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(h) "Director" means the Director of the Department of Public Works of the City, or her or his designee. (Note: Some cities may prefer to use the term "city" rather than delegating responsibilities to a specific position.) (i) "Disruptive Fee" is the penalty imposed as a result of the adverse impact on City citizens and others who are required to alter travel routes and times resulting from right - of -way obstructions. (j) "Downtown Business District" means that portion of the city lying within and bounded by the following streets: (insert your city definition here). (k) "Emergency" means a condition that (1) poses a clear and immediate danger to life or health, or of a significant loss of property; or (2) requires immediate repair or replacement in order to restore service to a customer. (1) "Equipment" means any tangible thing in any right -of -way; but shall not include boulevard plantings or gardens planted or maintained in the right -of -way between a person's property and the street curb. (m) "Excavate" means to dig into or in any way remove or physically disturb or penetrate any part of a right -of -way, except horticultural practices of penetrating the boulevard area to a depth of less than 12 inches. (n) "Excavation Permit" means the permit which, pursuant to this Chapter, must be obtained before a person may excavate in a right -of -way. An excavation permit allows the holder to excavate that part of the right of way described in such permit. (o) "Excavation Permit Fee" means money paid to the City by an applicant to cover the costs as provided in Section 1.11. (p) "In," when used in conjunction with "right -of- way," means over, above, in, within, on or under a right -of -way. (q) "Local Representative" means a local person or persons, or designee of such person or persons, authorized by a registrant to accept service and to make decisions for that registrant regarding all matters within the scope of this Chapter. (r) "Obstruct" means to place any object in a right -of -way so as to hinder free and open passage over that or any part of the right -of -way. (s) "Obstruction Permit" means the permit which, pursuant to this Chapter, must be obtained before a person may obstruct a right -of -way, allowing the holder to hinder free and open passage over the specified portion of that right -of -way by placing equipment described therein on the right -of -way for the duration specified therein. (t) "Obstruction Permit Fee" means money paid to the City by a registrant to cover the costs as provided in Section 1.11. (u) "Permittee" means any person to whom a permit to excavate or obstruct a right -of- Page 72