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A. Use Classifications.

1. Single-Family Residential. Single-family residential shall include:

a. One single-family dwelling served by a single meter; or

b. One single-family dwelling which includes an accessory dwelling unit, served by a single meter; or

c. One common wall single-family unit served by a single meter.

Accessory single-family structures including, but not limited to, garages, greenhouses, cabanas, workshops with plumbing, etc., shall be incidental uses to single-family residential and shall not cause a change in classification to multifamily residential or commercial.

2. Multifamily Residential. Multifamily residential shall include:

a. A duplex, triplex, four-plex, or multi-unit apartment or condominium building; or

b. Two or more single-family dwellings or common wall single-family residential units served through a single meter; or

c. One or more units in a mobile home park served through a single meter; or

d. Laundry buildings, recreation buildings and other accessory buildings in multifamily residential developments including associated pools and spas; or

e. Boarding homes, group homes and retirement homes not including convalescent centers or nursing homes.

3. Commercial. Commercial shall include all uses not classified as single-family residential, multifamily residential, irrigation, or cooling towers and shall include, but not be limited to, structures used for retail sales, offices, manufacturing, schools, convalescent centers and nursing homes. Mixed use structures with both the commercial and residential uses served by a single meter shall be classified commercial. Mixed use structures with the commercial and residential uses served by separate meters shall be classified multifamily and commercial as appropriate for the separate parts. Single-family residential structures in commercial zones that have been converted to commercial uses shall be classified commercial, and once converted shall remain commercial even if returned to a residential use.

4. Irrigation. Irrigation shall include meters installed which serve primarily landscape irrigation systems and include city-owned meters which directly connect to the City water system (water only) or privately-owned meters located downstream of a city-owned meter (exempt meters). Meters which serve park properties, golf courses, commercial nurseries or agricultural uses shall be classified as irrigation except for meters which serve only nonirrigation uses. Exempt meters which serve uses other than landscape irrigation systems shall also be considered irrigation and shall not be considered commercial.

5. Hydrant Use.

a. Type “A” hydrant use shall include the connection to a hydrant with hose or piping one-inch and smaller in size for short-term construction and demolition activities.

b. Type “B” hydrant use shall include the connection to a hydrant to fill water carrying trucks used for construction, street cleaning, parking lot cleaning, landscape spraying and other similar uses.

c. Type “C” hydrant use shall include the connection of hose or piping larger than one-inch and any other uses not classified Type “A” or Type “B.” Type “C” hydrant uses shall be metered.

6. Fire Sprinklers – Single-Family Residential. Fire Sprinkler – Single-family residential shall include all single-family residential fire sprinkler systems served by a meter which is separate from the domestic water meter and shall not include meters which serve both a domestic water and fire sprinkler system.

7. Cooling Tower. Cooling tower uses shall include all separately metered supplies to mechanical equipment where a large percentage of the water is lost to evaporation. The meter can be either a city-owned meter or can be a privately owned metered similar to an exempt meter except that the wastewater is not exempt from sewer charges.

B. Chargeable Wastewater. Chargeable wastewater, for calculation of sewer rates and charges, shall be the quantity of water metered through a primary meter less the quantity of water metered through an exempt meter, if an exempt meter exists. An exempt meter may be installed where the use of water is such that all of the water used does not enter the City sewage system, such as water used for irrigation, or consumed in a manufactured product, and the user provides proof of these conditions.

C. Residential Equivalent. One residential equivalent for King County sewer charges shall be as established by contract with King County. (Ord. 2565 § 2, 2010; Ord. 2429 § 4, 2008: Ord. 2141 § 5, 2002: Ord. 1799 § 3, 1994; Ord. 1762 § 6, 1994; Ord. 1682 § 6 (part), 1992).