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"Degradation Cost" subject to Minnesota Rules 7819.1100 means the cost to achieve a level of restoration, as determined by the city at the time the permit is issued, not to exceed the maximum restoration shown in plates 1 to 13, set forth in Minnesota Rules parts 7819.9900 to 7819.9950. "Degradation Fee" means the estimated fee established at the time of permitting by the city to recover costs associated with the decrease in the useful life of the right -of -way caused by the excavation, and which equals the degradation cost. "Depaitment" means the depattment of public works of the city. (Note: If a city does not have a public works department, an equivalent department may be designated.) "Department Inspector" means any person authorized by the city to carry out inspections related to the provisions of this chapter. "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.) "Delay Penalty" is the penalty imposed as a result of unreasonable delays in right -of -way excavation, obstruction, patching, or restoration as established by permit. "Emergency" means a condition that (1) poses a danger to life or health, or of a significant loss of property; or (2) requires immediate repair or replacement of facilities in order to restore service to a customer. "Equipment" means any tangible asset used to install, repair, or maintain facilities in any right -of -way. "Excavate" means to dig into or in any way remove or physically disturb or penetrate any part of a right -of -way. "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. "Excavation permit fee" means money paid to the city by an applicant to cover the costs as provided in Section 1.12. "Facility" or "Facilities" means any tangible asset in the right -of -way required to provide Utility Service. "Five -year project plan" shows projects adopted by the city for construction within the next five years. "High Density Corridor" means a designated portion of the public right -of -way within which telecommunications right -of -way users having multiple and competing facilities may be required to build and install facilities in a common conduit system or other common 3