(Renumbered by Ord. No. 162,637, Eff. 8/23/87.)
For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) “Adjustment” - A determination that the volumetric amount of sewage which enters the sewer system from a premises is based on sewage volume other than that prescribed by Section 64.41.03(g) of this article. (Renumbered by Ord. No. 171,531, Eff. 4/5/97, Oper. 7/1/97.)
(b) “Billing Period” - A period used by Water and Power to accumulate water consumption data for invoicing purposes. Such periods are “monthly” or “bi-monthly.” (Added by Ord. No. 171,531, Eff. 4/5/97, Oper. 7/1/97.)
(c) “Board” – The Board of Public Works of the City of Los Angeles. (Renumbered by Ord. No. 171,531, Eff. 4/5/97, Oper. 7/1/97.)
(d) “Commercial” - The use of the sewer system which is in any manner related to the operation of any premises for the purposes of business, trade, commerce, or as a church or public meeting place, and not otherwise included in the definitions of “Industrial,” “Multiple Dwelling,” or “Residential” in this Section. (Renumbered and Amended by Ord. No. 171,531, Eff. 4/5/97, Oper. 7/1/97.)
(e) “Default Percentage Discharge” - The factor by which a commercial, governmental, multiple dwelling or industrial user’s water use is multiplied to estimate the discharge into the City sewer system. (Added by Ord. No. 182,076, Eff. 4/6/12.)
(f) “Director” - The Director of the Bureau of Sanitation of the Department of Public Works of the City of Los Angeles or the duly authorized representative thereof. (Renumbered by Ord. No. 182,076, Eff. 4/6/12.)
(g) “Dry Winter Compensation Factor” - A factor of 1.0 or less, determined annually by the Board, which is multiplied by the Winter Water Use of a premises to compensate for a Rainy Season with insufficient rainfall to obviate irrigation of outdoor planting. (Renumbered by Ord. No. 182,076, Eff. 4/6/12.)
(h) “Exemption” – A determination that a pre- mise does not discharge into the City’s sewer system. (Renumbered by Ord. No. 182,076, Eff. 4/6/12.)
(i) “Fiscal Year” - The twelve month period beginning the 1st day of July of a calendar year and ending the 30th day of June of the subsequent calendar year. (Renumbered by Ord. No. 182,076, Eff. 4/6/12.)
(j) “Governmental” – A municipal corporation, city and county, county, state, federal, governmental, political or quasi-public unit, body, agency or entity. (Renumbered by Ord. No. 182,076, Eff. 4/6/12.)
(k) “hcf” - A measurement unit of volume equal to 100 cubic feet. (Renumbered by Ord. No. 182,076, Eff. 4/6/12.)
(l) “Industrial” – The use of the sewer system which is in any manner related to manufacturing or processing activities. (Renumbered by Ord. No. 182,076, Eff. 4/6/12.)
(m) “Low-Strength Industrial User” - An industrial user discharging low- strength industrial wastewater. (Renumbered by Ord. No. 182,076, Eff. 4/6/12.)
(n) “Low-Strength Industrial Wastewater” - Industrial wastewater determined to contain concentrations of less than the designated Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) and Suspended Solids (SS) values in the Board Rules and Regulations Governing Disposal of Industrial Wastewater into the Publicly Owned Treatment Works of the City of Los Angeles. (Renumbered by Ord. No. 182,076, Eff. 4/6/12.)
(o) “Low-Strength Sewer Service Charge Rate” - A sewer service charge rate which only includes the flow cost component in the calculation of the sewer service charge rate for those industrial users discharging low-strength industrial wastewater. The low-strength sewer service charge rate does not include a cost component for the strength of the wastewater. (Renumbered by Ord. No. 182,076, Eff. 4/6/12.)
