For the purpose of interpreting this article, certain words, terms and expressions are herein defined. Words used in the present tense include the future; the singular number included the plural; the plural includes the singular; the word "shall" is always mandatory. The words "dwelling", "dwelling unit", and "premises" shall be construed as though they were followed by the words "or any part thereof'.
(a) "Abatement" means to end a nuisance, emergency or nonconformance.
(b) "Building Inspector" means the Building Official, or any duly authorized City employee.
(c) "Commercial Building" means any premises used for commercial purposes.
(d) "Commercial Building Unit" means a single structure or premises has been divided into two or more spaces to be occupied for separate and distinct commercial purposes.
(e) "Inspection Report" means a document issued by the Building Inspector to show that the premises have been inspected, the date and time of such inspection and allotting a time period for abatement of noted violations.
(f) "Industrial Building" means any premises used for industrial purposes.
(g) "Landlord" means the owner of any rental dwelling located within the City.
(h) "Letter of Compliance" means a document issued by the Building Inspector indicating the subject inspection found the premises to be in substantial compliance with the State Building Code as adopted in Article 1711, on the date of inspection and including a copy of the inspection report.
(i) "Mixed-Use Building" means a structure which is used as both a Commercial Building and a Rental Dwelling; a Commercial Building and an Industrial Building; or an Industrial Building and a Rental Dwelling.
(j) "Occupant" means any person living, sleeping, cooking or eating in, or conducting commercial activities, or conducting industrial activities, or having actual possession of a Commercial Building, Commercial Building Unit, Industrial Building, Rental Dwelling or Rental Dwelling Unit.
(k) "Operate" means any entity or person who conducts or permits any person or entity to conduct commercial operations in a building it owns; any person or entity who conducts or permits any person or entity to conduct industrial operations in a building it owns; and, any person or entity which furnishes a Rental Dwelling or Rental Dwelling Unit for lease or rent for any purpose and for any period of time.
(l) "Operator" means any person, including the owner, who has charge, care or control of a Commercial Building, a Commercial Building Unit, an Industrial Building, or a Rental Dwelling including any Rental Dwelling having one or more Rental Dwelling Units.
(m) "Owner" means any person or entity whom alone, jointly or as tenant in common with others, has legal or equitable title to any Commercial Building, Industrial Building or Rental Dwelling with or without accompanying actual possession thereof. For the purposes of this article, "owner" includes an agent of the owner empowered by the owner to act on the conditions or under the circumstances in question.
(n) "Premises" means a lot and its buildings, structures and other improvements.
(o) "Rent" means payment of money, goods, labor, service or otherwise for use of a dwelling.
(p) "Rental Dwelling" means any house, building, mobile home, duplex, condo, townhouse, apartment, hotel or portion thereof intended to be occupied as the place of habitation of human beings, either permanently or transiently for which the Owner or Operator receives rent from an Occupant to permit the Occupant to stay in the Rental Dwelling for one (1) night or more. The term Rental Dwelling shall exclude State-licensed health and custodial facilities. The term Rental Dwelling shall include the following where the Owner or Operator receives rent from the Occupant:
(1) "Apartment" means a room or group of rooms intended to be occupied for living, sleeping, cooking and eating.
(2) "Apartment House" is a residential building designed or used for three or more dwelling units.
(3) "Condominium, Townhouse" is a single dwelling unit in a multi-unit dwelling or structure, which is separately owned, and which may be combined with and undivided interest in the common areas and facilities of the property.
(4) "Dwelling- (one family)" is any building or portion thereof which contains living facilities, including provisions for sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation, as required by this code, for not more than one family, or a congregate residence for six or less persons.
(5) "Dwelling, duplex- (two family)" is a building designed or arranged to be occupied by two families living independently the structure having only two dwelling units.
(6) "Dwelling, multiple unit" is a building or portion thereof designed for occupancy by three or more families living independently in which they may or may not share common entrance and/or other spaces. Individual dwelling units maybe owned as condominiums or offered for rent.
(7) "Guest Room" means any sleeping area located inside of a hotel and/or motel for guest to sleep in.
(8) "Mobile Home" means any vehicle or structure constructed in such a manner as to permit occupancy thereof as sleeping and eating quarters or for the conduct of any business, trade or use for storage or conveyance of tools, equipment or machinery, and so designed that it is or may be mounted on wheels and used as a conveyance on roads or streets, customarily propelled or drawn by motor power other than its own. "Mobile Home" also includes Type II and Type III manufactured homes as defined herein.
(9) "Hotel" means any facility, building or buildings, in which the public may, for a consideration, obtain sleeping accommodations. The term shall include, but not be limited to, boarding houses, hotels, motels, inns, courts, lodges, cabins and tourist homes.
(q) "Rental Dwelling Unit" means one or more rooms designed for occupancy by one family, which is part of a Rental Dwelling having more than one Rental Dwelling Unit.
(r) "Tenant" means an occupant of a rental dwelling unit who has signed a lease or made a verbal contract exceeding a seven-consecutive day commitment.
(s) "Transiently" means an individual who rents sleeping, living and sanitary facilities on a daily or weekly basis.
(Passed 9-10-18.)
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