Terms used in this Chapter shall have the meanings herein given to them.
APPLICANT: The owner or authorized agent of the property to be served. The applicant shall be the person responsible for payment of bills for domestic water service.
APPROVING AUTHORITY: The Water/Wastewater Superintendent of the City of Orofino or his duly authorized deputy, agent or representative.
BILLING PERIOD: Each successive month of the City's fiscal year, immediately following the month in which the water, sewer and sanitation services were used.
CITY: The City of Orofino, Idaho.
COMMERCIAL BUILDING OR UNIT: Any structure or part of a structure used for the purpose of providing goods or services to the public through one facility including, but not limited to, stores, service stations, schools, hospitals, rest homes, State, County or Federal offices or buildings or any structure used for the manufacture of goods. "Commercial building or unit" also includes any property requiring water service to provide goods or services to the public that has no structure on the property, including, but not limited to, parks and rock crushing sites or for any type of business or enterprise not otherwise described or covered under definition of Dwelling.
COMMERCIAL USER: All persons not specifically classified as domestic or as an industrial water user.
DWELLINGS:
Multi-Facility Dwelling Or Unit: Any building, apartment, office complex, mobile home court, business complex or other structure, or any combination thereof, owned by one person or entity and occupied by two (2) or more separate families, businesses, offices, persons, or entities, or combination thereof, which shall include townhouses or condominiums.
Single-Family Dwelling Or Unit: Any building, home, trailer house, mobile home, or structure used as a residence occupied exclusively by one family for living or sleeping purposes, and having one kitchen or set of cooking facilities.
IRRIGATION USAGE: Water used for maintaining shrubs, grass or landscaping of property which is not returned to the City sanitary sewer system for treatment.
PERSON: Individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation, group, or other entity.
PRIVATE WATER MAIN: A water main serving buildings, residences or properties, constructed by private contract outside of the public right of way and remaining under private ownership and jurisdiction and which shall be maintained by said private owners. Private water mains shall be designed, constructed and maintained by said private owners to the same design, construction and maintenance standards as are public water mains.
PUBLIC WATER MAINS: Water mains provided by or subject to the jurisdiction of the City. It shall also include water mains within or outside the City boundaries that serve one or more persons potable water, even though those water mains may not have been constructed with City funds. All public water mains shall be located in dedicated public rights of ways or easements. Public water mains shall be at least six inches (6") in diameter unless the Superintendent deems different.
REPLACEMENT: Any expenditures for obtaining and installing equipment, accessories, or appurtenances which are necessary during the service life of the water system or treatment facility to maintain the capacity and performance for which such facilities were designed and constructed. The term "operation and maintenance" includes replacement.
SUPERINTENDENT: The Water/Wastewater Superintendent of the City of Orofino.
UTILITY BILL: The combined charges for water, sewer, light, and sanitation services and any combination of fees, charges or penalties incident thereof. (Ord. 659, 9-27-1994)