§ 42-319. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Capital improvements plan means the plan adopted by the city council on May 15, 1990.

Living unit equivalent (LUE) means a derivative measurement intended to establish a common measurement unit for all types of land uses. An LUE is equivalent to the amount of demand typically produced by a single-family residence using a three-fourths-inch water meter.

(1)

The living unit equivalent (LUE) for residential use is as follows:

Type of Residential Use	Water	Wastewater
Single-family	1.0	1.0
Duplex	0.9	0.9
Three- and fourplex	0.7	0.7
Multifamily	0.5	0.5

 

(2)

The LUE for commercial or industrial use shall be based upon meter size equivalents as follows:

Meter Size	Water LUE	Wastewater LUE
¾"	1.	1.0
1"	1.2	1.2
1½"	2.4	2.4
2"	3.8	3.8
3"	7.2	7.2
4"	11.2	11.2
6"	22.4	22.4
8"	35.8	35.8
Larger than 8"	AWWA Standards C700, C701, C702 and C703

 

New development means the subdivision of land; or the construction, reconstruction, redevelopment, conversion, structural alteration, relocation or enlargement of any structure; or any use or extension of the use of land.

(Code 1990, ch. 10, § 8(A); Ord. No. 90-12, 5-15-1990; Ord. No. 93-20, 6-15-1993; Ord. No. 96-07-02-21, 7-2-1996; Ord. No. 99-08-17-13, 8-17-1999; Ord. No. 2000-02-15-04, 2-15-2000; Ord. No. 2003-04-01-08, 4-1-2003; Ord. No. 2009-08-04-14, 8-14-2009)