(p) “Multiple Dwelling” - The use of the sewer system which is in any manner related to the ownership, operation, or maintenance of an apartment house, condominium, stock cooperative, or community apartment project; provided however, the application of this term is limited to a structure or structures consisting of five (5) or more dwelling units served by a single water meter, but shall not apply to the ownership, operation, or maintenance of mobile home parks as defined in Section 12.03 of this Code. (Renumbered by Ord. No. 182,076, Eff. 4/6/12.)
(q) “Owner” – The legal owner of the real property, except when the legal owner of said real property is such due to the holding of a mortgage, note or other such security, in which case the “owner” shall be deemed to be the beneficial owner of said real property. (Renumbered by Ord. No. 182,076, Eff. 4/6/12.)
(r) “Premises” – One or more contiguous parcels of real property under one ownership. (Renumbered by Ord. No. 182,076, Eff. 4/6/12.)
EXCEPTIONS:
(1) If the foregoing area consists of subareas which are:
(i) leased or rented for other than residential purposes; and
(ii) devoted to unrelated uses; and
(iii) served by separate City water meters;
the premises may be determined based on the individual sub-areas.
(2) If the foregoing area is divided into sub-areas which are:
(i) separate legal lots or parcels; and
(ii) devoted to residential use or vacant; and
(iii) served by separate City water meters; and
(iv) not developed as part of a unified whole;
the premises may be determined based on the individual sub-areas.
(3) Notwithstanding any other provisions, for a common interest development, as defined in Section 1351 of the Civil Code of the State of California, the premises shall be all the volume of space within the development.
(s) “Rainy Season” - A period of consecutive days, determined annually by the Board to be most representative of a period within each fiscal year, during which the need for irrigation of outdoor planting is minimized. (Renumbered by Ord. No. 182,076, Eff. 4/6/12.)
(t) “Rainy Season Billing Period” - Determined annually by the Board individually for each premises, that bimonthly billing period or those two consecutive monthly billing periods, occurring wholly within the Rainy Season Review Period of a fiscal year, having the lowest average daily amount of water supplied to the premises. (Renumbered by Ord. No. 182,076, Eff. 4/6/12.)
(u) “Rainy Season Review Period” - A period of consecutive days completely containing the Rainy Season of a fiscal year, determined annually by the Board to be sufficiently long to determine a Rainy Season Billing Period for each premises. (Renumbered by Ord. No. 182,076, Eff. 4/6/12.)
(v) “Residential” - The use of the sewer system which is primarily related to domestic sewage production from a premises consisting of a residential dwelling or dwellings and not included in the definition of “Multiple Dwelling” in this section. (Renumbered by Ord. No. 182,076, Eff. 4/6/12.)
(w) “Sewage” – The spent water of the community received by the sewer system. From the standpoint of source, it may be a combination of the liquid and water-carried wastes from residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants and institutions, together with any ground water, surface water, and storm water that may be present. (Renumbered by Ord. No. 182,076, Eff. 4/6/12.)
(x) “Sewer System” – Collectively. all of the property involved in the operation of the sewage collection, treatment, and disposal system of the City of Los Angeles, including land, sewers and appurtenances, pumping stations, treatment works and equipment. (Renumbered by Ord. No. 182,076, Eff. 4/6/12.)
(y) “User” - An owner or occupant of a premises in the City of Los Angeles from which sewage is discharged into the sewer system. (Renumbered by Ord. No. 182,076, Eff. 4/6/12.)
(z) “Water and Power” – The Department of Water and Power of the City of Los Angeles. (Renumbered by Ord. No. 182,076, Eff. 4/6/12.)
(aa) “Winter Water Use” - The average daily amount of water supplied to a premises during the Rainy Season Billing Period. (Renumbered by Ord. No. 182,076, Eff. 4/6/12.)
(bb) Ultra-Low-Flush Toilet. A toilet designed to evacuate the content of the bowl using a maximum of 1.6 gallons of water per flush. (Renumbered by Ord. No. 182,076, Eff. 4/6/12.)