§ 150.01 DEFINITIONS.

   (A)   For the purpose of this subchapter the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.

      BASEMENT. The portion of a building located partly underground and below street grade.

      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.

      GARBAGE. The animal and vegetable waste resulting from the 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. The legally designated Health Officer of the city, or his authorized representative.

      INFESTATION. The presence, within or around a dwelling, of insects, rodents, or other pests.

      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 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.

      ORDINARY MINIMUM WINTER CONDITIONS. The temperature 15 degrees Fahrenheit above the lowest recorded temperature for the previous ten year period.

      OWNER. Any person who alone or jointly or severally with others:

         (a)   Shall have legal title to any dwelling or dwelling units, 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, administratrix, trustee or guardian of the estate of the owner. Any such 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 were the owner.

      PLUMBING. Shall mean and include 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.

      ROOMING HOUSE. Any dwelling, or that part of any dwelling containing one or more rooming units, in which space is let 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.

      ROOMING UNIT. Any room or group of rooms forming a single habitable unit 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, metals, mineral matter, glass crockery and dust.

      SUPPLIED. Paid for, furnished, or provided by, or under the control of the owner or operator.

      TEMPORARY HOUSING. Any tent, trailer, or other structure used for human shelter, which is designed to be transportable and which is not attached to the ground, to another structure, or to any utilities system on the same premises for more than 30 consecutive days.

   (B)   Whenever the words DWELLING , DWELLING UNIT , ROOMING HOUSE , ROOMING UNIT , PREMISES , are used in this chapter, they shall be construed as though they were followed by the words "or any part thereof."