§ 8-2001 — DEFINITIONS

Sec. 8-2001. - DEFINITIONS.

As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them respectively: Adjacent lot. Adjacent lot shall mean that parcel of land that shares a common boundary and/or a common right-of-way with an existing lot seeking sewer service and/or water service; for the purposes of sewer service, an adjacent lot is a parcel of land located upgradient of the existing lot. Connection or connect. Connection or connect shall mean a link (or to cause a link) between any structure and the City's utility system that causes (i) water to be distributed from any City water treatment system to any structure or (ii) sewage to be collected from any structure to any City publicly operated treatment works, notwithstanding any intervening private utility system that may exist. Dedicators. Dedicators shall mean and include the person owning or constructing any private utility system being dedicated to the City. Developer. Developer shall mean a person who makes an application to the City for the City's approval of a site plan or subdivision. Development. Development shall mean any human-caused change to improved or unimproved real estate including but not limited to, constructing or changing any building or other structure. Existing lot. Existing lot shall mean any lot that has been recorded in the register of deeds of the County in which the land is located prior to the application for connection to City utilities. Major water and sewer mains. Major water and sewer mains or major water and major sewer mains shall mean those water and/or sewer lines which are twelve (12) inches in diameter or greater. Minor water and sewer mains. Minor water and sewer mains or minor water and minor sewer mains shall mean those water and/or sewer lines which are less than twelve (12) inches in diameter. Person. Person shall mean any individual, firm, partnership, association, institution, corporation, municipalities and other political subdivisions, and governmental agencies. Sewer service stub. Sewer service stub shall mean any portion of a sewer service pipe which connects to a City sewer main and extends from a sewer main to the boundary of any public easement or right-of-way with private property. Structure. Structure shall mean anything constructed, installed, or portable, the use of which requires a location on a parcel of land. This includes a fixed or movable building which can be used for residential, recreational, business, commercial, agricultural, institutional or office purposes, either temporarily or permanently. "Structure" also includes, but is not limited to, fences, decks, garages, swimming pools, hot tubs, children's play sets, barbeque pits, tennis courts, signs, walls, heating, ventilation and air conditioning units, storage tanks, sheds, docks, mooring areas, and other accessory construction. Tap size. Tap size shall mean the nominal diameter of the connection of the water service installed between a water meter assembly and the water main connected to the water utility system of Raleigh without regard to the configuration of that water assembly or ownership of the water meter assembly, service or water main. Utility system, utility mains. Utility system or utility mains shall mean and include any City of Raleigh owned or operated treatment works or water works, pumping stations, storage tanks, water mains, sewer mains and reuse water mains (individually or collectively as determined by the context), and shall include all pipes, valves, valve boxes, hydrants, water service stubs, meters and other appurtenant facilities, fixtures, equipment, and apparatus connected to and forming a part of the main water, sewer, or reuse water pipe lines and systems or both, and all appliances necessary and convenient thereto. The utility lines dedicated to the City as public shall include only main distribution pipes, main collectionpipes, valves, hydrants and other apparatus, fixtures and equipment forming a part of the lines laid in public streets, roads, highways, alleys and any other public right-of-way or across City utility, water or sanitary sewer easements on private property, and shall not include services leading from mains to building connections on private property and shall not include the water, sewer or reuse water lines within any residences or other privately owned building or structure. Water service stub. Water service stub shall mean any portion of a water or reuse water service pipe which connects to a City water or reuse water main and extends from a water or reuse water main to a water or reuse water meter.

(Ord. No. 1985-543, §1, 4-16-85; Ord. No. 1995-760-TC-122, §13, TC-20C-95, 11-21-95; Ord. No. 2014-262, §2, 1-21-14, eff. 1-26-14; Ord. No. 2014-337, §§1—3, 9-2-14, eff. 9-7-14)