§ 25-401. Definitions.

MD Pub Util Code § 25-401 (2019) (N/A)

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(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b) “Apartment unit” means a single family housing unit that:

(1) is one of multiple units within a building;

(2) contains at least one full bath and one full kitchen; and

(3) does not contain more than two toilets.

(c) “Fixture unit” means the assigned value for a plumbing fixture or group of plumbing fixtures, as set forth in the Commission’s plumbing and gas fitting regulations, that is standardized with a common lavatory having an assigned value of one based on its probable discharge into the drainage system or hydraulic demand on the water supply.

(d) “New service” means:

(1) a first time connection of a property to the Commission water or sewer system, including:

(i) a direct connection of an improvement or building; or

(ii) a connection of the improvement or building through an existing on–site system; or

(2) a new connection or increased water meter size for a property previously or currently served by the Commission if the new connection or increased meter size is needed because of a change in the use of the property or an increase in demand for service at the property.

(e) “Property” means an improvement or a building on a lot or parcel of land that contains plumbing fixtures.

(f) “Toilet” means a water closet, as set forth in the Commission’s plumbing and gas fitting regulations.

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