The following words or phrases when used in this Part, shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. Also, personal pronouns shall include the singular as well as the plural number and the male, female and neuter gender.
ALLENTOWN AGREEMENT—an Agreement dated November 1, 1971, or an agreement dated August 3, 1987, between this Township and the City of Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania (the "City"), providing for the furnishing of water service to consumers located in the Township of Hanover; water rates, rents and charges and the enforcement thereof; adopting certain rules and regulations applicable to the water system and authorizing adoption of additional rules and regulations applicable to the water system, together with any supplements and amendments from time to time made thereto.
CONSUMER—a person, who, prior to, upon or after the effective date hereof, has contracted or contracts for and/or is receiving or shall receive water service for each Consumer Unit.
CONSUMER UNIT
A. A building under one roof and occupied by one family or business; or
B. A combination of buildings in one enclosure or group and occupied by one family or business; or
C. One side of a double building of house having a solid vertical partition wall;
Or
D. A building, house or other structure, or any room, group of rooms or parts thereof, occupied by more than one family or business, the water fixtures of which are used in common; or
E. Each room or group of rooms in a building occupied or intended for occupancy as a separate business or as separate living quarters by a family or other group of persons living together or by a person living alone, the water fixtures of which are not used in common; or
F. Each apartment, office or suite of offices in a building or house having several such apartments, offices or suites of offices and using in common one or more hallways and one or more means of entrance.
MULTIPLE CONSUMER UNIT GROUP—consumer units as defined in subsections E and F of the definition of a consumer unit in § 26-101.
OWNER—any person having an interest, whether legal or equitable, sole or partial, in any Property.
PERSON—any individual, firm, partnership, company, association, society, corporation, trust, governmental body or an agency, department or political subdivision thereof or any other group or entity.
PROPERTY—any building, group of buildings or land upon which buildings are to be constructed which is or may be served by the Township.
TOWNSHIP—the Township of Hanover, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
WATER LATERAL—connects the water system from the point of connection to the water meter of a consumer unit.
WATER SYSTEM—the water distribution facilities, including all related facilities to be constructed, installed or acquired by or for the Township, including all property, real, personal and mixed, rights, powers, licenses, easements, rights of way, privileges, franchises and other property or interest in property of whatsoever nature used or useful in connection with such facilities, and together with all additions, extensions, alterations, improvements and betterments thereof or thereto which may be made, installed or acquired, from time to time, by or for the Township.
(Ord. 68, § 1, 1/10/79; as amended by Ord. 212, 5/11/88; and by Ord. 633, 10/6/21)