§ 110-1. Definitions.
For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms, phrases, words and their derivations shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this section; provided that, unless specifically defined below, words or phrases used in this chapter shall be interpreted so as to give them the same meaning as they have in common usage, and so as to give this chapter its most reasonable application.
Business unit or commercial account shall mean any premises, locations or entities, public or private, including all industrial and commercial entities, within the corporate limits or service area of the city which is not a residential unit.
City shall mean the City of Burnet, Texas.
Connection shall mean the initial or first connection ("tap") or any subsequent additional connection of a residential or business unit to the city's water or wastewater system.
Customer shall mean any person, firm or corporation receiving city water, wastewater or electrical services for a residential or business unit, whether within the city or outside the city limits.
Infiltration means the water entering a sanitary sewer system and/or service connection from the ground through such means as, but not limited to, defective pipes, pipe joints, connections or manhole walls.
Inflow means the water discharged into a sanitary sewer system and/or service connection from such sources including but not limited to, roof leaders, cellars, swimming pool and/or spa drains, yard and area drains, foundation drains, cooling water discharges, drains from springs and swampy areas, manhole covers, cross connections from storm sewers and combined sewers, catch-basins, stormwaters, surface runoff, and street wash waters or drainage.
Person shall mean and include an individual human, partnership, co-partnership firm, company, limited liability partnership or other partnership or other such company, joint venture, joint stock company, trust, estate, governmental entity, association or corporation or any other legal entity, or their legal representatives, agents or assigns. The masculine gender shall include the feminine, the singular shall include the plural where indicated by the context.
Poor payment history means persons having received one or more utility disconnections over the previous 12 months for nonpayment or three or more utility disconnections over the previous three years for nonpayment regardless of whether the payment was later tendered.
Private sewer means a sewer line that receives discharge from one or more building drains and conveys it to a public sewer, private sewage disposal system, or other point of disposal. Private sewers shall constitute that portion of a sewer line on private property beginning at the legal boundary of the property.
Property or lot means a separate parcel of land, created by the division or subdivision of a block or other parcel, intended as a unit for transfer of ownership, or for development, or for occupancy and/or use, platted in compliance with state law. See also: Legal lot.
Reconnection or reconnect shall mean connection of any city utility service by an existing customer to an existing account after a prior disconnection regardless of the reason for the disconnect.
Residential unit or residential account shall mean a dwelling within the corporate limits or service area of the city intended for occupancy by a person or group of persons comprising not more than one family. A dwelling shall be deemed occupied and shall be deemed by the city to be a separate residential unit for billing and collection purposes when either water or electrical power services are being supplied thereto.
Sanitary sewer means a public sewer that conveys domestic wastewater, industrial waste, or a combination of both, and into which stormwater, surface water, groundwater and other unpolluted wastes are not intentionally passed.
Separate connection shall mean the individual metering facilities for each residential or business unit for which city services have been requested or provided, whether occupied or not.
Service fees means any fee charged for requested services on the utility services of the city including but not limited to connection, reconnection, disconnection, transfers, response to reported problems, and/or repairs.
Standard tap means a connection to any city water or sewer service that is adjacent to and abutting a property or within 50 feet of said property.
Nonstandard tap means a connection to any city water or sewer service that is not a standard tap.
Utility or utilities means individually or any combination of water, wastewater, electrical, solid waste or other city services being provided by the city.
(Ord. No. 2002-04, § 2, 5-28-02; Ord. No. 2008-07, § 2, 4-8-08; Ord. No. 2009-13, § 2, 8-27-09; Ord. No. 2012-30, § 1(exh. A), 9-25-12)
Editor's note
Ord. No. 2008-07, § 2, adopted 4-8-08, renumbered the former § 110-4 as § 110-1, which subsequently renumbered the former §§ 110-1—110-3 as §§ 110-2—110-4. The historical notation for the aforementioned sections has been preserved for reference purposes. See the Code Comparative Table for additional information.