12.08.010 Definitions.

For the purpose of this chapter certain words and phrases are defined as provided in the following subsections:

"Commission" means the Public Utilities Commission of the state of California.

"District" or "underground utility district" means that area in the city within which poles, overhead wires, and associated overhead structures are prohibited as such area is described in Section 12.08.020 of this chapter.

"Person" means and includes individuals, firms, corporations, partnerships, and their agents and employees.

"Poles," "overhead wires" and associated overhead "structures" mean poles, towers, supports, wires, conductors, guys, stubs, platforms, crossarms, braces, transformers, insulators, cutouts, switches, communication circuits, appliances, attachments and appurtenances located aboveground within a district and used or useful in supplying electric, communication or similar or associated service.

"Utility" means and includes all persons, agencies, and entities, public or private, supplying by means of electrical materials or devices, any electric, communication or similar or associated service, including any such service supplied only to departments or divisions of the supplier.