The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings:
ACCESSORY STRUCTURE: A subordinate detached building or use which is located on the same lot on which the main building or use is situated and which is reasonably necessary and incidental to the conduct of the primary use of such main building or use.
APPROVED: When used in reference to the design and capabilities of physical systems of a dwelling, shall mean having passed the inspection of the compliance official. The basis for passage of such inspection shall be an analysis of the effective State codes and an analysis of the degree to which the systems meet the standards established by such codes. It shall be the objective of the compliance official, unless otherwise specified, to establish minimum qualifications for approval of such system, which qualifications can maintain substantial compliance with the effective State codes and can be achieved in a reasonably economical and practical manner.
BUILDING: Any structure built for support, shelter or enclosure of persons, animals, chattels or moveable property of any kind, and includes any structure.
COMPLIANCE OFFICIAL: The City building official and his designated agents authorized to administer and enforce this chapter.
DWELLING: A building or portion thereof, designated exclusively for residential occupancy, including one-family, two-family, multiple-family dwellings and manufactured houses, but not including hotels, motels, or boarding houses.
DWELLING, MULTIPLE FAMILY (APARTMENT): A building designed with three (3) or more dwelling units exclusively for the occupancy of three (3) or more families living independently of each other, but sharing hallways, main entrances and exits.
DWELLING, SINGLE-FAMILY: A dwelling unit designed exclusively for occupancy by one family.
Attached: A dwelling which is joined to another at one or more sides by a party wall.
Detached: A dwelling unit not attached to another dwelling or structure or is entirely surrounded by open space.
DWELLING, TWO-FAMILY: A residence designed for or occupied by two (2) families only, with separate housekeeping and cooking facilities for each. A two-family dwelling (duplex) with a separate rooming unit(s) shall be considered and classified as a multiple-family dwelling.
Double Bungalow: A two-family dwelling with two (2) units side by side.
Duplex: A two-family dwelling unit with one unit above the other.
DWELLING UNIT: A residential building or portion thereof intended for occupancy by one or more persons with facilities for living, sleeping, cooking and eating but not including hotels, motels, nursing homes, seasonal cabins, boarding or rooming houses, resorts, tourist homes or trailers.
FAMILY: An individual or two (2) or more persons related by blood, marriage, adoption or a group of not more than three (3) persons who need not be related by blood or marriage living together in a dwelling unit.
GARBAGE: Animal and vegetable wastes resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking and consumption of food.
HABITABLE BUILDING: Any building or part thereof that meets minimum standards for use as a home or place of abode by one or more persons.
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, furnace rooms, unfinished basements (those without required ventilation, required electric outlets and required exit facilities), pantries, utility rooms of less than fifty (50) square feet of floor space, foyers, communicating corridors, stairways, closets, storage spaces and workshops, and hobby and recreation areas in parts of the structure below ground level or in attics.
HEATED WATER: Water heated to a temperature of not less than one hundred twenty degrees Fahrenheit (120°F), or such lesser temperature required by government authority, measured at the faucet outlet.
KITCHEN: A space which contains a sink with counter working space, adequate space for installing cooking and refrigeration equipment and adequate space for the storage of cooking utensils.
LEASE: An agreement to rent. For use as a verb, see definition of rent.
OCCUPANT: Any person (including the owner or operator) sleeping, cooking and eating in a dwelling unit or living and sleeping in a rooming unit.
OPERATOR: The owner or his agent who has charge, care, control, or management of a building, or part thereof, in which dwelling units or rooming units are let.
OWNER: Any person who, alone, jointly, or severally with others, shall be in actual possession of, or have charge, care or control of, any dwelling, dwelling unit, or rooming unit within the City as title holder, as employee or agent of the title holder, or as trustee or guardian of the estate or person of the title holder. Any such person representing the actual title holder shall be bound to comply with the provisions of this chapter to the same extent as the title holder.
PARTY WALL: A common wall which divides two (2) independent structures by a fire wall.
PERMISSIBLE OCCUPANCY: The maximum number of persons permitted to reside in a dwelling unit or rooming unit.
PLUMBING: All of the following supplied facilities and equipment in a dwelling: gas pipes, gas burning equipment, water pipes, steam 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 fixtures and the installation thereof, together with all connections to water, sewer and gas lines.
PREMISES: A platted lot or part thereof or unplatted parcel of land occupied by any dwelling or nondwelling structure, including any such building, accessory structure or other structure thereon.
PUBLIC HALL: A hall, corridor or passageway for providing egress from a dwelling unit to a public way and not within the exclusive control of one family.
REFUSE: All organic and nonorganic waste, including garbage and rubbish.
RENT: Consideration paid for the use of premises, including, but not necessarily limited to, money, services and property. As a verb, the term "rent" means to get or give the use of premises in return for such consideration or any combination thereof. The term "rent" does not include arrangements whereby a relative, as defined in Minnesota Statutes section 273.124, subdivision 1(c), occupies a dwelling for no consideration or for consideration that includes no more than maintenance of the dwelling or premises, and which arrangement is detailed and sworn to in affidavits filed by each adult occupant of the dwelling and each person who is an owner of the dwelling.
RENTAL DWELLING: A building or portion thereof let for rent or lease, designed or used predominantly for residential occupancy of a continued nature, including single-family dwellings, attached or detached, and multiple-family dwellings, but not including hotels and motels.
RENTAL DWELLING UNIT: A single residential accommodation let for rent or lease which is arranged, designed, used or, if vacant, intended for use exclusively as a domicile for one family. Where a private garage is structurally attached, it shall be considered as a part of the building in which the dwelling is located.
REPAIR: To restore to a sound and acceptable state of operation, serviceability or appearance.
RODENT HARBORAGE: Any place where rodents can live, nest or seek shelter.
RUBBISH: Solid wastes consisting of both combustible and noncombustible wastes, such as paper, cardboard, tin cans, grass and shrubbery clippings, wood, glass, brick, plaster, bedding, crockery and similar materials.
SUBSTANDARD DWELLING: Any dwelling which does not conform to the minimum standards established by City ordinances.
SUPPLIED: Paid for, furnished by, provided by or under the control of the owner, operator or agent of a dwelling. Whenever the terms "dwelling", "dwelling unit", "premises" and "structure" are used in this chapter, they shall be construed as though they were followed by the words "or any part thereof".
TOILET: A toilet, with a bowl and trap made in one piece, which is connected to the City water and sewer system or other approved water supply and sewer supply. (Prior Code § 7-11-3; amd. Ord. 2018-11, 10-22-2018)