§ 64-3. Definitions.

As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:

INTEREST

A permanent nonexclusive easement in so much of a utility pole or a replacement or substitute pole to permit the attachment of municipal apparatus or the continued maintenance of existing municipal apparatus.

MUNICIPAL APPARATUS

All fixtures, appurtenances, wires, signals for streetlighting and fire alarm, police telecommunication and traffic control systems owned or leased by the town.

TOWN RIGHT-OF-WAY

Public roads, streets or highways belonging to or controlled by the town or upon which the town has the duty, obligation or right to provide streetlighting or traffic controls, or other town property.

UTILITY COMPANY

Any person, partnership, association, company or corporation possessing a franchise or a special franchise to construct, maintain or operate in, under, above, upon or through any public road, street, highway, waterway or other public place within the Town of North Hempstead mains, pipes, tanks, conduits, wires or transformers, with the appurtenances, for conducting water, steam, light, power, electricity, gas or other substance or communication.

UTILITY POLES

Those upright poles constructed or erected, or to be constructed or erected, owned, leased or maintained by utility companies in the town right-of-way by virtue of and pursuant to the special franchises held by such utility corporations for the purpose of attaching wires, equipment, appurtenances and other facilities for the public utility purposes of such utility company.