§ 3-2-372. Definitions.

The following words and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the following meanings:

(1)

Commercial consumer. The owner or tenant of property used primarily for commercial purposes, or for purposes not otherwise defined in this section, but not including apartment houses and other multiple-family dwellings.

(2)

CCF. The volume of gas at standard pressure and temperature in units of 100 cubic feet.

(3)

Consumer. Every person who, individually or through agents, employees, officers, representatives or permittees, makes a taxable purchase of utility services in the city.

(4)

Dwelling unit. One or more rooms designed or intended for occupancy by a single-family.

(5)

Gas utility. A public utility authorized to furnish natural gas service in Virginia.

(6)

Group meter consumer. The owner or operator of an apartment house or other multiple-family dwelling who or which receives a utility service for all dwelling units situated within such apartment house or other multiple-family dwelling, which utility service is metered through a single meter.

(7)

Group meter interruptible gas consumer. A group meter consumer who or which receives natural gas service, pursuant to an executed contract, which may be interrupted by the service provider under tariffs approved by the State Corporation Commission of Virginia.

(8)

Industrial consumer. The owner or tenant of property used primarily for industrial purposes, but not including apartment houses and other multiple-family dwellings.

(9)

Kilowatt hours (kWh) delivered. 1,000 watts of electricity delivered in a one-hour period by an electric provider to an actual consumer, except that in the case of eligible customer-generators (sometimes called cogenerators), as defined in Virginia Code § 56-594, it means kWh supplied from the electric grid to such customer-generators, minus the kWh generated and fed back to the electric grid by such customer-generators.

(10)

Multiple-family dwelling. A building or a portion thereof containing two or more dwelling units, but not including hotels or motels.

(11)

Non-residential consumer. A commercial consumer or an industrial consumer.

(12)

Non-residential interruptible gas consumer. A non-residential consumer who or which receives natural gas service, pursuant to an executed contract, which may be interrupted by the service provider under tariffs approved by the State Corporation Commission of Virginia.

(13)

Person. Any individual, corporation, company or other entity.

(14)

Pipeline distribution company. A person, other than a pipeline transmission company which transmits, by means of a pipeline, natural gas, manufactured gas or crude petroleum and the products or byproducts thereof to a consumer for purposes of furnishing heat or light.

(15)

Residential consumer. The owner or tenant of property used primarily for residential purposes, including but not limited to, apartment houses and other multiple-family dwellings.

(16)

Service provider. A person who delivers electricity to a consumer, or a gas utility or pipeline distribution company which delivers natural gas to a consumer.

(17)

Used primarily. Relates to the larger portion of the use for which utility service is furnished.

(18)

Utility service. Electric service or natural gas service. (Ord. No. 4164, 10/14/00, Sec. 2)

Editor's note— It should be noted that § 4 of Ord. No. 4164 provides that "sections 1 and 2 of this ordinance shall be deemed to be enacted on the date of the final passage of this ordinance, but shall not be effective until the date of the first meter reading of each consumer's meter, by such consumer's service provider, after December 31, 2000."

Editor's note

It should be noted that § 4 of Ord. No. 4164 provides that "sections 1 and 2 of this ordinance shall be deemed to be enacted on the date of the final passage of this ordinance, but shall not be effective until the date of the first meter reading of each consumer's meter, by such consumer's service provider, after December 31, 2000."