For the purposes of this article, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section.
CIVIL DEFENSE FALLOUT SHELTER. Any building or structure which is designed to be used primarily for the purposes of providing protection to the occupants thereof from the effects of fire, heat and radiological fallout resulting from a disaster.
DISASTER. Actual or threatened enemy attack, sabotage, extraordinary fire, storm, epidemic, riot, earthquake or other similar public calamity. In the case of a nuclear attack, the disaster situation will be anticipated to last for a two-week period.
(1964 Code, § 10-1)
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Definitions and rules of construction generally, see § 1-2