For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
APPLICANT: A person proposing to connect to the city water system or the city sanitary sewer system or the city gas system and making formal application to the city for such connection.
CONNECTION FEE: A onetime charge for a connection to the water or the sanitary sewer or the gas system of the city. The purposes of such fee are to reimburse the city for its construction costs, for replacement costs and for ongoing maintenance of the systems and other related incidental costs.
DIRECTOR: The director of public works of the city or his authorized deputy, agent or representative.
FRONTAGE CHARGE: A linear foot fee assessed, at the time of application for service connection, for the property frontage parallel with the water, sanitary sewer or gas lines, or any combination of these, which will serve the property. Frontage charges are levied to reimburse the city for its construction costs of such services, for ongoing maintenance and for other related incidental costs.
PERSON: An individual, partnership, association, firm, syndicate, company, trust, corporation, department, bureau, agency, or any other entity recognized by law as the subject of rights and duties.
SERVICE CONNECTION: All water, sanitary sewer and gas service connections for residential, commercial, industrial, or other uses.
STREET: A public way that has been dedicated or reserved by plat, which affords the principal means of access to abutting property. For purposes of this chapter, street shall include an alley where such alley contains city water or sanitary sewer or gas lines. (Ord. 1232, 11-13-2012)