2006 Ohio Revised Code - 4939.01. Definitions.

§ 4939.01. Definitions.
 

As used in sections 4939.01 to 4939.08 of the Revised Code: 

(A) "Cable operator," "cable service," and "franchise" have the same meanings as in the "Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984," 98 Stat. 2779, 47 U.S.C.A. 522. 

(B) "Occupy or use" means, with respect to a public way, to place a tangible thing in a public way for any purpose, including, but not limited to, constructing, repairing, positioning, maintaining, or operating lines, poles, pipes, conduits, ducts, equipment, or other structures, appurtenances, or facilities necessary for the delivery of public utility services or any services provided by a cable operator. 

(C) "Person" means any natural person, corporation, or partnership and also includes any governmental entity. 

(D) "Public utility" means any company described in section 4905.03 of the Revised Code except in divisions (A)(3) and (10) of that section, which company also is a public utility as defined in section 4905.02 of the Revised Code; and includes any electric supplier as defined in section 4933.81 of the Revised Code. 

(E) "Public way" means the surface of, and the space within, through, on, across, above, or below, any public street, public road, public highway, public freeway, public lane, public path, public alley, public court, public sidewalk, public boulevard, public parkway, public drive, and any other land dedicated or otherwise designated for a compatible public use, which, on or after the effective date of this section, is owned or controlled by a municipal corporation. "Public way" excludes a private easement.

(F) "Public way fee" means a fee levied to recover the costs incurred by a municipal corporation and associated with the occupancy or use of a public way. 
 

HISTORY: 149 v S 255. Eff 7-2-2002.
 

Analogous to former RC § 4939.01 (148 v H 283), repealed 149 v S 255, § 2, eff 7-2-2002.