For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
DWELLING UNIT. The abode of a family or a single unit providing complete, independent facilities for the exclusive use and enjoyment of a family, including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation.
GUEST. A person who is a temporary resident (less than 25% of the time) of a dwelling unit and does not utilize the dwelling unit as a legal address for any purpose.
OCCUPANCY. Adhering to use standards and occupant load as required by local, state, and federal statutes.
OCCUPANT. A person occupying a dwelling unit, other than a guest, or using the property as a legal address for any purpose.
OWNER.
(1) The legal title holder or holders of the realty, except:
(a) If legal title is held by a state land trust, OWNER shall mean the beneficial owner or owners of the trust; and
(b) If there is a purchaser or purchasers under a real estate installment sales contract, OWNER shall mean the purchaser or purchasers.
(2) The singular shall include the plural throughout.
(3) For the purpose of § 123.03(A), the OWNER shall mean legal title holder(s), beneficial owner(s), and contract purchaser(s) of the realty.
PERSON. Includes a corporation, firm, partnership, association, organization, company, limited liability company, or any group acting as a unit, as well as a natural person. References in the masculine gender include the feminine and the neuter, in the present tense includes the future, and the singular includes the plural.
RENTAL HOUSING. Any room or suite of rooms forming a single, separate habitable unit to be used for living, or for living and sleeping; but not for cooking and eating purposes.
ROOMING UNIT. A room or suite of rooms forming a single, separate habitable unit to be used for living, or for living and sleeping; but not for cooking and eating purposes.
(Prior Code, § 123.02) (Ord. 0-01-0017, passed - -2001; Ord. 0-02-0016, passed - -2002)