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Private lines <br />Privately owned, operated and maintained utility facilities devoted exclusively to the use of <br />the owner. <br />Relocation <br />Planned change of location of an existing facility to a more advantageous place without <br />changing the character or general physical nature of the facility. <br />Replacement <br />Installation of a like element of a utility system or subsystem in the same or near -same <br />physical location normally due to damage, wear or obsolescence of the element. <br />Restoration <br />All work necessary to replace, repair or otherwise restore the right-of-way and all features <br />contained within to the same or equal condition as before any change or construction <br />thereto. <br />Right-of-way <br />A general term denoting public land, property, or interest therein, usually in a strip, acquired <br />for or devoted to transportation or secondary purposes. <br />Road (or roadway) <br />A general term denoting a street, road or other public way, including shoulders, designated <br />for the purpose of vehicular traffic. <br />Sleeve <br />Short casing through a pier, wall or abutment of a highway structure. <br />Traffic control <br />Those activities necessary to safeguard the general public, as well as all workers, during the <br />construction and maintenance of utility facilities within the right-of-way. <br />Trenched <br />Installation of a utility in an open excavation. <br />Untrenched <br />Installation of a utility without breaking the ground or pavement surface such as by jacking <br />or boring. <br />Vent <br />Appurtenance to discharge gaseous contaminants from casings or other enclosures. <br />(Ord. 94-18 (part), 1994; Ord, 92-30 Exh. A § 3, 1992. Formerly 12.20.120). <br />12.80.130 General conditions and requirements - Location. <br />1. Utility installations shall be located to minimize need for later adjustment to <br />accommodate future roadway improvements and to permit access to servicing such <br />installations with minimum interference to roadway traffic. Counties shall make available <br />to utilities a copy of their six -year transportation improvement program (or capital <br />facilities and transportation plan where required) in order to minimize both utility <br />customer and road user inconvenience should future road improvements (on existing or <br />new alignment) require adjustment or relocating of the utility facilities. Said utilities <br />shall, within the limits of standard business practice, make available appropriate short <br />and long range development plans to the county. <br />2. Unless otherwise approved by the county, all above -ground utilities and their <br />appurtenances as well as all above -ground appurtenances of below -ground utilities that <br />