(A) Wherever the following words or expressions occur in this Code, or in any application, plan, drawing, specification, or permit, the definition herein given will be deemed the meaning of the words or expressions. Words used in the present tense include the future; words used in the masculine gender include the feminine and neuter, the singular number includes the plural and the plural the singular.
(B) Where terms are not defined in this section, they shall have their ordinarily accepted meanings or such as the context may imply.
ADDITION. Extension of ground area or cubic contents.
ALLEY. A public way which affords only a secondary means of access to abutting property.
APARTMENT HOTEL. An apartment house which furnishes additional services ordinarily furnished by hotels, but where the services furnished are for its tenants by previous arrangements and not for transients.
APPROVED. For the purpose of this Code, unless otherwise explicitly stated herein, shall be taken to mean the approval of the Building Commissioner.
APPROVED MASONRY. Masonry constructed of brick, stone, concrete, hollow block, or other material approved after test, or a combination of these materials.
AREA.
(a) As applied to a form of construction, an uncovered sub-surface space adjacent to a building.
(b) As applied to the dimensions of a building, the maximum horizontal projected area of the building at grade.
ATTIC STORY. A story situated wholly or partly in the roof space.
AUTOMATIC. As applied to a fire door or other opening protective, means normally held in an open position and automatically closed by a releasing device that is actuated by abnormal high temperature or by a predetermined rated of rise in temperature.
BASEMENT. That portion of a building, the floor of which is not less than 2 feet below and the ceiling of which is not less than 4 feet and 6 inches above grade.
BUILDING. A combination of materials to form a construction that is safe and stable, and adapted to permanent or continuous occupancy for public, institutional, residence, business, or storage purposes; the term BUILDING shall be construed as if followed by the words “or part thereof.”
BUILDING LINE. The surface line of the solid wall on any side of the building.
BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS. The Board of Zoning Appeals of the Town of New Carlisle, Indiana.
CELLAR. A story more than 1/2 below the finished grade, provided the finished grade be not below the established grade adjacent to the lot.
CONCRETE. A mixture of portland cement, aggregate, and water, of such materials, proportions, and manipulation as to give specified results.
(a) AVERAGE CONCRETE. A mixture of 1 part of portland cement and not more than 6 parts of aggregate proportioned by volume, with the necessary water.
(b) CONTROLLED CONCRETE. Concrete where the materials are scientifically selected, graded, and proportioned to give specified results.
(c) REINFORCED CONCRETE. A portland cement concrete in which steel is embedded in such a manner that the 2 materials act together in resisting forces.
COURT. A open unoccupied space on a lot, at least 3 sides of which are enclosed by the walls of a building.
DEAD LOAD. The weight of walls, partitions, floors, roofs, and all other permanent construction of a building.
DWELLING. A building occupied exclusively for residence purposes and having not more than 2 apartments, or as a boarding or rooming house serving not more than 15 persons with meals or sleeping accommodations, or both.
FIRE DOOR. A door and its assembly, so constructed and assembled in place as to give the specified protection against the passage of fire.
FIRE RESISTANCE RATING. The time in hours that the material or construction will withstand the standard fire exposure as determined by a fire test made in conformity with the Standard Methods of Fire Tests of Building Construction and Material. Materials or construction rated as “combustible” shall be not acceptable for specified ratings of over 1 hour.
FLOOR AREA. A floor spec enclosed by exterior walls, firewalls, or fire partitions, or by combination of them.
FRAME CONSTRUCTION. As applied to buildings, means that in which walls and interior construction are wholly or partly of wood. Buildings of exterior masonry veneer, metal, or stucco on wooden frame, constituting, wholly or in part, the structural supports of the building or its loads, are frame buildings within the meaning of this definition.
GARAGE. A building, shed, or enclosure, or a part thereof, in which a motor vehicle containing a flammable fluid in its fuel storage tank is stored, housed, kept, or repaired.
GASOLINE SERVICE STATION. A structure, building, or premises or any portion thereof where a flammable fluid for retail supply to motor vehicles is stored, housed, or sold. This definition also covers a FILLING STATION.
GRADE. The surface of the ground, court, lawn, yard, or sidewalk adjoining the building.
