The following words and phrases, whenever used in this chapter, shall be construed as defined in this section unless from the context a different meaning is intended or unless a different meaning is specifically defined within individual sections of this chapter:
a. “City” means The City of Los Angeles.
b. “Mayor” means the Mayor of The City of Los Angeles.
c. “City Council” means the Council of The City of Los Angeles.
d. “Board” means the Board of Water and Power Commissioners.
e. “Citizens Advisory Committee” and “Committee” mean the advisory committee appointed by the City Council and Mayor and described in Section 134.10 of this ordinance.
f. “Department” means the Department of Water and Power of the City of Los Angeles unless some other department of the City is expressly described.
g. “General Manager” means the General Manager of the Department of Water and Power of the City of Los Angeles. (Amended by Ord. No. 173,307, Eff. 6/30/00, Oper. 7/1/00.)
h. “Section” means a section of this chapter.
i. “Customer” includes every person, firm, corporation, state or local governmental agency, or public district using or receiving electricity from the Department.
j. “Chapter” means the ordinance providing for “The Emergency Energy and Capacity Curtailment Plan of The City of Los Angeles.”
k. “Officer” means every person designated in Section 200 of the Los Angeles City Charter as being an officer of The City of Los Angeles. (Amended by Ord. No. 173,307, Eff. 6/30/00, Oper. 7/1/00.)
l. “Base Period” means that period of time over which the base is computed.
m. “Base” means the amount of electrical energy used on a customer’s premises for corresponding billing periods ending within twelve (12) months prior to the implementation date of this ordinance.
n. “Peak Demand Hours” means those hours of each day when customer demand for electricity approaches and may exceed the Department’s total electrical generating capability, and shall be established pursuant to Section 131.06 of this chapter.
o. “Street Lighting” means every electric lamp erected or suspended on or over a freeway, highway, street, sidewalk or parkway, whether publicly or privately owned and which is open to public access at any time, and is used in the lighting thereof, or any wire or other apparatus immediately attached to such lamp. Utilitarian street lighting in residential areas shall not be deemed street lighting within the meaning of this chapter.
p. “Recreational or cultural activity” means an activity to which the public generally is admitted for the purpose of participating in or witnessing an exhibition, including but not limited to, sporting events, plays, concerts, amusement parks and similar enterprises. “Noncommercial recreational or cultural activities” means those recreational or cultural activities such as playgrounds or school and college athletics from which no profit is derived or expected to be derived for any or all of the persons engaged in each such activity. “Commercial recreational or cultural activities” means all other recreational or cultural activities.