The following definitions shall apply to the various chapters and articles of this title:
CLASS 1 USES: These uses shall consist of residential, commercial, industrial, condominium and apartment uses.
CLASS 2 USES: These uses shall consist of nursing home, congregate care and hospital uses.
CLASS 3 USE: The sole use within this class is the property located at 1401 North Avenue, McHenry, Illinois.
COMMERCIAL USER: A user whose property, location or operation consists of transit lodging, retail or wholesale establishments or places engaged in selling merchandise or rendering services.
DEBT SERVICE CHARGE: The amount to be paid each billing period for payment of outstanding interest, principal and coverage of a loan, bond, etc.
INDUSTRIAL USER: A user whose property, location or operation involves manufacturing activities involving the mechanical or chemical transformation of materials or substances into products.
RESIDENTIAL USER: All dwelling units such as houses, mobile homes, apartments and permanent multi-family home dwellings which are connected and able to utilize water through a meter from the City’s waterworks system.
UNIT: Each building or part thereof for which a certificate of occupancy has been issued by the City.
USER: Each residential dwelling unit (whether in a single-family, duplex or multi-family residential building), or a commercial, industrial or other building unit, which utilizes water through a meter from the City’s water system or contributes, causes or permits the contribution of wastewater into the City’s public sewer. (Transient guest rooms in motels and hotels and patient rooms in hospitals, congregate care facilities and nursing homes shall not be considered residential units.)
(1987 Code § 26-0)