[Adopted 3-9-1989 by Ord. No. 99]
Unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning, the following
terms, words and phrases as used in this article shall have the following
meanings:
CITY
The City of Lancaster and the City of Lancaster Authority, Lancaster
County, Pennsylvania and its agents, including employees of the City of Lancaster.
COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENT
Any structure or any portion thereof intended to be used wholly or
in part for the purpose of carrying on a trade, business, or profession, or
for social, amusement, charitable or public uses.
CONNECTION FEE
A one-time fee imposed upon a property owner to have his property
connected to the water system.
CUSTOMER
Any owner, patron or user of the water system or other person as
may be defined by the rules and regulations of the City for the water system.
EDU or EQUIVALENT DWELLING UNIT
A usage or estimated usage of 6,000 gallons of water consumed per
month, except for a single-family dwelling which shall be defined herein as
one EDU.
INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENT
Any structure or any portion thereof intended to be used wholly or
in part for the purpose of carrying on the manufacturing, fabricating, processing,
cleaning, laundering, or assembly of any product, commodity or article.
INSPECTION FEE
A fee imposed upon a property owner who installs, at his own expense,
water mains, curb boxes, curb stops and street and/or house service lines
to have his water connection inspected by authorized representatives of the
City or Township.
OWNER
With respect to any property located in the Township of West Lampeter
and connected to or to be connected to the water system, any person:
A.
Vested with an ownership interest, legal or equitable, sole or partial,
in any such property; or
B.
In open, peaceable and notorious possession of any such property, as
apparent owner thereof; or
C.
The reputed owner thereof in the neighborhood of such property.
PERSON
Any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation
or other group or entity.
PRIVATE DWELLING OR LIVING UNIT
Any structure or dwelling or part thereof intended to be occupied
as a whole by one family, an apartment intended to be occupied as a whole
by one family, or any other one-family living unit; provided that hospitals,
nursing homes, convalescent homes, hotels, boarding, rooming and lodging houses,
motels, recreational campgrounds (excluding mobile home parks) and the like,
offering overnight or transient accommodations for patients or guests shall
not be considered to be private dwelling or living units but shall be considered
to be commercial establishments within the meaning of this article.
PROPERTY
The tract or tracts of ground owned by an owner and upon which is
located a private dwelling or living unit or units and/or a commercial establishment
or establishments and/or an industrial establishment or establishments.
TAPPING FEE
A one-time fee imposed upon a property owner for the privilege of
using the water system. The tapping fee is computed on an EDU (equivalent
dwelling unit) basis.
TOWNSHIP
Township of West Lampeter, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
WATER SYSTEM
All water mains, extensions, and distribution pipelines, from the
main to the point of service connections, street service lines and appurtenances
thereto which are constructed or acquired and owned by the City of Lancaster
Authority or serviced by the Authority or the City of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Any person (as defined above herein, whether owner, occupier, plumber
or other responsible person, firm or corporation) who shall make any connection,
or fail to connect, to the water system or in violation of the terms of this
article or other rules and regulations, or use or permit to exist any plumbing
actually or potentially connected with the system in violation of any of the
provisions of this article or rules and regulations of the water system, shall,
upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $600
and costs; and if such defective condition or connection or connections or
plumbing or any such failure to connect shall not be corrected within 10 days
after notice, served on the premises, the Township through its agents may
either:
A. Enter upon the premises and correct the defect or make
the necessary connection and charge the cost thereof against the owner or
owners of the property and collect the same by lien or suit;
B. Take legal action to compel the owner or owners or occupier
or occupiers to correct the defect or make any required connection;
C. Enter upon the premises and shut off water service and
restore the same only upon payment of the cost of shutting off and restoring
the service and of any work done; or
D. Pursue any or all remedies provided herein or by law
cumulatively.