13-56-030 Class A-1, single-family dwelling.

   A “one-family dwelling” is a building containing one dwelling unit only or one group home only or an intermediate care facility for the developmentally disabled – 15 or less only. A “family” consists of one or more persons each related to the other by blood (or adoption), together with such blood relations' respective spouses, who are living together in a single dwelling and maintaining a common household. A “family” includes any domestic servants and not more than one gratuitous guest residing with said “family”. A “family” also consists of the residents of a family home. An otherwise qualifying building does not lose its status as a Class A-1, single-family dwelling because a bed-and- breakfast establishment is operated in the building if (1) the bed-and-breakfast establishment has operated continuously in the building as of January 16, 2003; and (2) the operator of the bed-and-breakfast establishment files an application for a bed-and-breakfast establishment license no later than the effective date of this amendatory ordinance; provided, however, that a Class A-1, single-family dwelling containing a bed-and- breakfast establishment will lose its status as a Class A-1, single-family dwelling if the building or the bed- and-breakfast establishment is altered, expanded, enlarged or newly constructed after the effective date of this amendatory ordinance.

(Prior code § 48-2.1; Amend Coun. J. 12-21-84, p. 12140; Amended during Supplement No. 2, 4-91; Amend Coun. J. 9-4-03, p. 7118, § 4)

13-56-040 Class A-2, multiple dwellings.

   Residential units designed or used for two or more family units or designed or used for sleeping accommodations, other than family units, for more than ten persons shall be classified as Class A-2, multiple dwellings. Class A-2, multiple dwellings shall include, among others, the following:

   Apartment buildings

   Bed-and-breakfast establishments (regardless of capacity)

   Boardinghouses

   Clubs

   Convents

   Dormitories

   Fraternities

   Group homes

   Hotels

   Housing for elderly persons

   Lodging houses

   Monasteries

   Motels

   Roominghouses

   Single-room occupancy buildings

   Temporary overnight shelters (regardless of capacity)

   Transitional shelters (regardless of capacity)

(Prior code § 48-2.2; Amend Coun. J. 12-22-83, p. 4214; Amend Coun. J. 10-15-87, p. 4811; Amend Coun. J. 4-12-91, p. 32345; Amend Coun. J. 9-4-03, p. 7118, § 5)

13-56-050 Class B, institutional units.

   Buildings, or parts thereof, designed or used for the harboring of three or more persons for medical, correctional, penal or other care, treatment or detention, and as defined in Sections 4-6-090 , 4-6-100 , 4-6-110 and 4-6-170 , and as further defined by the rules and regulations promulgated by the board of health under the authority of Section 2-112-100 , shall be classified as Class B institutionalized units.

(Prior code § 48-3; Amend Coun. J. 6-14-95, p. 2841; Amend Coun. J. 5-9-12, p. 27485, § 172)

 

Notes

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13-56-060 Certain Class B institutional units.

   Class B institutional units shall include, but not be limited to the following:

   (A)   Hospitals;

   (B)   Nursing homes shall include the following:

      1.   Skilled care nursing home,

      2.   Intermediate care nursing home,

      3.   Child care nursing home,

      4.   Intellectually or developmentally disabled home;

   (C)   Sheltered care facilities shall include the following:

      1.   Sheltered care home,

      2.   Home for the aged,

      3.   Residential care (halfway) home;

   (D)   Residential restrained care facilities shall include the following:

      1.   Jails,

      2.   Asylums,

      3.   Reformatories;

   (E)   Day care centers/under two, except as permitted under Class C-3 schools in Section 13-56-100;

   (F)   Orphanages.

(Prior code § 48-3.1; Amend Coun. J. 4-16-96, p. 20112; Amend Coun. J. 5-9-12, p. 27485, § 173)

13-56-070 Class C, assembly units.

   Buildings, or parts thereof, designed or used for the assembly of persons for civic, political, educational, religious, social, recreational or other similar activities shall be classified as Class C, assembly units. Class C, assembly units shall include among others, the following:

   Amphitheaters

   Aquariums

   Armories

   Art galleries

   Assembly halls

   Auditoriums

   Ballrooms

   Banquet halls

   Boards of trade

   Bowling alleys

   Churches

   Community houses

   Concert halls

   Convention halls

   Court rooms

   Dancehalls

   Exhibition areas

   Field houses

   Funeral parlor

   Gymnasium

   Industrial private event venue - only those areas of the building licensed to conduct an industrial venue event

   Indoor special events - only those areas of the building licensed to conduct an indoor special event

   Lecture halls

   Libraries

   Motion picture houses

   Museums

   Nightclubs

   Passenger stations

   Performing arts venues

   Planetariums

   Playhouse-in-the-round

   Radio and TV studios

   Recreation halls

   Restaurants

   Rinks

   Schools

   Stadiums (indoor)

   Swimming pools (indoor)

   Taverns

   Theaters

(Prior code § 48-4; Amend Coun. J. 12-22-83, p. 4214; Amend Coun. J. 10-15-87, p. 4811; Amend Coun. J. 11-30-05, p. 62481, § 4; Amend Coun. J. 2-10-16, p. 18766, § 9)

13-56-080 Class C-1, large assembly units.

   Assembly units having a capacity of 300 persons or more in one room or space, other than schools, shall be classified as Class C-1, large assembly units.

(Prior code § 48-4.1)

13-56-090 Class C-2, small assembly units.

   Assembly units, other than schools, having a capacity of less than 300 persons in any one room or space shall be classified as Class C-2, small assembly units, with the following exceptions:

      (a)   Restaurants, bars, taverns and similar occupancies having a capacity of not more than 100 persons shall be classified as Class F, mercantile units;

      (b)   Other assembly occupancies having a capacity of not more than 100 persons and located in a building of another occupancy shall be classified according to that occupancy.

   Subject to Section 4-388-220, that portion of a building for which a special club license has been issued pursuant to Chapter 4-388 shall be classified as a Class C-2, small assembly unit and comply with the applicable provisions thereof, unless otherwise specified in Chapter 4-388.

(Prior code § 48-4.2; Amend Coun. J. 1-20-99, p. 88461, § 5; Amend Coun. J. 1-11-06, p. 68371, § 4)