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<br />Sec. 34-153. Definitions
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<br />For the purposes of this Article, the following definitions shall apply:
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<br />(a) Aesthetic water use. Water use for ornamental or decorative purposes such as
<br />fountains, reflecting pools, and water gardens.
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<br />(b) Commercial and institutional water use. Water use which is integral to the
<br />operations of commercial and non-profit establishments and governmental entities
<br />such as retail establishments, hotels and motels, restaurants, and office buildings.
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<br />(c) Conservation. Those practices, techniques, and technologies that reduce the
<br />consumption of water, reduce the loss or waste of water, improve the efficiency in
<br />the use of water, or increase the recycling and reuse of water so that a supply is
<br />conserved and made available for future or alternative uses.
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<br />(d) Customer. Any individual, corporation, partnership, association, company, or
<br />organization using water supplied by the City of Paris.
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<br />(e) Domestic water use. Water use for personal needs or for household or sanitary
<br />purposes such as drinking, bathing, heating, cooking, sanitation, or for cleaning a
<br />residence, business, industry, or institution.
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<br />(f) Even numbered address. Street addresses, box numbers, or rural postal route
<br />numbers ending in 0, 2, 4, 6, or 8 and locations without addresses.
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<br />(g) Industrial water use. The use of water in processes designed to convert
<br />materials of lower value into forms having greater usability and value.
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<br />(h) Landscape irrigation use. Water used for the irrigation and maintenance of
<br />landscaped areas, whether publicly or privately owned, including residential and
<br />commercial lawns, gardens, golf courses, parks, and rights-of-way and medians.
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<br />(i) Non-essential water use. Water uses that are not essential nor required for the
<br />protection of public, health, safety, and welfare, including:
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<br />(1) irrigation of landscaped areas, including parks, athletic fields, and
<br />golf courses, except as otherwise provided under this Article;
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<br />(2) use of water to wash any motor vehicle, motorbike, boat, trailer,
<br />airplane or other vehicle;
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<br />(3) use of water to wash down any sidewalks, walkways, driveways,
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