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Enclosure #2 CITY OF MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA ORDINANCE NO. 2000-7 BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Martinsville, Virginia, in regular session assembled on October ,2000, that it does hereby amend Chapter 21--Taxation, Article III--Tax on Purchasers of Utility Services of the City Code, as follows: ARTICLE III. TAX ON PURCHASERS OF UTILITY SERVICES Sec.21-28. Definitions For the purposes of this article, the following words and terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this session: Consumer. The term "consumer" means every person who, individually or through agents, employees, officers, representatives or permitees. makes a taxable purchase of electricity in this jurisdiction. Commercial or industrial consumer. The term "commercial or industrial user" shall mean the owner or tenant of property used for commercial, industrial and all other purposes, except private residential property, who pays for utility services for said property. Purchaser. The word "purchaser" means every purchaser or user of electric service or water service, unless otherwise specifically exempted by the city. Kilowatt hours (kit/h) delivered. The term (kilowatt hours (kWh) delivered means 1000 watts of electricity delivered in a one-hour period by an electric provider to a consumer, except that in the case of eligible customer-generators (sometimes called cogenerators) as defined in Virginia Code 56-594. it means kWh supplied from the electric grid to such customer-generators, minus the kWh generated and fed back to the electric grid by such customer generators. Person. The term "person" means any individual. corporation. company or other entity. Residential ;;so;' consumer. Thc term "residential nscr" shall mcan thc owner or tenant of privatc residential property who pays for utihty service in or for such property. The term" residential consumer' means the owner or tenant of property used primarily for residential purposes, including but not limited to. single-family dwellings, apartment houses and other multiple-family dwellings. Serviceprovider. The term "service provider" means the person or business to include the City of Martinsvflle. who delivers electricity or water service, whether metered or uumetered. Used primarily. The term "used primarily" relates to the larger portion of the use for which electric utility service is furnished. Seller. The word "seller" mcarm any pcrson who sells and furnishes any utility scrvicc, whether metered or uumctcrcd. Utility service. The term '"utility service" means electric service or water service fumished or used within the corporate limits of the city. (Code 1971, 6-38)