§ 34-54. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Commercial and industrial service means service available to commercial and industrial customers, including mercantile establishments, stores, offices, public buildings not otherwise classified, public and private hospitals, schools, churches, mercantile and industrial establishments combined with residences, and apartment houses except those in which service to each apartment is metered separately.

Dwelling unit means a facility designed for permanent or semi-permanent occupancy and provided with kitchen, sleeping and sanitary facilities.

Fire protection service means an unmetered connection to the public water mains intended only for the extinguishment of fires and the flushing necessary for its proper maintenance.

Residential service means service to single-family residences and to individual apartments or flats where service is furnished through a separate meter for each individual apartment or other such dwelling unit.

Service lines means the line or pipe connecting the water main to the water meter.

Temporary service means a line connecting the nearest water main to the premises, in lieu of a permanent main adjacent to the users' property.

Water main means a pipe or conduit two inches or larger in inside diameter laid in a public street, right-of-way or easement to which a service line is connected. Generally, water mains smaller than six inches in inside diameter will not be permitted.

(Prior Code, § 73.010; Code 2006, § 13.5.1; Ord. No. 1495, § 1(13.5.1), 1-25-2011)