(a) ESTABLISHED GRADE. The grade of the centerline of roads and streets fixed by the Town or County Surveyor or the State Highway Commission.
(b) NATURAL GRADE. The undisturbed natural surface of the ground.
HABITABLE ROOM. A room occupied by 1 or more persons for living, eating, or sleeping; and includes kitchens serving apartments or individual households, but does not include bathrooms, water-closet compartments, laundries, serving and storage pantries, corridors, cellars, and spaces that are not used frequently or during extended periods.
HEIGHT OF STORY. The vertical distance from the top of one floor to the top of the next above.
INCOMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL. Material which does not burn except at a very high temperature, but which may conduct heat rapidly or alter in shape or consistency at temperature of an ordinary conflagration.
LINTEL. A beam or girder placed over an opening of not great width with the ends resting directly on masonry.
LIVE LOAD. All loads except dead loads.
LOT. See definition in Zoning Chapter of this code.
LOT LINE. The line of demarcation between the property of different owners, but not including the line of demarcation between any lot or parcel of ground and a water front, public park or thoroughfare.
MORTARS. Cement lime MORTAR means a mixture of 1 part of portland cement, 1 part of lime putty or dry hydrated lime, and not more than 6 parts of sand, proportioned by volume.
(a) Cement lime mortar should not be confused with lime cement mortar.
(b) Lime mortar means a mixture of 1 part lime putty or hydrated lime and not more than 3 parts of sand, proportioned by volume.
(c) Lime cement mortar means a mixture of 1 part of portland cement, 2 parts of hydrated lime or lime putty, and not more than 9 parts of sand, proportioned by volume.
(d) Masonry cement mortar means a mixture of 1 part of approved masonry cement to not more than 3 parts of sand proportioned by volume.
(e) See the A.S.T.M. specifications for masonry cement.
(f) Natural cement mortar means a mixture of 1 part of approved natural cement to not more than 3 parts of sand proportioned by volume.
(g) See the A.S.T.M. specifications for natural cement.
(h) Portland cement mortar means a mixture of 1 part of portland cement and not more than 3 parts of sand, proportioned by volume, with or without an addition of hydrated lime or lime putty of not more than 25% of the cement by volume. Mortar made with natural or proprietary cements shall not be used where portland cement mortar is specified but may be used where lime cement mortar is permitted.
OFFSET. A change in thickness of wall usually made at the top of the floor beams or joists.
OWNER. Includes his or her duly authorized agent or attorney, a purchaser, devisee, fiduciary, and a person having a vested or contingent interest in the property in question.
PARTITION. An interior subdividing wall. If constructed of other materials than masonry, the name or class of the structural material is usually prefixed.
PARTY LINE. Same as LOT LINE.
PERSON. Any natural person, firm, corporation, or legal entity.
PIER. An isolated mass of brickwork or masonry forming a support for an arch, column, post, girder lintel, truss, or similar structural part.
PLACE OF ASSEMBLY. A room or space in which provision is made for the seating of 100 or more persons for religious, recreational, educational, political, social, or amusement purposes, or for the consumption of food or drink. The room or space shall include any occupied connecting room or space in the same story, or in a story or stories above or below, where entrance is common to the rooms or spaces.
READER.
(a) In masonry, the short side or end of a brick or stone.
(b) In framing, the girder into which floor joists, chimneys, and the like are framed in making openings, or for stairways.
REFERENCES. Standard authorities relative to Underwriters requirements, methods of construction, and the like data for which may be found on file at the office for inspection at any time during the regular office hours of the Department.
REMODELING. See ALTERATIONS.
REPAIR. The replacement of existing work with the same kind of material used in the existing work, not including additional work that would affect the structural safety of the building, or that would affect or change required exit facilities, or that would affect a vital element of plumbing, wiring, or heating installation, or that would be in violation of a provision of law or ordinance.
REQUIRED. Required by some provision of this Code.
ROOF STRUCTURE. A structure above the roof of any part of a building enclosing a stairway, tank, elevator machinery, or ventilating apparatus, or such part of a shaft as extends above the roof.
