For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context indicates or requires a different meaning.
AVAILABILITY OF SERVICE. For the purpose of this chapter, water or sewer service shall be considered to be available when access is possible within distances as specified elsewhere herein. Water service is a precondition for sewer service unless, as defined herein, water service is not available.
CUL-DE-SAC. A road terminating completely surrounded by subdivided lots with no possibility for extension.
IMPROVED STREET. Any street having a wearing surface of concrete, asphalt, brick, stone, block, tar treatment, or similar hard material.
LATERAL. A pipe connecting to a sanitary sewer or water main with the line of adjacent property or extending from the main to the inside of the curb. A LATERAL is the pipe portion of a service connection.
LOT. The land associated with any principal dwelling unit or multiple dwelling units under 1 ownership.
MACADAM STREET. Any street with crushed stone surface, either water, asphalt or tar bound.
OPERATOR IN RESPONSIBLE CHARGE (ORC). The individual designated as the certified operator of record of the system who has primary responsibility for the operation of water distribution, cross-connection control, and wastewater collection systems.
RIGHT-OF-WAY. That area in or adjoining streets, water lines, sewer lines, and the like, wherein the Town has legal authority to install and maintain utilities.
SANITARY SEWER. Any piping system that transports by gravity residential wastewater or polluted industrial wastes, and to which storm, surface, and ground waters and unpolluted industrial waste are not intentionally admitted.
SEWER. Sanitary sewer.
SERVICE AREA - TOWN OF SOUTHERN PINES. Any area that is not within the area being served by a bulk user, or another municipality or extraterritorial zoning area thereof; or is not physically separated from the Town or its extraterritorial zoning area thereby.
STORM SEWER. Any piping system that collects and transports storm, surface, and ground water.
STREET. Public passageway operated and maintained by a public body for which the public body has a legal authority such as an easement, right-of-way, dedication, and the like.
TOWN. In all instances shall mean the Town of Southern Pines.
UNIMPROVED STREET. Any street having a dirt surface.
(1989 Code, § 50.01) (Ord. passed 3-13-1984; Am. Ord. 1586, passed 10-13-2015; Am. Ord. 1942, passed 7-13-2021)