"County" means the County of Pierce, State of Washington.

"County Property" means any real property owned by the County, whether in fee or other ownership estate of interest.

"Emergency" means any event which may threaten public health or safety, or that results in an interruption in the provision of services including, but not limited to, damaged or leaking water or gas conduit systems; damaged, plugged, or leaking sewer or storm drain conduit systems; damaged electrical and communications facilities, and advance notice of needed repairs is impracticable under the circumstances.

"Emergency Repair" means repair undertaken in the case of an emergency as defined above.

"Facility or Facilities" means a privately, publicly, or cooperatively owned line, equipment, or system for producing, transmitting, or distributing communications, telecommunications, data (Internet services), cable television, power, electricity, light, heat, gas, oil, crude products, water, steam, waste, sanitary sewer, storm drainage, surface water drainage or any other similar system which directly or indirectly serves the public, including small wireless facilities.

"Franchise" means an occupancy and use document granted by the County and required for occupancy of road rights-of-way in accordance with Chapters 36.55 and 80.32 RCW.

"Franchisee" refers to a person holding a franchise granted by County ordinance.

"Person" includes corporations, companies, associations, joint stock companies, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies, municipal corporations, government agencies or departments, other entities, and natural persons.

"RCW" refers to the Revised Code of Washington.

"Right-of-Way" means the surface of and space above and below all County public streets, public ways, highways, roads, alleys, sidewalks, tunnels, viaducts, bridges, skyways and any public or utility easements established, dedicated or devoted for public utility purposes.

"Utility or Utilities" means any person that owns, controls, constructs, operates, or manages facilities.

"Work" means any non-emergency labor performed in connection with the construction, maintenance or repair of facilities impacting the rights-of-way and all related appurtenances, fixtures, improvements, sidewalks, driveway openings, bus shelters, bus-loading pads, streetlights, and traffic signal devices. It shall also mean the construction, maintenance, and repair of all underground facilities such as pipes, conduits, ducts, tunnels, manholes, vaults, buried cable, wire, or any other similar facility which is located below the surface, and installation of overhead poles used for any purpose.