§ 24-181. Definitions.

For the purpose of this article, the following terms, phrases, words and their derivatives shall have the meaning given herein. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include the future, words in the plural include the singular, and words in the singular include the plural.

Address means the house number of a physical location of a specific property. This includes "rural route" numbers, but excludes post office box numbers. If a lot number in a mobile home park or similar community is used by the U.S. Postal Service to determine a delivery location, the lot number shall be the property's address. An "even numbered address" means an address ending in the numbers 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, or the letters A—M. An "odd numbered address" means an address ending in the numbers 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, or the letters N—Z.

District means the St. Johns River Water Management District.

Excess demand means the situation as declared by the City where infrastructure to process or deliver water to the City's water customers for landscape irrigation uses is not available to meet the demand of such uses, so as to require temporary reduction in water customer use within a particular area to protect the City's water supply infrastructure, or public health and safety from serious harm.

Landscape irrigation means the outside watering of plants in a landscape such as shrubbery, trees, lawns, grass, ground covers, plants, vines, gardens and other such flora that are situated in such diverse locations as residential areas, public, commercial, and industrial establishments, and public medians and rights-of-way. "Landscape irrigation" does not include agricultural crops, nursery plants, cemeteries, golf course greens, tees, fairways, primary roughs, and vegetation associated with recreational areas such as playgrounds, football, baseball and soccer fields.

Micro-irrigation means the frequent application of small quantities of water on or below the soil surface as drops or tiny streams of spray through emitters or applicators placed along a water delivery line. Micro-irrigation includes a number of methods or concepts such as bubbler, drip, trickle, mist or micro-spray, and subsurface irrigation.

Nonresidential landscape irrigation means the irrigation of landscape not included within the definition of "residential landscape irrigation," such as that associated with public, commercial and industrial property, including commercial or transient housing units, hotel and motel units, and public medians and rights-of-way.

Person means any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company, or organization of any kind.

Reclaimed water means the water that meets the current state Department of Environmental Protection standards for reuse after flowing out of any treatment plant or works.

Residential landscape irrigation means the irrigation of landscape associated with any housing unit having sanitary and kitchen facilities designed to accommodate one or more residents, including multiple housing units and mobile homes.

Water supply emergency means a situation that occurs when the City experiences a sudden and catastrophic loss of its water supply infrastructure.

Water supply infrastructure means the water supply wells, treatment plants, storage tanks, and pumps and pipes comprising the water delivery system.

(Ord. No. 09-15, § 3, 6-2-09)