(A) For purposes of this section, "BUSINESS" shall mean any person, firm, or corporation falling under the purview of Chapter 110 or any subsequent ordinance dealing with the fixing and regulating of license taxes for business occupations, professions, trades, and callings. No exception to this division shall be made unless the firm or corporation meets the definition of business outlined above, and unless the firm or corporation holds a valid license for engaging in business in the city.
(B) Where conditions make it difficult to install separate meters for each consumer or where the property owner refuses to arrange his piping so that separate meters can be installed, a single meter may be installed and a minimum charge as listed in the applicable schedule of rates for the size meter that would be required to service each individual customer will be made for each consumer supplied through the single meter and the contracting party for the single meter shall be solely responsible for the bill so computed. The sole exception to this provision shall be businesses in which the distribution of water forms an integral and necessary part in the operation of the business.
(Ord. 525, passed 9-10-70, Am. Ord. 616, passed 10-9-75)