Utah Code Ann. § 54-21-204

Wireless provider right of access.

Effective Sep 1, 2018Enacted by Chapter 299, 2018 General Session
  1. (1) Subject to the provisions of this part, along, across, upon, or under a right-of-way, a wireless provider may, as a permitted use under the authority's zoning regulation and subject only to administrative review:

    1. (a) collocate a small wireless facility; or
    2. (b) install, operate, modify, maintain, or replace:

      1. (i) a utility pole associated with the wireless provider's collocation of a small wireless facility; or
      2. (ii) equipment described in Subsections 54-21-101(25)(b)(i) through (ix) required for a wireless provider's collocation of a small wireless facility.
  2. (2) A small wireless facility or utility pole under Subsection (1) may not:

    1. (a) obstruct or hinder the usual travel or public safety on a right-of-way; or
    2. (b) obstruct, damage, or interfere with:

      1. (i) another utility facility in a right-of-way; or
      2. (ii) a utility's use of the utility's facility in a right-of-way.
  3. (3) Construction and maintenance by the wireless provider shall comply with all applicable legal obligations for the protection of underground and overhead utility facilities.

Enacted by Chapter 299, 2018 General Session

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