Chapter 16.00
GENERAL WATER SERVICES DEFINITIONS
Sections:
16.00.010 Definition of terms.
16.00.060 Department or water department.
16.00.070 Director or water director.
16.00.150 Water service or service.
16.00.010 DEFINITION OF TERMS.
Unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions shall be used in the interpretation of all chapters within Title 16 pertaining to water services with the exception of Chapters 16.08, 16.12, 16.18, 16.19, and 16.20 pertaining to sewer, storm water, and municipal solar.
(Ord. 2016-06 § 1 (part), 2016).
16.00.020 ACCOUNT HOLDER.
“Account holder” means the person, business, or organization as designated and verified on the billing records of the city water department that is financially responsible for water used through a water service.
(Ord. 2016-06 § 1 (part), 2016).
16.00.030 APPLICANT.
“Applicant” means individual, business or organization applying for water service.
(Ord. 2016-06 § 1 (part), 2016).
16.00.040 CITY.
“City” refers to the city of Santa Cruz.
(Ord. 2016-06 § 1 (part), 2016).
16.00.050 CUSTOMER.
“Customer” shall refer to any account holder of the city of Santa Cruz water department as well as to any consumer of city water who may not be a city of Santa Cruz water department account customer.
(Ord. 2016-06 § 1 (part), 2016).
16.00.060 DEPARTMENT OR WATER DEPARTMENT.
“Department” or “water department” refers to the city of Santa Cruz water department or its duly authorized representatives.
(Ord. 2016-06 § 1 (part), 2016).
16.00.070 DIRECTOR OR WATER DIRECTOR.
“Director” or “water director” refers to the director of the city of Santa Cruz water department, or his or her designated representative.
(Ord. 2016-06 § 1 (part), 2016).
16.00.080 DWELLING UNIT.
“Dwelling unit” is a building or portion of a building including one or more rooms which is/are designed or used as a residence by one family or housekeeping unit, with facilities for living, sleeping, and eating and food preparation.
(Ord. 2016-06 § 1 (part), 2016).
16.00.090 FIRE FLOW.
“Fire flow” shall mean the volume of water available from a hydrant for fighting a fire. It is calculated as that flow rate, in gallons per minute, available from the hydrant at a minimum residual pressure of twenty pounds per square inch measured at an open flowing hydrant with all other hydrants on the same main closed.
(Ord. 2016-06 § 1 (part), 2016).
16.00.100 PERSON.
“Person” shall mean any individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation, or political entity.
(Ord. 2016-06 § 1 (part), 2016).
16.00.110 PROPERTY.
“Property” means one parcel of real property and the buildings on it.
(Ord. 2016-06 § 1 (part), 2016).
16.00.120 SERVICE CONNECTION.
“Service connection” means the pipe, tubing, fittings, valves, meters and meter boxes which convey water from the water main to a served property.
(Ord. 2016-06 § 1 (part), 2016).
16.00.130 WATER.
“Water” shall mean any water obtained from the water department of the city of Santa Cruz.
(Ord. 2016-06 § 1 (part), 2016).
16.00.140 WATER MAIN OR MAIN.
“Water main” or “main” means water lines in streets and rights-of-way used for transmission or distribution of water.
(Ord. 2016-06 § 1 (part), 2016).
16.00.150 WATER SERVICE OR SERVICE.
“Water service” or “service” refers to the furnishing of water to a property.
(Ord. 2016-06 § 1 (part), 2016).