For the purposes of this Chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNER: An owner whose property is contiguous to a public right of way or easement that contains a public sewer.
PRIVATELY FUNDED SEWER: Public sewers that were financed by and are of primary benefit to a small group of adjacent property owners.
PUBLICLY FUNDED SEWERS: Public sewers that were financed wholly or in part by the general users of the City waste water system with no financial contribution by the adjacent property owners at the time of construction and that are of primary benefit to a large group of general users.
PROPERTY DEPTH: A distance measured perpendicular to the center line of a publicly funded sewer between the property line which is nearest to and the property line farthest from the center line of a publicly funded sewer. Whenever the property lines are not exactly parallel to the sewer center line, the average distance shall be used or such other distance that most nearly satisfies the intent of this Chapter.