For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
AVAILABILITY FEE. The fee charged to a lot owner, builder or developer for a single connection to the town’s sewer system.
CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS. The construction standards adopted by the Town Council as Ord. 2001-09 on 5-7-2001, as amended.
DWELLING UNIT. A room or group of rooms designed and equipped exclusively for use as living quarters for only one family and its household employees, including eating, lawful cooking, sleeping space and sanitary facilities reserved solely for the occupants thereof. The term shall include MOBILE DWELLINGS, MODULAR DWELLINGS and MANUFACTURED DWELLING (as those terms are defined in the town’s Zoning Ordinance), but shall not include recreational vehicles.
EQUIVALENT DWELLING UNIT or EDU. The average amount of wastewater generated by a single-family dwelling unit. For purposes of this subchapter, the amount of wastewater generated by any single-family dwelling unit shall be deemed to equal exactly one EDU. For buildings or structures not considered a single-family dwelling unit, or for real estate that has a building or structure other than a single-family dwelling unit, the Town Engineer or Superintendent of the municipal sewage works shall determine the number of EDUs utilized by said building, structure or real estate for purposes of determining the applicable availability fee.
FACILITIES. All structures and equipment used to collect, transport and treat wastes, including sanitary sewage, industrial sewage, storm water, infiltration and inflow carried to a wastewater treatment facility.
OWNER LATERAL. Any lateral sewer lines and facilities from a building or structure, including, without limitation, a single-family dwelling unit, on a lot or similar piece of real estate built by or for the owner of the real estate and transported to an interceptor which is part of the town’s sewer system.
PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM. A septic tank, filtration field and subsurface drainage, if required, which are located on an individual lot.
SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING UNIT. An individual, detached building containing one dwelling unit which is either:
(1) Built in compliance with the CABO One- and Two-Family Code and the town’s Building Code;
(2) A modular dwelling; or
(3) A manufactured dwelling.
SUPERINTENDENT. The Superintendent of the town’s municipal sewage works.
ZIONSVILLE SEWER AVAILABILITY FUND. The fund to be established by the Clerk-Treasurer for the deposit of availability fees received by the town and the town’s municipal sewage works pursuant to this subchapter.
ZIONSVILLE SEWER SYSTEM. The sewer system that is owned and controlled by the town, including, without limitation, all collector sewers, interceptor sewers and the wastewater treatment facilities owned and utilized by the town and the town’s municipal sewage works.
(1996 Code, § 5-30) (Ord. 72-5, passed - -; Ord. 80-5, passed - -; Ord. 90-26, passed - -; Ord. 2001-21, passed - -; Ord. 2003-05, passed - -)