(a) Connection and service connection. "Connection" or "service connection" shall mean the pipeline, device, or facility used for water supplies from or to the public main, lateral, or facility into or from a facility, building, structure, or place of human habitation, occupancy, or use.
(b) Equivalent number of service connections. For the purposes of this chapter, the equivalent number of service connections shall be computed by reference to the design capacity of the facility and converting this value to the number of equivalent dwelling units. For any school or recreational, industrial, or commercial facility, the equivalent number of service connections shall be computed by determining the design capacity equivalent population of the facility and dividing such number by three (3). (§ 1, Ord. 765, eff. October 7, 1976; as amended by § 3, Ord. 1470, eff. July 14, 2016)