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Amending Chapter 9-300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Communication," and amending Title 11 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Streets," and adding a new Chapter 11-700 to The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Right-of-Way Management," all to provide for comprehensive management of the right-of-way, including the placement and maintenance of cables, pipes, conduit, poles, wires and associated equipment in or on the right-of-way, and including the establishment of requirements for the issuance and renewal of right-of-way use authorizations, standards and fees for the regulation of the use and occupancy of the right-of-way, and provision for enforcement of such provisions, all under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Title 11 of The Philadelphia Code is amended to read as follows:
TITLE 11. STREETS.
CHAPTER 11-100. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
§11-101. Definitions.
In this Title, the following definitions apply:
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(3) Facilities. Shall have the meaning provided in Chapter 11-700.
(4) Right-of-Way. Shall have the meaning provided in Chapter 11-700, whether or not capitalized.
(5) Underground wires. Shall have the meaning provided in Chapter 11-700 for Underground Facilities.
[(3)] (6) * * *
[(4)] (7) * * *
[(5)] (8) Street. A strip of land [including the entire] or part thereof within the right-of-way, whether dedicated or not, intended or used for vehicular and/or pedestrian traffic.
[(6)] (9) * * *
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§11-103. Facilities in the Right-of-Way.
(1) No person shall own, construct, operate, maintain, or repair any Facilities in the Right-of-Way except in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 11-700. Except as provided otherwise in Chapter 11-700, the provisions of Chapters 11-500 and 11-600 shall not apply to the construction, operation, maintenance or repair of any Facilities in the Right-of-Way.
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