§ 5-3-21. Definitions.

Unless otherwise expressly stated or the context clearly indicates a different intention, the following terms or similar terms shall, for the purposes of this article, have the meanings indicated in this section.

(1)

Customer utility service. All those poles, towers, wires, lines, cables and appurtenant equipment located between the distribution lines and the wall of the building or structure occupied or intended to be occupied by a customer in the case of any service such as electricity, telephone, telegraph, cable television, traffic control, fire alarm or police communication, and all those conduits, pipes and appurtenant equipment located between the main and the wall of the building or structure occupied or intended to be occupied by a customer in the case of any service such as gas, water, steam or petroleum.

(2)

Affected property. A parcel of real property to which customer utility service is provided within an underground district.

(3)

Underground district. Any area in the city described in an ordinance adopted pursuant to the provisions of this article.

(4)

Main lines and pipes. Poles, towers, wires, lines, cables, conduits, pipes, mains and appurtenances used or intended to be used to transmit or distribute any service such as electric current, telephone, telegraph, cable television, traffic control, fire alarm, police communication, gas, water, steam or petroleum, whether or not on the streets, alleys, or other public places of the city. (Code 1963, Sec. 39A-7)