Unless the context specifically and clearly indicates otherwise,
the meaning of the terms and phrases used in this chapter 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
Nottingham 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.
In the event that any provision, section, sentence, clause or
part of this article shall be held to be invalid, such invalidity
shall not effect or impair any remaining provision, section, sentence,
clause or part of this article, it being the intent of the Township
that such remainder shall be and shall remain in full force and effect.