For the purpose of this chapter, the following
words and terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them:
BILLING PERIOD
The interval of time between two successive bills; under
normal conditions it will be approximately 30 days.
BOROUGH
The Mayor and Town Council of the Borough of Chambersburg,
commonly known as the "Borough of Chambersburg" and/or its duly authorized
representative acting in its behalf.
COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENT
Any business, commercial or professional undertaking functioning
independently of other undertakings, whether located upon a separate
parcel of land or upon the same parcel of land or within the same
building or structure with other establishments.
COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS
Natural gas that is compressed to pressures above 3,000 pounds
per square inch and used primarily as an alternative fuel for internal
combustion engines.
[Added 11-19-2012 by Ord.
No. 2012-12]
COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS CONSUMER
Any person, served with compressed natural gas from the gas
distribution system of the Borough.
[Added 11-19-2012 by Ord.
No. 2012-12]
DWELLING UNIT
A separate dwelling unit, apartment, room or group of rooms
used for separate dwelling purposes and equipped for the preparation
of food. In all cases the determination of the Borough as to what
constitutes a separate dwelling unit shall be final.
GASOLINE GALLON EQUIVALENT (GGE)
The amount of compressed natural gas that equals the energy
content of one liquid gallon of gasoline (109 cubic feet per GGE of
compressed natural gas).
[Added 11-19-2012 by Ord.
No. 2012-12]
PERSON
Any individual, firm, corporation, association, or company.
RESIDENTIAL PREMISES
Premises which are used solely for dwelling purposes and
other normal residential activity. Residential premises with publicly
advertised commercial operations shall be considered commercial establishments.
UNIT
One hundred cubic feet (Ccf) of natural gas at standard temperature
and pressure.
USER
Any person, as defined above, owning any property served
with gas from the gas distribution system of the Borough. The user
may designate that any person occupying his property receive the bills
for gas power service to that property.
[Amended 2-26-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-04]
Terms and conditions of service, including, but not limited
to: establishing service, billing for service, interest and penalties,
payment requirements, and termination of service shall be in accordance
with the Utility Service Manual, as may be revised from time to time
by the Mayor and Town Council, and shall be available for public inspection
at the Utility Offices at Borough Hall, the Utilities Service Center
at 80 South Franklin Street, and online at www.chambersburgpa.gov.
[Amended 2-26-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-04]
Where, as a result of equipment malfunction, estimated billing,
billing error, or other circumstances, gas service is rendered, but
not billed, the unbilled gas service may be retroactively charged
to the customer, provided that the services at issue were rendered
within the last three years. The charges for service shall be determined
in accordance with the Utility Service Manual adopted by Town Council
from time to time.
Town Council shall have the right to establish, from time to
time, by resolution, rules, regulations, provisions, terms or standards
under which gas service shall be rendered, which shall be supplemental
to the standards set forth in the Utility Service Manual.
This chapter may be cited as the "Borough Gas
Rate Ordinance of 2009."