For the purpose of this division, certain words and phrases are defined in this chapter, and additional terms have the meanings indicated in Chapter 1 of the Uniform Plumbing Code of the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, current edition.
(Prior code § 7-602(38))
"BOD"
(denoting "biochemical oxygen demand") means the quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five days of 20 degrees Centigrade, expressed in milligrams per liter.
(Prior code § 7-602(2))
"Building sewer"
is that portion of a sewer beginning at the plumbing or drainage outlet of a building or industrial facility and running to the property line or to a private sewer disposal system.
(Prior code § 7-602(3))
"Contractor"
means an individual, firm, corporation, partnership, or association licensed by the state to perform the type of work to be done under the permit.
(Prior code § 7-602(6))
"Cost"
means the actual or estimated value of materials, equipment rentals, personnel services, and other expenses incurred, including taxes, engineering and overhead.
(Prior code § 7-602(7))
"Director"
means the director of public works or the person designated to perform the responsibilities imposed by this division.
(Prior code § 7-602(9))
"Dwelling unit"
is a place of habitation which includes a place to cook or prepare food, a toilet and sleeping quarters for one person or a small group of persons constituting a family unit.
(Prior code § 7-602(10))
"Garbage"
includes solid wastes from preparation, cooking and dispensing of food and from the handling, storage and sale of produce.
(Prior code § 7-602(11))
"Permit"
is any written authorization required under this division or any regulation of the city for the installation of any sewerage works.
(Prior code § 7-602(20))
"pH"
means the logarithm of the reciprocal of the concentration of hydrogen ions in grams per liter of solution.
(Prior code § 7-602(19))
"Plumbing system"
includes all plumbing fixtures and traps, soil waste, special waste and vent pipes, and all sanitary sewer pipes within a building and extending to the building sewer connection three feet outside the building wall.
(Prior code § 7-602(21))
"Premises"
is a separate, identifiable and transferable parcel of real property. A portion of a parcel having a well-defined boundary, such as a wall, fence, or hedge which prevents the common use of the property by all occupants, is a separate premises.
(Prior code § 7-602(22))
"Sewage"
means a combination of water-carried wastes from residences, business buildings, institutions, and industrial establishments, together with such groundwater, surface water and storm water as may be present.
(Prior code § 7-602(26))
"Sewer service unit"
means any dwelling unit or building, commercial establishment, industry or other improvement which discharges a sewage flow equivalent to one dwelling unit. One dwelling unit is assumed to discharge 250 gallons per day, with a biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) and suspended solids (SS) load of 150 parts per million.
(Prior code § 7-602(39); Ord. 80-1 N.S. § 1, 1980)
"Side sewer"
is the sewer line beginning at the foundation wall of any building and terminating at the main sewer and includes the building sewer and lateral sewer together.
(Prior code § 7-602(30))
"SS"
means suspended solids, a measure of strength of sewage expressed in terms of the quantity of solid material measured in milligrams within a liter of sewage.
(Prior code § 7-602(40); Ord. 80-1 N.S. § 1, 1980)
"Street"
means any public highway, road, street, avenue, alley, way, public place, easement, or right-of-way.
(Prior code § 7-602(33))