(A) For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
BASEMENT. A portion of a building located partly underground, but having less than half its clear floor-to-ceiling height below the average grade of the adjoining ground.
BUILDING COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of buildings of the city or his or her authorized representative.
CELLAR. A portion of a building located, partly or wholly, underground, and having half or more than half of its clear floor-to-ceiling height below the average grade of the adjoining ground.
DWELLING. Any building which is, wholly or partly, used or intended to be used for living or sleeping by human occupants; provided, that temporary housing, as hereinafter defined, shall not be regarded as a dwelling.
DWELLING UNIT. Any room or group of rooms located within a dwelling and forming a single habitable unit with facilities which are used or intended to be used for living, sleeping, cooking, and eating.
EXTERMINATION. The control and elimination of insects, rodents, or other pests by eliminating their harborage places; by removing or making inaccessible materials that may serve as their food; by poisoning, spraying, fumigating, trapping, or by any other recognized and legal pest elimination methods approved by the Health Officer.
FIRE CHIEF. The Chief of the fire force of the city or his or her authorized representatives assigned to the Fire Prevention Bureau.
GARBAGE. The animal and vegetable waste resulting from handling, preparation, cooking, and consumption of food.
HABITABLE ROOM. A room or enclosed floor space used or intended to be used for living, sleeping, cooking, or eating purposes, excluding bathrooms, water closet compartments, laundries, pantries, foyers, or communicating corridors, closets, and storage space.
HEALTH OFFICER or DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH. The legally designated health authority of the city or his or her authorized representative.
INFESTATION. The presence, within or around a dwelling, of any insects, rodents, or other pests.
LET. To give another person the right to occupy any portion of dwelling unit or rooming unit. The act of LETTING shall be deemed to be a continuing act for so long as the persons given the right to occupy premises continue to do so. A further LETTING by any occupant of a portion of a dwelling unit or rooming unit is also a LETTING by the owner or operator of the dwelling.
MULTIPLE-DWELLING. Any dwelling containing more than two dwelling units.
OCCUPANT. Any person, over one year of age, living, sleeping, cooking, or eating in or having actual possession of a dwelling unit or a rooming unit.
OPERATOR. Any person who has charge, care, or control of a building or part thereof in which dwelling units or rooming units are let.
OWNER. Any person who, alone or jointly or severally with others:
(a) Shall have legal title to any dwelling or dwelling unit, with or without accompanying actual possession thereof; or
(b) Shall have charge, care, or control of any dwelling or dwelling unit, as owner or agent of the owner, or as executor, executrix, administrator, or administratrix, trustee, or guardian of the estate of the owner. Any person thus representing the actual owner shall be bound to comply with the provisions of this chapter, and of rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, to the same extent as if he or she were the owner.
PLUMBING. All of the following supplied facilities and equipment: gas pipes, gas burning equipment, water pipes, garbage disposal units, waste pipes, water closets, sinks, installed dishwashers, lavatories, bathtubs, shower baths, installed clothes washing machines, catch basins, drains, vents, and any other similar supplied fixtures, together with all connections to water, sewer, or gas lines.
PREMISES. All areas, including but not limited to yards, outbuildings, and courts.
ROOMINGHOUSE. Any dwelling or that part of any dwelling containing one or more rooming units in which space is let, for a valuable consideration, by the owner or operator to three or more persons who are not husband or wife, son or daughter, mother or father, or sister or brother of the owner or operator, but any child lawfully under the care of any of the above members of a family shall not be deemed a roomer.
ROOMING UNIT. Any room or group of rooms forming a single habitable unit used or intended to be used for living and sleeping, but not for cooking or eating purposes.
RUBBISH. Combustible and noncombustible waste materials, except garbage, and the term shall include the residue from the burning of wood, coal, coke, and other combustible material, paper, rags, cartons, boxes, wood, excelsior, rubber, leather, tree branches, yard trimmings, tin cans, metal, mineral matter, glass, crockery, and dust.
SUPPLIED. Paid for, furnished, or provided by or under the control of the owner or operator.
(B) Whenever the words DWELLING, DWELLING UNIT, ROOMINGHOUSE, ROOMING UNIT, or PREMISES are used in this chapter, they shall be constructed as though they were followed by the words “or any part thereof.”
(Prior Code, § 152.01)