a. The Domestic Category is applicable exclusively to each housing unit and Catholic Temples.
b. The Mixed Category applies when a lucrative activity additionally exists in the same housing unit.
c. The Commercial 1 Category encompasses: Academies in General, Newspaper Agencies, Aquariums, Rentals, Sauna Baths, Gyms, Massages, Jewelry Workshop/Sales, Barber Shops, Bazaars, Locksmiths, Buying and Selling, Mining and Quarry Exploitation, Photographic Studios, Foosball Tables, Mechanical and Electronic Games, Vehicle and Carpet Washing, Pool and Billiard Tables, Corn Mills, Opticians, Professional Offices, Parking Lots, Beauty Salons, Radio and Television Repeaters, Tailor Shops, Lottery Sales, Person Transportation Services, Internet Services and Nintendo Services, Scrap Metal and Iron Sales, Record Sales, Postal Agencies, Fast Football Courts, Mattress Shops, Homeopathic Consulting Offices, Gas and Related Distributors, Dental Laboratories, Small Grocery Stores, Small Eateries, Refreshment Stands, Coupling and Hose Sales, Coffee Processing Plants, Coffee Processing Factories, Footwear Workshops, Sewing Workshops, Radio and Television Workshops, Leather Goods Sales, Carpet and Related Sales, Car Sales, Cosmetics Sales, Diaper and Related Sales, Paint Sales, Dairy Products Sales, Glass and Acrylic Sales, Veterinarians, Video Clubs, Nurseries, Greengrocers, Chicken and Egg Sales, Fishmongers, Grocery Suppliers, Fertilizer Sales, Photocopiers, American Clothing Stores, Automotive Decoration Sales and Workshops, Tortilla Factories, Railing and Gate Workshops, Upholstery Workshops, Tinsmith Workshops, Mesh Workshops, Industrial Refrigeration Workshops, Bicycle and Motorcycle Repair Workshops, Welding Workshops, Battery Workshops, Paint Workshops, Metal Workshops, Private Clinics and Medical Services, Box Factories, Bag Factories, Paper Factories, Footwear Factories, Door and Window Factories, Candy Distributors, Photographic Distributors, Cleaning Product Packaging and Distribution Companies, Plastic Article Distributors, Bread Sales, Vehicle Agencies, Poultry and Swine Farms.
d. The Commercial 2 Category contains the activities of: Bicycle Agencies, Cycle Shops, Various Commercial Stores, Toy Stores, Lodging Houses, General Groceries, Liquor Agencies, Boutiques, Coffee Shops, Home Appliance Repair Workshop, Exhibition Halls in General, Office Equipment Sales, Furniture Sales, General Equipment Sales, Shoe Sales, Daycares, Food Warehouses, Automotive Parts Agency, General Parts Sales, Clothing Factories.
e. The Commercial 3 Category contains the activities of: Factories where 20 to 100 people work, Bars, Restaurants, Fried Pork Rind Eateries, Hardware Stores, Various Distributors, General Packing Companies, Home Appliance Sales Premises, Deposit Warehouses, General Storage Facilities, Print Shops and Lithographs, Lubrication Centers and Related, Gas Stations, Service Stations, Flooring Sales, Bakeries, Special Event Halls, Sausage Factories and Meat Processors, Chemical Product Factories, Food Product Factories, Pharmacies, Private Educational Centers, Rentals of Public and Financial Institutional Premises, General Workshops and Factories.
f. The Commercial 4 or Industrial Category is applied to: Hotels, Motels, Tourist Centers, Social Clubs, Supermarkets, Dance Halls, Factories with personnel exceeding 100 people.
g. The Institutional 1 Category is assigned: to Public Educational Centers, Nursing Homes, Central Government Public Offices, Rehabilitation Centers, Fire Stations, Red Cross, Rural Assistance Guard, and any other institution of a similar nature and conditions, located within the coverage area of the collection service.
h. The Institutional 2 Category comprises: Premises, Offices, and Own Facilities of Ebais Clinics of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund, INS, ICE, AyA, CNFL, ESPH, State Banks, and any other institution of a similar nature and conditions located within the coverage area of the collection service.