SELF-CLOSING. As applied to a fire door or other opening protective, means normally closed and equipped with an approved device which will ensure closing after having been opened or used.
SKELETON CONSTRUCTION. The framework of buildings whose external and internal loads and stresses are transmitted from the top of the building to the foundation through girders and columns of metal, wood, or reinforced concrete.
STAIRWAY. One or more flights of stairs and the necessary landings and platforms connecting them, to form a continuous and uninterrupted passage from one story to another in a building or structure.
STANDARD FIRE TEST. The first test formulated under the procedure of the American Standards Association as “American Standard.”
STREET OR ROAD LINE. The line of demarcation between a water front, public park, or thoroughfare and land or a lot adjoining thereto and abutting thereon.
STRUCTURE. Anything constructed or erected, the use of which requires more or less permanent location on the ground or attached to something having a permanent location on the ground, except public utility, communication, and electrical transmission lines and equipment, and facilities supporting the same and/or incidental thereto.
UNDERWRITERS. The National Board of Fire Underwriters. In all cases where Underwriters’ approval is required or implied, it shall be taken to mean this body.
WALLS.
(a) BEARING WALL. A wall which supports any vertical load in addition to its own weight.
(b) CAVITY WALL. A wall built of masonry units or of plain concrete, or a combination of these materials, so arranged as to provide an air space within the wall, and in which the inner and outer parts of the wall are tied together with metal ties.
(c) CURTAIN WALL. A non-bearing wall between columns or piers and which is not supported by girders or beams.
(d) FACED WALL. A wall in which the masonry facing and backing are so bonded as to exert common action under load.
(e) FIRE PARTITION. A partition which subdivides a building to restrict the spread of fire or to provide areas of refuge, but is not necessarily continuous through all stories, not extended through the roof, and has a fire-resistance rating of at least 2 hours.
(f) FIREWALL. A wall of brick or reinforced concrete which subdivides a building or separates buildings to restrict the spread of fire which starts at the foundation and extends continuously through all stories to and above the roof, except where the roof is fireproof or semi-fireproof and wall is carried up tightly against the underside of the roof slab.
(g) FOUNDATION WALL. A wall below the first floor extending below the adjacent ground level and serving as support for a wall, pier, column, or other structural part of a building.
(h) HOLLOW WALL OF MASONRY. A wall built of masonry units so arranged as to provide an air space within the wall, and in which the inner and outer parts of the wall are bonded together with masonry units.
(i) NON-BEARING WALL. A wall which supports no load other than its own weight.
(j) PANEL WALL. A non-bearing wall in skeleton construction built between columns or piers and wholly supported at each story.
(k) PARTY WALL. A wall used or adapted for joint service between 2 buildings.
(l) VENEERED WALL. A wall having a facing which is not attached and bonded to the backing so as to form an integral part of the wall for purposes of load bearing and stability.
WRITING. Includes printing and typewriting.
WRITTEN NOTICE. Shall be considered to have been served if delivered in person to the individual or to the parties intended, or if delivered at or sent by registered mail to the last business address known to the party giving the notice.
YARD. An open space other than a court on the same lot with a building, which space is unoccupied and unobstructed by any portion of a building from the ground upward except as otherwise provided herein. In measuring a yard for the purpose of determining the width of a side yard, the depth of a front yard, or the depth of a rear yard, the minimum horizontal distance between the lot line and the building shall be used.
YARD, FRONT. An open, unoccupied space on the same lot with a building between the front line of the building and the front line of the lot.
YARD, REAR. An open, unoccupied space on the same lot with a building between the rear line of the principal building and the rear line of the lot.
YARD, SIDE. An open, unoccupied space on the same lot with a building and situated between the building and the side line of the lot, and extending through from the street or from the front yard to the rear yard or to the rear line of the lot. Any lot line not a rear line or a front line shall be deemed a side line.
ZONING. The reservation of certain specified areas within a community or city for buildings and structures for certain purposes with other limitations such as minimum requirements for lot area, height of buildings, lot coverage, vehicle parking space, and the like (see Chapter 152 of this code).
WAGON MOVE. Any building not to exceed 14 feet by 20 feet by 18 feet when mounted.
(1992 Code, § 7-29)