§ 26-116. Definitions.

Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning of terms used in this chapter shall be as follows:

Business establishment shall mean any professional, mercantile, manufacturing, processing or industrial undertaking.

City shall mean the City of Tupelo, Mississippi, a body corporate and politic.

Combined premises shall mean any structure, property or premises used or occupied or consisting of one or more business establishments and one or more dwelling units.

Commercial or industrial type building shall mean any structure, property or premises used or occupied for any purpose other than for human residential occupancy.

Consumer shall mean any person, establishment, unit or space served on or through any water meter other than the customer in whose name the meter is listed or from whom payment is required.

Customer shall mean the owner of the property served by a water connection or the tenant, lessee, renter, establishment or occupant of such property or the person in or against whose name the water connection for such property is listed on the books and records of the city and who is responsible to the city for payment of bills incurred for water furnished to such property and for use by such property of the public sewer system of the city, either or both.

Duplex shall mean a building designed, constructed or used for human residential occupancy which consists of two dwelling units.

Dwelling unit shall mean a building or building space designed, constructed or used for human residential occupancy on a housekeeping or light housekeeping basis.

Minimum monthly bill shall mean the fixed minimum monthly payment required for a water meter or connection calculated under the provisions of this chapter.

Multiple dwelling unit type building shall mean a building designed, constructed or used for human residential occupancy which consists of three or more dwelling units.

Multiple meter shall mean any water meter through which more than one family, establishment, space or unit is served.

User shall mean a water customer as above defined whose property also discharges sewage, wastes, or waters into the public sanitary sewer system of the city in any quantity.

(Ord. of 5-18-10, Art. I, §§ 101—112)