As used in Title V, Chapters 1341 through 1353, The Housing Code, the term
MULTIPLE DWELLING
means a building containing three or more dwelling units, or two or more dwelling units above the first or ground floor, or one or more dwelling units if the building contains a use other than a dwelling use; and
MULTIPLE DWELLING
also means three or more dwelling units owned by the same owner or owners having common or adjacent walls or floors and ceilings, contiguous to each other, such as row houses, town houses, or condominiums. For the purpose of applying this definition, any building which is being operated as a rooming house pursuant to a valid city license shall not be classed as a multiple dwelling. The words
MULTIPLE DWELLING, TENEMENT HOUSE
and
APARTMENT HOUSE
are synonymous.
(Ord. 7062, passed 9-20-1977)