For the purposes of this chapter the following words and phrases are defined and shall be construed as hereinafter set out unless it shall be apparent from the context that they have a different meaning:
BUILDING DRAIN: That part of the lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system which receives the discharge from soil waste and other drainage pipes inside the walls of the building and conveys it to the building sewer, beginning five feet (5') outside the interface of the building wall.
BUILDING SEWER: The extension from the building drain to the main sewer or other place of disposal.
CHARGE: The rental or other charges established by this title for service and facilities furnished by the city to any premises in connection with the operation of its sewerage facilities.
CITY: The city of Reedley.
CONSTRUCTION: As it relates to public sewerage facilities, shall mean the preliminary and design engineering, construction and construction engineering for wastewater treatment facilities or main sewers.
DWELLING UNIT: A suite of one or more rooms which is designated for occupancy by a family doing its own cooking, but not including hotels, motels or auto courts.
FAMILY: One or more persons living together.
MAIN SEWER: All sewer and appurtenances thereto in the city located and constructed in and along the streets, alleys, easements and public rights of way exclusive of any portion of the building sewer within said public right of way or easement. For purposes of this title, main sewer may also be referred to as public sewer.
PERMIT FOR DEVELOPMENT, REDEVELOPMENT OR CONSTRUCTION: The issuance of a building permit, approval of a planned unit development, conditional use permit or approval of a parcel map or final map.
PERSON: Any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, business, association, institution or public agency. The singular shall include the plural.
PREMISES: Means and includes each and every unit of real property or portion thereof, both inside and outside the corporate limits of the city, which is directly or indirectly connected to any portion of the sanitary sewer facilities of the city or which is within the sewer service area of the city. (Ord. 659, 4-6-1982)