Except as expressly provided in this chapter, words, terms and phrases used in this chapter have the meanings given them by this code. In cases where conflicting definitions of a word, term or phrase make its precise meaning unclear in its application to particular facts, the city administrator is authorized to resolve the definition. For purposes of this chapter the following terms below have the meanings given them:
APPLICANT: The owner.
BCA: Minnesota bureau of criminal apprehension.
BUILDING CODE: Title 9, chapter 1 of this code.
CHIEF BUILDING OFFICIAL, BUILDING OFFICIAL, OR HOUSING OFFICIAL: The chief building official or designee in the department of community development, building inspection division and other city departments designated by the city administrator to administer this chapter.
CITY CODE: The Inver Grove Heights city code of ordinances.
COMMON AREAS: Halls, lobbies, corridors, passageways, utility rooms, recreational/multiuse rooms, along with facility and yard areas not under the exclusive control of one person or family, in or adjacent to a multiple-family dwelling.
DWELLING: A building or a portion of a building designed for residential occupancy. The term includes single-family/multi- family dwellings, manufactured homes, hotels, motels and boarding houses.
DWELLING UNIT: A single-family dwelling or a discrete portion of a dwelling or detached structure/garage designed for occupancy by one family.
FAMILY: An individual, or two (2) or more persons related by blood, marriage or adoption, or a group of not more than four (4) persons not so related, living together as a single housekeeping unit using common cooking facilities.
LET: To rent, lease or grant the use and possession of real property whether or not compensation is paid.
MANAGER OR PROPERTY MANAGER: An individual who is hired by an owner and who would have the means, within the scope of the individual's duties, to enter rental dwelling units. Manager or property manager includes, but is not limited to, employees of the owner, such as office staff or a custodian who would have the means, within the scope of the individual's duties, to enter rental dwelling units.
MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING: Any residential structure designed to provide occupancy to more than one family unit.
OWNER: Any person, firm or corporation who alone, jointly, or separately with others is in actual possession of or has charge, care or control of a dwelling or dwelling unit or structure in the city as owner, employee or agent of the owner or as trustee or guardian of the estate of the person who is the titleholder, and such person is bound by the provisions of this chapter to the same extent as the owner. For purposes of this chapter, an owner does not mean a manager.
PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE OR INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE: The international property maintenance code, 2012 edition, published by the International Code Council.
RENTAL: An owner or nonowner occupied single- or multi-family dwelling or dwelling unit that is let to a party other than the owner of the property or a member of the owner's family.
REPAIR: To restore to a sound, acceptable state of operation, serviceability or appearance.
STRUCTURE: That which is built or constructed, an edifice or building of any kind, or any piece of work artificially built up or composed of parts joined together in some definite manner.
ZONING CODE: Title 10 of this code. (Ord. 1325, 10-24-2016)