A. Definitions. For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply:
1. “Board” shall mean the Board of Public Works of the City of Los Angeles.
2. “Closed Circuit Television” or “CCTV” shall mean the practice of inserting a video camera into a section of sewer pipe or structures to determine the structural condition of a sewer pipe, including Sewer Lateral.
3. “Director” shall mean 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.
4. “Owner” shall mean the legal owner(s) of a premises, except when the legal owner is the holder of a mortgage, note or other such security, in which case the “owner” shall be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the premises with the responsibility for paying property taxes.
5. “Premises” shall mean one or more contiguous parcels of real property under one ownership.
6. “Public Sewer System” shall mean, collectively, all of the facilities involved in the operation of the sewage collection, treatment, and disposal system of the City of Los Angeles or any other public agencies, including land, sewers and appurtenances, pumping stations, treatment works, and equipment.
7. “Sewer Lateral” shall mean any sewer pipe line, or portion thereof, connecting, or proposed to connect, any Premises or part of a Premises with any Public Sewer System.
8. “Sewer Service Charge” shall mean the charge for the receiving, transportation, pumping treatment, and/or disposal of sewage through the sewer system set forth in Article 4.1.