Escalon Municipal Code Art. I Definitions

For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:

"Applicant"

means an individual or agency applying for water utility service.

"Backflow preventer"

means a device to prevent reversed flow of water from a customer's service into the city system.

"City"

means the City of Escalon, California, a municipal corporation.

"City council"

means the city council of the City of Escalon.

"Commercial service"

means provision of water to premises where the customer is engaged in trade.

"Cross-connection"

means any unprotected connection between any part of a water system used or intended to supply potable water and any source or system containing nonpotable water or other substances that are not safe or cannot be approved as safe, wholesome, and potable for human consumption.

"Customer" or "consumer"

means an individual or agency of record receiving utility service from the city.

"Developer"

means a person or corporation requesting water service from the city regardless of the number of services.

"Development"

means the improving of developed and/or undeveloped land to more fully use the available land and/or structures. A development may be a subdivision.

"Domestic service"

means provision of water for household residential purposes, including water for sprinkling lawns, gardens and shrubbery; watering livestock; washing vehicles; and other similar and customary purposes.

"Employee"

means and includes any person designated by the city administrator or director of public works to perform work and labor for the utility department, excluding contractors and their employees.

"Fire hydrant"

means any device for supplying water from city water lines to a fire hose or fire truck.

"Fire service"

means provision of water to premises for automatic or manual fire protection systems.

"Flat rate"

means a fixed periodic charge for an unmetered service.

"Flat rate service"

means provision of water in unmeasured quantities.

"Health department"

means the State of California Department of Public Health.

"Idler"

means that piece of pipe used to conduct water in place of a meter.

"Industrial service"

means provision of water to a customer for use in manufacturing, processing activities, or other uses as described in EMC Title 17, Zoning.

"Irrigation service"

means provision of water for commercial, agricultural, floricultural or horticultural use.

"Mains"

means distribution pipelines located in streets, highways, public ways, or public utility easements which are used to serve the general public.

"Meter"

means the device used to measure water consumption, i.e., water meter.

"Meter rate service"

means provision of water in measured quantities.

"Municipal or public use"

means provision of water to a municipality or other public body.

"Person"

means any natural person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation acting either for himself or as employee or agent for another.

"Rentable unit"

means any building or portion thereof that can be used as a completely independent unit.

"Senior citizen"

means all persons who have reached the age of 65 years and are classed as "head of household."

"Service line" or "service connection"

means the pipe, valves, and other facilities by which the utility conducts water from its distribution mains to and through the meter; or, to the curb-stop or shutoff valve on an unmetered service connection.

"Standards"

means the standard plans, details, and specifications prepared by the city engineer and adopted by the city council.

"Subdivider"

means a person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association who proposes to divide, divides, or causes to be divided real property into a subdivision for himself or for others; except that employees and consultants of such persons or entities acting in such capacity are not "subdividers."

"Subdivision"

means the division, by any subdivider, of any unit or units of improved or unimproved land, or any portion thereof, shown on the latest equalized county assessment roll as a parcel or as contiguous parcels.

"Temporary service"

means a service to bazaars, circuses, construction work, fairs, irrigation of vacant property, and similar uses, that because of their nature will not be used steadily or permanently.

"Utility"

means the public utility or publicly owned utility named herein.

"Utility service"

means and includes water and/or sewer and/or refuse service.

"Water main"

means the pipe, valves, and other appurtenances owned and maintained by the city, usually three inches in diameter and larger, laid in street, road, right-of-way or easement, capable of serving two or more customers.

"Water wasting"

means the use of water in such a manner that excess water is used and not effectively utilized for the lawfully intended purpose.

(Ord. 231 § 1, 1984; Ord. 414 § 1, 1995)