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class=\"dictionary\">district<\/span> for the same type, class and amount of use or service of the <span class=\"dictionary\">sewage disposal system<\/span>, and may be based or computed either on the consumption of water on or in connection with the real estate, making due allowance for commercial use of water, or on the number and kind of water outlets on or in connection with the real estate or on the number and kind of plumbing or sewage fixtures or facilities on or in connection with the real estate, or on the number or average number of <span class=\"dictionary\">persons<\/span> residing or working on or otherwise connected or identified with the real estate to or on any other factors determining the type, class and amount of use or service of the <span class=\"dictionary\">sewage disposal system<\/span>, or on any combination of such factors.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nUNIFORMITY AND BASIS (\u00a7 21-261)\n\nSuch fees, rents and charges being in the nature of use or service charges,\nshall as nearly as the commission shall deem practicable and equitable, be\nuniform throughout the district for the same type, class and amount of use or\nservice of the sewage disposal system, and may be based or computed either on\nthe consumption of water on or in connection with the real estate, making due\nallowance for commercial use of water, or on the number and kind of water\noutlets on or in connection with the real estate or on the number and kind of\nplumbing or sewage fixtures or facilities on or in connection with the real\nestate, or on the number or average number of persons residing or working on or\notherwise connected or identified with the real estate to or on any other\nfactors determining the type, class and amount of use or service of the sewage\ndisposal system, or on any combination of such factors.\n\nHISTORY: 1946, p. 353; Michie Suppl. 1946, \u00a7 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