[Ord. 146, 6/4/1962, § 100; as amended by Ord.
225, 12/14/1970, § 1; by Ord. 3-93, 11/1/1994, § II;
and by Ord. 99006, 11/8/1999, §§ 1, 2]
Unless otherwise expressly stated the following words shall
for purposes of this chapter have the meaning herein indicated:
BOROUGH
Akron Borough, Lancaster County.
BUILDING MAIN
The extension from the water system of any structure to the
lateral of a main.
CONSUMER
Any person, as hereinafter defined, contracting for a supply
of water to a premises from the water system.
DEVELOPMENT
Any man-made change to improved or unimproved property including,
but not limited to, buildings or other structures, mining, dredging,
filing, grading, paving, excavation or drilling operations.
IMPROVED PROPERTY
Any property within the Borough of Akron upon which there
is erected structure for continuous or periodic habitation, occupancy
or use by human beings.
MOBILE HOME PARK
A group of two or more mobile homes or trailers but not limited to any construction given thereon by the Zoning Ordinance of the Borough of Akron [Chapter
27].
PERSON
Person or persons, firm or firms, corporation or corporations,
governmental agency or agencies of all kinds.
PREMISES
Whenever the word "premises" is used it shall be taken to
designate:
(1)
A building under one roof owned or leased by one person and:
(a)
Occupied as a residence; or
(b)
Containing a number of apartments, offices or lofts which are
rented to tenants, or
(c)
Used for business or commercial purposes.
(2)
A group or combination of buildings owned or leased by one person
and occupied by one family or one person as a place of business, for
manufacturing or industrial purposes, or as school, town hall or other
public institution.
(3)
One side of a double house having a solid partition wall.
(4)
A single lot, park, or playground.
(5)
Each house in a row of houses.
PRIVATE SYSTEM (SERVICE CONNECTION)
That part of the water line extending from the Borough's
water main to a curb stop at the outside curbline, or if there shall
be no curb, at the edge of the cartway abutting the property affected.
PROPERTY
Real estate within the Borough.
SERVICE CONNECTION
That part of the water line extending from the Borough's
water main to a curb stop at the curbline, or if there shall be no
curbline, at the edge of the cartway abutting the property effected.
SUBDIVISION
The division or redivision of a lot, tract or parcel of land
by any means into two or more lots, tracts, parcels or other divisions
of land including changes in existing lot lines for the purpose, whether
immediate or future, of lease, transfer of ownership, building, or
development.
WATER COMMITTEE
Such members of the Borough Council who have been appointed
to oversee the affairs of the water system by the President of and
approved by the Borough Council.
WATER RATES
The fixed charges imposed and collected by the Borough merely
as compensation for the supplying of water to the consumer and the
use thereof by the consumer or his tenants.
WATER SYSTEM
The water system operated by the Borough of Akron and all
parts of this system, except private systems as hereinabove described.
[Ord. 146, 6/4/1962, § 102]
The captions for sections, articles, paragraphs, subparagraphs,
etc., shall not in any way be deemed to be a part of this Part but
are inserted herein merely for ease of reference. They shall not have
any constructive meaning nor be deemed to add to or subtract from
the words of the material which they help to identify.