§ 14.22.020. Definitions.

For the purposes of this chapter, certain words and phrases are defined as follows:

(1)

"Administrator" means the city administrator, or, in his absence, the superintendent of the waterworks system of the city.

(2)

"Applicant" means any one or more persons, firms, corporations or other entities requesting an extension of the waterworks system of the city pursuant to this chapter.

(3)

"Benefited property" means any real property which abuts upon or is adjacent to any extension of the waterworks system of the city and is benefited by such extension.

(4)

"City" means the city of Wilton, Iowa, and, when the context so requires, means and includes the city, its council, officers, employees, agents and independent contractors.

(5)

"Consumer" means any person, firm, corporation or other entity receiving separately metered water service through the waterworks system of the city.

(6)

"Cost" means the total cost of constructing any extension of the waterworks system of the city pursuant to this chapter, including all construction, installation, engineering, legal and other costs associated therewith.

(7)

"Council" means the council of the city of Wilton, Iowa.

(8)

"Extension" means any addition to any water main of the waterworks system of the city which is constructed and installed pursuant to this chapter.

(9)

"Project" means any extension of the waterworks system of the city constructed and installed pursuant to this chapter.

(10)

"Water main" means a main through which water service is furnished to a consumer.

(11)

"Waterworks" means the waterworks system of the city.

For the purposes of this chapter, words used in the present tense include the future, the singular number includes the plural and the plural number includes the singular, and the words "shall" and "will" are always mandatory.

(Ord. 264 §1 (part), 1982).