§ 18.36.023. Definitions.

For purposes of Sections 18.36.023 through 18.36.025, the following definitions shall apply:

(1)

"Direct impact" means interference with the use or enjoyment of a person's property, real or personal, such as visual impacts, noise impacts, and interference with antenna reception.

(2)

"Feasible" means capable of being accomplished in a successful manner within a reasonable period of time, taking into account economic, environmental, social, and technological factors.

(3)

"High voltage transmission facilities" means electrical transmission lines, poles, accessory structures operated at the electrical potential of 100,000 volts or greater, and substations where at least one of the transmission lines connecting with the facility is operated at the electrical potential of 100,000 volts or greater.

(4)

"Public utility" means a municipal utility district as defined by section 11501 et seq. of the Public Utilities Code of California, and including but not limited to the Sacramento Municipal Utility District ("SMUD").

(5)

"Substation" means a facility which transforms electrical energy to a lesser voltage for the purposes of subregional or localized distribution, or which functions as a transition point from overhead to underground electrical transmission lines, or which acts as the point of convergence for two or more transmission lines.

(Ord. 480B §2(part), 1986)