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Person means an individual or entity subject to the laws and rules of this state, however organized, whether public or private, whether domestic or foreign, whether for profit or nonprofit, and whether natural corporate, or political. Registrant means any person who: (1) Has or seeks to have its equipment or a facility located in any right-of-way; or (2) In any way occupies or uses, or seeks to occupy or use, the right-of-way or place its facilities or equipment in the right-of-way. Restore or restoration means the process by which an excavated right-of-way and surrounding area, including pavement and foundation, is returned to the same condition and life expectancy that existed before excavation. Restoration cost means the amount of money paid to the city by a permittee to achieve the level of restoration according to plates 1 to 13 of the state public utilities commission rules. Public right-of-way means the area on, below or above a public roadway, highway, street, cartway, bicycle lane or public sidewalk in which the City has an interest, including other dedicated rights-of-way for travel purposes and utility easements of the City. A right-of-way does not include the airwaves above a right-of-way with regard to cellular or other non -wire telecommunications or broadcast service. Public right-of-way permit means either the excavation permit or the obstruction permit or both, depending on the context. Right-of-way user means: (1) A telecommunications right-of-way user; a person owning or controlling a facility in the public right-of-way, or seeking to own or control a facility in the public right-of-way, that is used or is intended to be used for transporting telecommunications or other voice or data information; or (2) A person owning or controlling a facility in the right-of-way that is used or intended to be used for providing utility service, and who has a right under permit, law, franchise, or ordinance to use the public right-of-way. Service or utility service includes: (1) Those services provided by a public utility as defined in Minn. Stats. § 2166.02, subds. 4 and 6; (2) Services of a telecommunications right-of-way user, including transporting of voice or data information; (3) Services of a cable communications system as defined in Minn. Stat. ch. 238; (4) Natural gas or electric energy or telecommunications services provided by the city; (5) Services provided by a cooperative electric association organized under Minn. Stats. ch. 308A; and (6) Water, and sewer, including service laterals, steam, cooling or heating services. Service lateral means an underground facility that is used to transmit, distribute, or furnish gas, electricity, communications, or water from a common source to an end-use customer. A service lateral is also an underground facility that is used in the removal of wastewater from a customer's premises. Small wireless facility means a wireless facility that meets both of the following qualifications: (11) each antenna is located inside an enclosure of no more than six cubic feet in volume or, in the case of an antenna that has exposed elements, the antenna and all its exposed elements could fit within an enclosure of no more than six cubic feet; and (2) all other wireless equipment associated with the small wireless facility, excluding electric_ meters _ concealment elements, telecommunications demarcation boxes. battery backup ower systems. grounding a ui ment ower transfer switches cutoff switches cable, conduit, vertical cable runs for the connection of power and other services and any equipment