For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
COMMERCIAL SERVICE. Includes service to each separate business enterprise, occupation, or institution occupying for its exclusive use any unit or units or space as an entire building, entire floor, suite of rooms, or a single room, and using water for such incidental use as the schedule of rates applicable to the particular installation may permit.
(1) COMMERCIAL SERVICE shall apply to all stores, offices, hotels, wholesale houses, garages, theaters, barber and beauty shops, churches, opera houses, auditoriums, lodge halls, schoolhouses, banks, bakeries, hotels, motels, RV parks/campgrounds, and any other space occupied for commercial purposes.
(2) Any rooming house, lodging house, resort, inn or tavern renting rooms to strangers or transients without any previous agreement for accommodation, or as to the duration of stay shall be classed as a hotel and as such, it comes under the commercial classification (including vacation rentals by owner).
CONSUMER or CUSTOMER. Any individual, partnership, association, firm, public or private corporation, or governmental agency receiving water service. In the case of a tenant/landlord, the property owner is and shall be considered the CUSTOMER and responsible for payment of service.
CUSTOMER’S SERVICE PIPE. The portion of the service pipe from the end of the city’s service pipe to the structure or premises supplied, installed at the cost and expense of the customer.
DISTRIBUTION MAIN. A water pipe owned, operated or maintained by the city which is used for the purpose of distribution of water. Service connections owned by customers are connected to the DISTRIBUTION MAIN.
DUAL SERVICE. In cases where a householder or tenant devotes some portion of the occupied building to commercial use and uses the remainder as a residence, or has a separate building for the business, the classification of the water service will be commercial.
RESIDENTIAL SERVICE. As service to a single-family dwelling or a tenant living in a separate apartment in an apartment building, or an individual trailer/mobile home in a trailer court or park.
SERVICE CONNECTION.
(1) The city’s pipe and appurtenances which connect any water main in a public highway, street, alley or private right-of-way with the inlet connection of a customer’s service pipe at or near the property line.
(2) A
SERVICE CONNECTION consists of a corporation stop (tap to the main), service line and a curb valve and box.
UTILITY SERVICE PIPE. The portion of the service pipe between the distribution main and the curb stop when installed at or near the property line, right-of-way and/or easement line.
(Prior Code, § 4.12.010) (Ord. 1, passed 1-17-1980; Ord. 19, passed 11-21-1983; Ord. 2021-10, passed 12-20-2021)