§ 36-51. Definitions.

For the purpose of this article, the following terms, phrases, words, and their derivatives shall have the meanings given herein. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include the future, words in the plural include the singular, and words in the singular include the plural. The word "shall" is always mandatory and not merely directory.

(a)

Address means the "house number" (a numeric or alphanumeric designation) that, together with the street name, describes the physical location of a specific property. This includes "rural route" numbers but excludes post office box numbers. If a lot number in a mobile home park or similar community is used by the U.S. Postal Service to determine a delivery location, the lot number shall be the property's address. If a lot number in a mobile home park or similar residential community is not used by the U.S. Postal Service (e.g., the park manager sorts incoming mail delivered to the community's address), then the community's main address shall be the property's address. If a property has no address, it shall be considered "even-numbered."

(b)

Athletic play area means all golf course fairways, tees, and greens, and other athletic play surfaces, including football fields, baseball fields, soccer fields, polo grounds, tennis courts, lawn bowling fields, rodeo areas, equestrian facilities, and livestock arenas.

(c)

Code enforcement officer means any Broward County Deputy Sheriff, any code inspector, or any municipal law enforcement officer in Broward County, Florida.

(d)

District means the South Florida Water Management District.

(e)

Even-numbered address means an address ending in the numbers 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, or no address, or the letters A-M.

(f)

Hand watering means the watering of landscape by one person with one hose fitted with a self-canceling or automatic shut-off nozzle.

(g)

Existing landscaping means any landscaping which has been planted and in the ground for more than ninety (90) days.

(h)

Landscape irrigation means the outside watering of shrubbery, trees, lawns, grass, ground covers, plants, vines, ornamental gardens, and such other flora, not intended for resale, which are planted and situated in such diverse locations as residential landscapes, recreation areas, cemeteries, public, commercial, and industrial establishments, public medians and rights-of-way, except athletic play areas as defined in Rule 40E-24.101(s), Florida Administrative Code.

(i)

New landscaping means any landscaping which has been planted and in the ground for ninety (90) days or less.

(j)

Odd-numbered address means an address ending in the numbers 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, or the letters N—Z.

(k)

Person means any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company, or organization of any kind.

(l)

Reclaimed water means wastewater that has received at least secondary treatment and a basic disinfection and is reused after flowing out of a wastewater treatment facility.

(m)

Restaurant means a building or room, including, but not limited to, hotel dining rooms and night clubs which are open to the general public and where food is prepared and served for pay for consumption on the premises.

(n)

User means any person, individual, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, company, agent, employee, or other legal entity whether natural or artificial, the United States of America, and the state and all political subdivisions, regions, districts, municipalities, and public agencies thereof, which directly or indirectly takes water from the water resource, including uses from private or public utility systems, and uses from individual wells or pumps.

(o)

Wasteful and unnecessary means allowing water to be dispersed without any practical purpose to the water use, for example, excessive landscape irrigation, leaving an unattended hose on a driveway with water flowing; allowing water to be dispersed in a grossly inefficient manner, regardless of the type of water use, for example, allowing landscape irrigation water to unnecessarily fall onto pavements, sidewalks, and other impervious surfaces or allowing water flow through a broken or malfunctioning water delivery or landscape irrigation system.

(p)

Water resource means any and all water on or beneath the surface of the ground including natural or artificial water courses/bodies, lakes, ponds or diffused surface water, and water percolating, standing, or flowing beneath the surface of the ground.

(q)

Water shortage means that situation when sufficient water is not available to meet present or anticipated needs of persons using the water resource, or when conditions are such as to require temporary reduction in total water usage within a particular area to protect the water resource from serious harm. A water shortage usually occurs due to drought.

(r)

Water shortage emergency means that situation when the powers which can be exercised under Part II of Chapter 40E-21, Florida Administrative Code, are not sufficient to protect the public health, safety, or welfare, or the health of animals, fish or aquatic life, or a public water supply, or commercial, industrial, agricultural, recreational, or other reasonable uses.

(Ord. No. 85-21, § 3, 4-2-85; Ord. No. 91-8, § 2, 2-19-91; Ord. No. 2010-01, § 1, 1-12-10)