(a) "Consumer" means any person, firm, association, organization or other entity who is the ultimate user of water utility service provided by the City.
(b) "Backflow Preventer" means an EPA approved device that prevents back-siphonage of water into the public water supply.
(c) "Building Water Line" means the water service line extending from the building side of the curb valve to the meter.
(d) "Check Meter" means a meter, approved by the Director, for the measurement of water flow from the service line. Check meter may be used for billing purposes.
(e) "City" means the City of Coshocton, Ohio.
(f) "Conditional Water Service" means water service provided to a plumbing system within a structure that is under construction at a Served Premises. Conditional Water Service may be provided for a limited time prior to the issuance of an occupancy permit and shall be charged at the then applicable water and wastewater rate schedules, unless such service has been approved as non-sewered by the Director. The applicable time periods for Conditional Water Service are as follows:
Residential 45 days from the date of installation
Non-Residential 90 days from the date of installation.
Conditional Water Service shall be terminated and the water meter removed upon expiration of the applicable time period. A charge of ten dollars ($10.00) per day will be added to the utility bill until the Owner obtains an "occupancy release form" and Permanent Service is established.
(g) "Connection Fee" means the amount charged to establish a connection to the City's water supply.
(h) "Construction Water Service" means water provided to a Served Premises upon which a structure is under construction for use soley for construction-related tasks such as mixing mortar, etc. Construction Water Service shall not be extended to the interior plumbing system of any structure. Application for Construction Water Service may be made by the Owner or Owner's contractor upon the issuance of a building permit and payment of all applicable fees. Construction water shall be charged at the then applicable water rate schedule. No wastewater charge shall be imposed. The unauthorized extension or use of Construction Water will result in the termination of Construction Water Service and the imposition of all applicable charges, fines and penalties.
(i) "Corporation Stop" means a valve tapping device, owned, operated and maintained by the City and installed into the public water main.
(j) "Curb Valve" means a valve, owned, maintained and operated by the City, located at the end of a water tap line in the public right of way.
(k) "Deposit" means an advance payment for water service as required under this Chapter.
(l) "Director'' means the Utility Director for the City or his authorized representative or the Safety-Service Director for the City.
(m) "Dwelling Unit(s)" means a residential, single family premises.
(n) "Fire Service Line" means the pipe supplying fire flow to a building by any means other than a public fire hydrant.
(o) "Inspector" means any person authorized by the Director to perform inspections.
(p) "Isolation Valve" means on and off valve that typically operates in two positions.
(q) "Meter" means an approved device for measuring water for billing purposes provided at the expense of the owner but owned by the City.
(r) "Micrograms per liter" or "ug/l" means micrograms of substance per liter of solution, expressed as one thousandth of one milligram per liter or parts per billion.
(s) "Non-Residential" means any premises that are not defined as "Residential."
(t) "Non-Sewered Meter" means a meter approved by the Director for the measurement of water flow not entering the City sewer system. "Temporary Non-Sewered Meter" means an external meter, provided by the Utility on a temporary basis. Charges for water metered by a Non- Sewered Meter or a Temporary Non-Sewered Meter shall be in accordance with the then applicable water rate schedule and shall be exempt from wastewater service charges.
(u) "Owner" means the person or entity holding record title to a Served Premises.
(v) "Served Premises" means the property at which water, wastewater and/or sanitation services are provided.
(w) "Permanent Water Service" means Water Service provided by the Utility after approval of all required applications and applicable fees have been paid. Permanent Water Service shall be charged in accordance with the then applicable rate schedules.
(x) "Public Water Main" or "Main" means a water line in which all owners of abutting properties have equal rights, and which is owned and controlled by the City.
(y) "Rate Schedule" means the schedule of rates applicable to utility usage approved by City Council.
(z) "Residential" means single family premises, apartments, mobile homes, or other dwelling units within.
(aa) "Rules and Regulations" means those rules and regulations in effect or as may be adopted after the passage of this chapter relating to water service, including but not limited to those set forth in Ordinance 44-21.
(bb) "Shall" means that an act is mandatory; "May" means that an act is discretionary.
(cc) "Tap" or "Water Tap" means the water service line owned, operated and maintained by the Utility, inclusive of a "corporation stop" commencing from the Public Main to and including the Curb Valve.
(dd) "Tenant" means an authorized occupant(s) of a Served Premises who is not the Owner.
(ee) "Utility" means the Water and Sewers Division of the Department of Public Utilities of the City of Coshocton, Ohio.
(ff) "Agreement For Utility Services" shall mean the agreement required pursuant to Exhibit 1 of the Coshocton Rules and Regulations.
(gg) "Water Treatment Plant" means all facilities for treating and conditioning water for public consumption.
(hh) "Water System" means all facilities and infrastructure for supplying, pumping, treating, conditioning, storing and distributing water for public consumption.
(ii) "Single Family Premises". For the purpose of computing the minimum charge, the following shall constitute one single-family premises:
(1) A single building designed for single family occupancy as a residence, including any portion thereof that is used by a resident for professional or business purposes.
(2) A combination of adjacent buildings (of the same ownership) designed for occupancy by a single family as a residence, including such buildings and any portion of any such buildings used by a resident for a business or professional purposes.
(3) A single building designed for a single family occupancy both as a residence and for professional or business purposes, when the business or profession is conducted by a resident.
(4) A single building designed for a single occupancy by a person in the conduct of a single enterprise.
(5) One Dwelling Unit designated for a single family occupancy within a double house or within a multiple unit flat or apartment building where the several units are adjacent horizontally but none are adjacent vertically.
(6) One room or suite of rooms designed or used for single occupancy by a person in the conduct of a single enterprise within a multiple unit building, where the several units are adjacent horizontally but none are adjacent vertically.
(7) Where one building or part thereof, of the same ownership, houses two or more of any of the following: office rooms, business rooms, or apartments; and if any of such units are adjacent vertically, then each of the following shall constitute a single premises.
A. Each room or suite of rooms, located on the first floor of the building, designed or used for a single occupancy by a person in the conduct of a single enterprise; and
B. The remainder of the building collectively, except that if the entire first floor is occupied by the owner, then such building will constitute one single premise.
(8) A single lot, park or playground without any such building therein.
(9) A trailer or manufactured home that is individually metered.
A. In the case of a Manufactured Home Park where manufactured homes are not individually metered, the number of single family premises to be used in computing the minimum charge shall be the number of lots or spaces available for occupancy or the metered consumption, whichever is greater.
B. In the case of hotels or motels, the number of single family premises to be used in computing the minimum charge shall be determined by multiplying the number of rooms available for occupancy by fifty percent (50%), or the metered consumption, whichever is greater.
(Ord. 44-21. Passed 11-8-21.)