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facility in the right-of-way that is used or intended to be used for providing utility service, and who has a right under 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. Stat. ~ 216B.02, subds. 4 and 6; (2) services ofa telecommunications right-of-way user, including transporting of voice or data information; (3) services of a cable communications systems as defined in Minn. Statutes, Chapter 238; (4) natural gas or electric energy or telecommunications services provided by the city; (5) services provided by a cooperative electric association organized under Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 308A; and (6) water, sewer, steam, cooling or heating services. "Supplementary Application" means an application made to excavate or obstruct more of the right-of-way than allowed in, or to extend, a permit that had already been issued. "Temporary surface" means the compaction of subbase and aggregate base and replacement, in kind, of the existing pavement only to the edges of the excavation. It is temporary in nature except when the replacement is of pavement included in the local government unit's two-year plan, in which case it is considered full restoration. "Trench" means an excavation in the pavement, with the excavation having a length equal to or greater than the width of the pavement. "Telecommunication Rights-of-Way User" means a person owning or controlling a facility in the right-of-way, or seeking to own or control a facility in the right-of-way, that is used or is intended to be used for transporting telecommunication or other voice or data information. For purposes of this chapter, a cable communication system defined and regulated under Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 238, and telecommunication activities related to providing natural gas or electric energy services whether provided by a public utility as defined in Minnesota Statutes, Section 216B.02, a municipality, a municipal gas or power agency organized under Minnesota Statutes, Chapters 453 and 453A, or a cooperative electric association organized under Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 308A, are not telecommunications right-of-way users for purposes of this Chapter.. "Two year project plan" shows projects adopted by the local government unit for construction within the next two years. Sec. 30-3. Administration. The Director is the principal City official responsible for the administration of the Rights-of-Way, Right-of- Way Permits, and the ordinances related thereto. The Director may delegate any or all of the duties hereunder. \ Sec. 30-4. Permit Requirement. Subd.l. Permit Required. Except as otherwise provided in this Code, no person may obstruct or excavate any right-of-way without first having obtained the appropriate permit from the City. JMS-162035xLes SUl60-39 5