“Approved” means accepted by reason of the satisfactory results of thorough investigations and tests conducted by the inspector, or by the reason of accepted principles, or tests by recognized authorities, technical or scientific organizations.

“Certificate of approval” means a document issued and attached to the material, piping or appliance inspected, completely filled out, together with date, address of the premises or consumer and signed by the inspector.

“Construction” or “construct” means constructing, laying, maintaining, testing, operating, extending, renewing, removing, replacing, repairing and using a gas distribution system.

“Consumer” means any person, persons, customer, firm, association, municipal corporation and/or corporation that uses gas, including residential, commercial and industrial users.

“Distribution system,” “system” and/or “lines” used either in the singular or plural mean and include the gas pipes, pipelines, mains, laterals, conduits, feeders, regulators, meters, fixtures, connections, and all attachments, appurtenances, and appertaining to the distribution and use of gas.

“Gas” means natural, artificial and/or mixed gas.

“Gas appliance” means any appliance or device used for burning gas.

“Gas company” means any person, firm or corporation holding and exercising a franchise or permit to distribute gas within the City limits.

“Gas company service line” means the gas piping leading from the gas main to the property line, or to the point of delivery.

“Gas fitter” means any person who does any gas fitting work, installs, repairs, or remodels any piping or appliance which would be subject to supervision and inspection under the provisions of this chapter.

“Inspector” means the administrative authority so designated by this chapter or his duly authorized representative.

“Maintenance,” “maintaining” and/or “maintained” mean and include the relaying, repairing, replacing, examining, testing, inspecting, removing, digging, excavating and restoring operations incidental thereto.

“Person” means any person, firm, association or corporation.

“Point of delivery” means the junction of the utility’s meter with the consumer’s piping.

“Premises” means the property, including structures, of the consumer.

“Public properties” means and includes streets, alleys, sidewalks, curbs, roads, highways, avenues, thoroughfares, parkways, bridges, viaducts, public grounds, public improvements and other public places within any present and/or future city limits.

“Roadway” means the paved, improved or proper driving portion of a public right-of-way designed or ordinarily used for vehicular travel.

“Transmission system” means a pipeline installed for the purpose of transmitting gas from a source or sources of supply to one or more distribution centers or to one or more large volume customers.

“Unit” means the construction of not over one mile of distribution or transmission system or as determined by the City Engineer by excavation or public properties. [Ord. 4515 § 2, 2021; Ord. 1503 § 4, 1971; Code 1970 § 16.12.040.]