Unless otherwise expressly stated, the terms defined in the most recently adopted version of the International Property Maintenance Code in addition to the terms defined below, shall have the meaning ascribed, for the purposes of implementing and interpreting the International Property Maintenance Code and §§ 150.115 through 150.150 of this code.
ACCESSORY SPACE. Any space in a dwelling used for bathrooms, toilet rooms, laundry rooms, unfinished attics, foyers, closets, halls, connecting corridors, storage spaces, cellars, utility spaces and similar areas not included in the definition of habitable space.
BOARDING HOUSE. A dwelling unit where sleeping units are let, with or without meals, and the dwelling unit is not occupied as a single-family dwelling. Occupants do not have exclusive access to kitchen and/or bathroom facilities and have limited or no access to non-common areas of the dwelling unit. Each occupant has a separate agreement with the owner and may be evicted individually without affecting the other occupants.
CELLAR. A portion of a dwelling located partly or wholly underground having an inadequate access to light and air from windows located partly or wholly below the level of the adjoining ground.
CLEAN AND SANITARY. The absence of chemicals, organic material and other biological agents detrimental to the health, safety and welfare of human life.
CONDEMN. A final order of the Building and Standards Commission adjudging a building, equipment, structure or property unfit for use or occupancy and a public nuisance to the extent that the life, health, property, or safety of the public or occupants are endangered, ordering the city to abate the condition by demolition and/or removal of the hazard.
CROSSWIRING. The condition where all or part of the electric service for one dwelling unit is connected to or paid for through the electric meter that serves another dwelling unit.
DUPLEX. Any building or portion thereof, which is designed, built, rented, leased, or let to be occupied as two dwelling units or which is occupied as a home or place of residency by two families living in independent dwelling units.
DWELLING. Any building, structure or portion thereof, occupied by, or designed or intended for occupancy by, one or more persons for living purposes. TEMPORARY HOUSING, as defined below, shall not be regarded as a dwelling.
FAMILY. The functional equivalent of a traditional family; whose members are a non-transient interactive group of persons jointly occupying a single dwelling unit, including the joint use of and responsibilities for common areas and sharing household activities and responsibilities, such as meals, chores, household maintenance and expenses; and where, if the dwelling unit is rented, all adult occupants have chosen to jointly occupy the entire premises of the dwelling unit, under a single lease with joint use and responsibility for the premises, and the makeup of the household occupying the unit is determined by the residents of the dwelling unit rather than the landlord or property manager. This definition shall not include any society, club, fraternity, coterie, organization, or group of students or other individuals whose domestic relationship is of a transitory or seasonal nature or for an anticipated limited duration of a school term or terms or other similar determinable period.
FUEL GAS SYSTEM. All piping systems, appliances, equipment, devices, apparatus and appurtenances that distribute or utilize fuel gas within a structure or on a property.
GENDER. Words having a masculine gender shall include the feminine gender.
GRAFFITI. Any unauthorized inscription, word, signature, symbol, design, or other marking of any sort that is etched, written, painted, drawn, or applied in any other way to any structure, building, tree, vehicle, or property of any sort, or to any portion or element thereof.
KITCHEN. An area used, or designated to be used, for the preparation of food.
MULTI-FAMILY (APARTMENT). Any building or portion thereof, which is designed, built, rented, leased, or let to be occupied as three or more dwelling units which are occupied as a home or place of residency by three or more families living in independent dwelling units.
NEGLIGENT PROPERTY. Any leased/let property that has three or more documented violations of federal, state, or local laws and/or ordinances within a 12-month period.
NEGLIGENT PROPERTY PROGRAM (NPP). The city's mandatory inspection program designed to eliminate and prevent substandard conditions on leased/let properties.
NOTICE OF VIOLATION. A written notification that documents and communicates violations observed during an inspection.
NOXIOUS AND INVASIVE PLANTS. As defined in Chapter 96 of this code.
OVERCROWDING. Occupancy of a dwelling by more occupants than allowed or permitted by the maximum occupancy requirements for habitable space in accordance with the IPMC and any approved amendments.
PLUMBING SYSTEM. The water supply and distribution pipes; plumbing fixtures and traps; water treating or water using equipment; soil waste and vent pipes; and sanitary and storm sewers and building drains; in addition to their respective connections, devices and appurtenances within a structure or on a premises.
REFUSE. Waste materials defined as garbage or rubbish by the IPMC.
SEWAGE. Any liquid waste containing animal, vegetable or chemical matter in suspension or solution generated by residential, industrial, commercial, institutional, agricultural and other occupancies. SEWAGE includes but is not limited to waste generated by bathing, laundry, toilets, sinks, floor drains, equipment wash areas, and secondary containment areas.
SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING. A building or structure with only one dwelling unit, occupied as, or designed or intended for occupancy as, a residence for one family.
SUBSTANDARD. Any building, structure or property, or portion thereof which, as the result of the development, use and/or conditions created thereon, exists in any condition that endangers the life, limb, health, property, safety or welfare of the public or occupants thereof, or violates any code or ordinance of the city.
SUPPLIED. Paid for, furnished, or provided by, or under the control of, the owner.
TEMPORARY HOUSING. Any tent, trailer, recreational vehicle, or other structure used for human shelter that is designed to be transportable and is not attached to the ground, to another structure, or to any utility system on the same premises for more than 30 consecutive days or more than 45 cumulative days in any calendar year.
(Ord. 11-2018-96, passed 11-27-18; Am. Ord. 04-2023-30, passed 4-25-23)