§ 19-222. Definitions

For the purpose of this article, the following terms, phrases, words and their derivatives shall have the meaning 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.

Address means the house number of a 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. An "even numbered address" means an address ending in the numbers 0, 2, 4, 6, 8 or the letters A—M. An "odd numbered address" means an address ending in the numbers 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 or the letters N—Z.

Board means Marion County Board of County Commissioners.

Landscape irrigation means the outside watering of plants in a landscape such as shrubbery, trees, lawns, grass, ground covers, plants, vines, gardens and other such flora that are situated in such diverse locations as residential areas, cemeteries, public, commercial, and industrial establishments, and public medians and rights-of-way. "Landscape irrigation" does not include golf course greens, tees, fairways, primary roughs, and vegetation associated with intensive recreational areas such as, but not limited to, playgrounds, and football, baseball and soccer fields.

Nonresidential landscape irrigation means the irrigation of landscape not included within the definition of "residential landscape irrigation," such as that associated with public, commercial and industrial property, including commercial or transient housing units, hotel and motel units, and public medians and rights-of-way.

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

Residential landscape irrigation means the irrigation of landscape associated with any housing unit having sanitary and kitchen facilities designed to accommodate one or more residents, including multiple housing units and mobile homes.

SJRWMD means the St. Johns River Water Management District.

SWFWMD means the Southwest Florida Water Management District.

(Ord. No. 09-13, § 1, 5-19-2009)