Portola Municipal Code Art. III Definitions

"City" means the City of Portola.

(Ord. 225 (part), 1988)

"Connection" means the pipeline and appurtenant facilities such as the curb stop, meter and meter box, all used to extend water service from a main to premises, the laying thereof and the tapping of the main. Where services are divided at the curb or property line to serve several customers, each such branch service shall be deemed a separate service.

(Ord. 225 (part), 1988)

"Cost" means the cost of labor, material, transportation, supervision, engineering, and all other necessary expenses.

(Ord. 225 (part), 1988)

"Council" means the city council of the city.

(Ord. 225 (part), 1988)

"Cross-connection" means any physical connection between the piping system from the city service and that of any other water supply that is not, or cannot be, approved as safe and potable for human consumption, whereby water from the unapproved source may be forced or drawn into the city distribution mains.

(Ord. 225 (part), 1988)

"Main" means a water line in a street, highway, alley or easement used for public and private fire protection and for general distribution of water.

(Ord. 225 (part), 1988)

"Owner" means the person or entity owning the fee, or in whose name legal title to the property appears, by deed duly recorded in the county recorder's office, or the person in possession of the property, or building under claim of, or exercising acts of ownership over, same for himself, as executor, administrator, guardian, trustee or legal representative of the owner.

(Ord. 225 (part), 1988)

"Person" means an individual, company, association, copartnership, public or private corporation, or other legal entity.

(Ord. 225 (part), 1988)

"Premises" means a lot or parcel of real property under one ownership.

(Ord. 225 (part), 1988)

"Public fire protection service" means the service and facilities of the entire water supply, storage and distribution system of the city, including the fire hydrants affixed thereto, and the water available for fire protection, excepting house service connections and appurtenances thereto.

(Ord. 225 (part), 1988)

"Regular water service" means water service and facilities rendered for normal domestic, commercial and industrial purposes on a permanent basis, and the water available therefor.

(Ord. 225 (part), 1988)

"Service" means the line from the main in the street to the curb, or in an alley to the property line.

(Ord. 225 (part), 1988)

"Temporary water service" means water service and facilities rendered for construction work and other uses of limited duration, and the water available therefor.

(Ord. 225 (part), 1988)

"Water department" means the city council performing functions related to the city water service, together with the city administrator, the water superintendent and the office manager, and other duly authorized representatives.

(Ord. 225 (part), 1988)