In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 45-311

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Plumbing fixture: means a lavatory faucet, lavatory faucet replacement aerator, kitchen faucet, kitchen faucet replacement aerator, shower head, urinal, water closet, evaporative cooler or decorative fountain. See Arizona Laws 45-311
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Urinal: means a fixture that consists of a water flushed bowl, and any associated flush valve, and that is used for the disposal of human urine. See Arizona Laws 45-311
  • Water closet: means a fixture that consists of a water flushed bowl, and any associated flush valve, and that is used for the disposal of all wastes from the human body. See Arizona Laws 45-311

1. "Commercial, industrial and public construction" means buildings used for commercial, industrial or public purposes, including restaurants, bars, nightclubs, public buildings, comfort stations, schools, gymnasia, factories, offices, athletic clubs, hotels and motels.

2. "Person" means an individual, public or private corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, society, estate or trust, any other private organization or enterprise, the United States, any state, territory or country or a governmental entity, political subdivision or municipal corporation organized under or subject to the constitution and laws of this state.

3. "Plumbing fixture" means a lavatory faucet, lavatory faucet replacement aerator, kitchen faucet, kitchen faucet replacement aerator, shower head, urinal, water closet, evaporative cooler or decorative fountain. Plumbing fixture does not include parts necessary for routine maintenance.

4. "PSI" means pounds per square inch of water pressure.

5. "Residential construction" or "residential dwelling" means buildings used for temporary or permanent human habitation, including single family residences and accessory guest houses, multi-family dwellings, townhouses, condominiums, apartments, the sleeping quarters of hotels and motels, dormitories and group housing units.

6. "Urinal" means a fixture that consists of a water flushed bowl, and any associated flush valve, and that is used for the disposal of human urine.

7. "Water closet" means a fixture that consists of a water flushed bowl, and any associated flush valve, and that is used for the disposal of all wastes from the human body.

8. "Water free urinal" means a plumbing fixture that does not require a water supply or flushing device to receive and convey only liquid waste through a trap seal and into the gravity drainage system for such function and that meets the requirements of the American society of mechanical engineers (ASME) standard A112.19.2M-95 or the American national standards institute (ANSI) standard Z124.9-94 or any equivalent standard.