“Assessor’s use code” means the number, coding and classification of property in use by the Marin County Assessor.

“Building” means any structure used for human habitation or a place of business, recreation or other purpose containing sanitary facilities, provided, however, each single-family unit, shall be deemed to be a building.

“Chemical toilet” means any toilet constructed, installed or placed for the purpose of depositing therein sewage which is disposed of, other than by discharge directly into a public sewer system.

“City sewer system” means all piping of any type owned and operated by the City of Larkspur in the collection and disposal of domestic sewage within the City and specifically excludes that portion of the system owned and operated by Sanitary District No. 1 and Sanitary District No. 2 of Marin County.

“Connection” means any physical connection between any type of piping not owned by the City of Larkspur to any other type of piping which is directly or indirectly connected to the City sewer system.

“Dwelling unit” means any residence portion of an apartment house, or other habitation occupied by a single person or single family and requiring sewage disposal services.

“Fixture” means any sink, tub, shower, water closet, or other facility of a like capacity connected by a drain to the sewer.

“Fixture unit” means a quantity in terms of which the load producing effect on the plumbing system of different kinds of plumbing fixtures are expressed on a chosen scale, namely Table 4-1 of the Uniform Plumbing Code.

“Garbage” means any or all of the following: garbage, refuse, cans, bottles, papers, vegetable matter, carcasses of dead animals, offal, trash, rubbish and radioactive waste material.

“Health Officer” means the Marin County Health Officer or their authorized representatives.

“Moor” means the fixing of a vessel in one location, temporarily or permanently, by mooring, anchoring, grounding or any other means.

“Owner” means the person holding fee title to any premises as shown by the official records of the County Recorder of the County of Marin.

“Person” means any person, firm, company, corporation, partnership, association, any public corporation, governmental agency or department thereof.

“Premises” means any lot, piece, or parcel of real property improved or unimproved within the area served by the City sewer system.

“Sewage” means any and all waste substance, liquid or solid, associated with human habitation, or which contains or may be contaminated with human or animal excreta or excrement, offal or any feculent matter.

“Sewer user unit” means any dwelling unit or any building, commercial establishment industry, or other improvement which discharges a sewage flow equivalent to one dwelling unit.

“Transient vessel” means any vessel temporarily moored in the City of Larkspur which is occupied for a period of less than four (4) consecutive days or ten (10) days in any calendar month.

“Vessel” means any watercraft of any type or size, including but not limited to barges, ferryboats, arks, yachts, houseboats and rafts.

“Waterway” means any water, waterway, lake, river, creek, canal, lagoon, bay, inlet, slough, tributary, or arm of the sea situated within the City of Larkspur. (Ord. 1062 § 14, 2022; Ord. 1030 § 2(5), 2018; Ord. 709 § 1, 1984; Ord. 594 § 1, 1978; Ord. 530 § 1, 1975; Ord. 319 § 1, 1965)