For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
APARTMENT UNIT. One of 2 or more complete and individual living units contained in a single structure.
COMMERCIAL SERVICE CUSTOMER.
(1) A business enterprise or institution taking service through a single meter and occupying for its exclusive use any unit or units of space as an entire building, entire floor, suite of rooms or a single room;
(2) A rooming house or dormitory with 10 or more rooms used as individual sleeping quarters; or
(3) A nursing or retirement home which consists of separate living quarters included in a common structure with central kitchen, dining and other common use facilities and services.
CUSTOMER. Any person, firm, association, institution, corporation or any agency of the federal, state or local government, being supplied with electric service by the city.
RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER.
(1) For both urban and rural areas, a house, apartment, flat, trailer or other living quarters, including facilities for meal preparation and sleeping, that is occupied by a person or persons constituting a distinct household, and that uses energy for general illumination, heating or operating household appliances.
(2) Residential use may be extended to include the use of electric energy in private buildings which are adjacent to, or connected with, the residential building, and used exclusively by the occupants of the residence being served, but not when the adjacent or connected building is being used as a residence by another family unit or being used for commercial purposes.
(3) Garage space, not in excess of that usually permitted by city zoning regulations for single-family zones, may receive residential service, even though the garage space may at times be rented to others.
(4) Any rooming house or dormitory with less than 10 rooms used as individual sleeping quarters may be classified as a RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER.
SINGLE BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS.
(1) A business enterprise conducting a single and distinct activity (commercial or industrial) which is conducted under single ownership and located on a single parcel of land;
(2) A business enterprise occupying more than 1 parcel of land all of which are contiguous; and/or
(3) A group of business enterprises all of which are both owned and operated for profit by the same individual (or single legal entity) and are located on contiguous parcels of land.
(1987 Code, § 304.02)