[Adopted 7-7-1999 by Ord. No. 99-1]
Unless the context specifically and clearly
indicates otherwise, the meaning of the terms and phrases used in
this article shall be as follows:
IMPROVED PROPERTY
Any property located within the Township upon which there
is erected a structure intended for continuous or periodic habitation,
occupancy or use by human beings.
OWNER
Any person vested with ownership, legal or equitable, sole
or partial, of any improved property.
PERSON
Any individual, partnership, company, association, society,
trust, corporation, joint stock company, unincorporated association,
governmental body, political subdivision, Township or other group
or entity.
TOWNSHIP
Independence Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, a
political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, acting
by or through its Board of Supervisors or, in appropriate cases, acting
by and through its authorized representatives.
WATER SUPPLIER
Any company or entity, whether public or private, who shall
construct and/or operate a water system within the Township with the
approval of the Township. There may be more than one water supplier
providing service within the Township.
WATER SYSTEM
All facilities, as of any particular time, for providing,
transporting and supplying water for human use and consumption, situate
in or adjacent to the Township, owned by leased to or under contract
or agreement with the Township for operation and use.
The Township reserves the right to adopt, by
resolution, from time to time, additional rules and regulations as
it shall deem necessary and proper relating to connections with the
water system.