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2 RULES FOR APPLICATION OF RESIDENTIAL SERVICE RATES 1. The Residential Service rate is available to any residential customer for domestic purposes only, for lighting, heating, cooking, and domestic power service in a single private residence, except as hereinafter provided. 2. a. All normally sized equipment for domestic illuminating, heating, cooking, and power used strictly for household purposes, may be supplied through one meter. b. Motors and other equipment which interfere with service to neighboring customers, all motors larger than 5 horsepower, and snow melting installa- tions or other temporary or seasonal loads totaling more than 25 kilowatts will not be permitted on the Residential Service rate. 3. Only single phase service, rendered through one meter, is available under the Residential Service rate. 4. An Underground Residential Distribution system is defined to be a system serving an area of single private residences or duplexes (single buildings consisting of two apartments or dwelling units) on contiguous lots in which underground electric facilities will be the only electric facilities used to serve customers in the area. Where an Underground Residential Distribution system will serve an area consisting of less than 8 lots or an area where the average lot frontage exceeds 130 feet or where unusual construction conditions will be encountered or where a service connection in such Underground Distri- bution system will exceed 100 feet, a payment to Company will be required in advance of construction. 5. Three phase service, service to motors larger than 5 horsepower, and service to snow melting installations totaling more than 25 kilowatts may be had under such rates as are available to commercial customers for the respective classes of service. 6. A customer occupying a building or apartment for residential and commercial purposes jointly may combine his residential and commercial use on such rates as are available to commercial customers for the respective classes of service. 7. Each apartment or dwelling unit shall be considered as a single private residence but service for a duplex (a single building consisting of two apartments or dwelling units) may be taken through one meter under a single billing provided that the billing shall be computed as though each apartment or dwelling unit used an equal portion of the total service metered and were independently billed, except that the minimum charge shall be the minimum charge for a single apartment or dwelling unit. An apartment is defined to be a room or suite of rooms used for the general functions of a household and permanently equipped with a sink and cooking facilities, occupying space specifically designed for them, such as a kitchen, kitchenette or pullman kitchen. A