a specified public property for location of an underground or overground pipeline or pipelines, and, among its other provision, the agreement must specify an annual fee calculated under the formula provided in section 28-154, and, if applicable, the one-time fee calculated under the formula provided in section 28-155.

Public property means any real estate owned by the city, including its streets and easements.

Public property use fee means the fee calculated under the formula provided in section 28-154.

Public way means any street, alley or lane of the city, other than interstate or state highways within the city limits of the city.

Public way crossing means any crossing of any street, alley or lane of the city by a pipeline placed by either the open-cut method or by boring or by jacking or other means under a public way.

Street crossing fee: means the fee calculated under the formula provided in section 28-155.

(Ord. No. 2003-O-134, § 1, 6-2-03)