For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
APARTMENT. Any building containing two or more single-family dwelling units and having one water connection for all dwelling units.
BUILDING. Any improved property containing a structure which meets any one of the classifications herein.
BUSINESS. Any building used by the occupant for amusement, entertainment, service, professional, retail trade or any other similar purposes except as defined under "commercial" and "institution."
CITY. The City of Folly Beach, its elected officials and appointed authorized representatives.
COMMERCIAL.
(1) Any hotel, motel, lodge, tourist home, efficiency apartments, house or similar building operated primarily as a commercial enterprise for the purpose of rental and lodging on a daily or weekly basis.
(2) For determination of rates, each room or series of rooms made available to the general public as a separate entity for overnight accommodation shall be classified as a rental unit.
CONDOMINIUM. One or more buildings containing two or more single-family units owned individually and not provided with access by public streets or roads and having one water connection for all units.
COST. City purchase price from CPW.
CUSTOMER. Any responsible person who makes application to the city for water service.
EQUIVALENT UNIT. Equal to that number of single family dwelling units. When several residential customers are served through a single water meter, each customer or unit shall be billed monthly for the basic residential water charge plus the volume used. For purpose of establishing tap fee and billing cost, the following equivalents shall be used:
(1) Single-family dwelling unit: one.
(2) Condominium dwelling unit: one.
(3) Townhouse dwelling unit: one.
(4) Apartment: one, separate rate.
(5) Commercial shall be determined by the size of the water meter, as follows:
(a) 3/4 water meter, 1.0;
(b) 1 water meter, 2.5;
(c) 1 1/2 water meter, 5.0;
(d) 2 water meter, 8.0;
(e) 3 water meter, 15.0;
(f) 4 water meter, 23.0;
(g) 6 water meter, 30.0.
INSTITUTION. Any building used as a hospital, church, school or similar public facility.
MULTIPLE-FAMILY DWELLING UNIT. Any building containing two or more single-family dwelling units and having individual water connections to each dwelling unit.
PERSON. Any individual, firm, company, association, corporation, institution or group.
SERVICES. The delivery of potable water through an authorized and approved water connection, account record keeping, billing and all work associated therewith.
SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING UNIT. Any building, house or apartment unit, occupied for living purposes by a single family and owned or leased by the occupant on a continuing basis for 30 days or more per year.
TOWNHOUSE. One or more buildings containing two or more single-family units owned individually and provided with, or adjacent to, public streets or roads and having one water connection for each unit.
WATER CONNECTION. All materials including valves, pipe, fittings, meter and meter box necessary to convey water from the most convenient water main to the most convenient property line of the customer.
WATERWORKS SYSTEM. All property, wells, equipment, pumps, piping, water storage tanks, water connections, records, structures and any other associated appurtenance necessary to provide water service; owned and operated by the city.
(`95 Code, § 4-1-1) (Ord. 82-1, passed 1-5-82; Am. Ord. 84-5, passed 3-6-84; Am. Ord. 10-97, passed 7-1-97; Am. Ord. 21-00, passed 9-26-00)