For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
BASEMENT. A portion of the building located partly underground, but having less than two-thirds of its clear floor-to-ceiling height below the average grade of adjoining property.
CELLAR. A portion of a building located partly or wholly underground and having two-thirds of its clear floor-to-ceiling height below the average grade of adjoining ground.
CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. Any employee of the city whose is assigned duties included the enforcement of this subchapter.
DWELLING. Any building that is wholly or partly used or intended to be used for living or sleeping by human occupants.
DWELLING UNIT. A single unit providing complete, independent living facilities for one or more
persons including permanent provisions which are used or intended to be used for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation.
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, fumigation, or trapping, or by other recognized and legal pest eliminations.
GARBAGE. The animal and vegetable waste resulting from handling, preparation, cooking, and consumption of food.
HABITABLE ROOM. A room or enclosed floor space used or intended to be used for living, sleeping, or cooking purposes, excluding bathrooms, laundries, pantries, foyers, hallways, closets, and storage spaces.
OCCUPANT. Any person living, sleeping, cooking, or eating in, or having actual possession of a dwelling unit or rooming unit.
OWNER. Any person having a legal or equitable title in the real estate or premises.
OWNER’S REPRESENTATIVE. A person hired by the owner to represent and/or advocate on the owner’s behalf.
PERSON. Any entity including any of the following: individual, firm, corporation, association, partnership, or limited liability corporation/company. References in the masculine gender include the feminine and the neuter, in the present tense includes the future, and the singular includes the plural.
PEST MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL. A person who:
(1) Is licensed, registered, or certified by the State of Indiana to perform pest control services; and
(2) Follows National Pest Management Association Best Practices for the extermination of insects, rodents, pests, and bed bugs.
RENTAL BUILDING. A building containing one or more rental units.
RENTAL UNIT. A rented dwelling unit or rooming unit.
ROOMING HOUSE. A dwelling or part of a dwelling containing one or more rooming units, in which space is let by the owner or owner’s representative to person who are not husband, wife, son, daughter, mother, father, sister or brother of the owner or the owner’s representative.
ROOMING UNIT. A room or group of rooms forming a single habitable unit used, or intended to be used for living, and sleeping, but not for cooking 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, leaves, tin cans, metals, mineral matter, glass, crockery, and dust.
TENANT. Any person who alone, or jointly, or severally with others occupies a dwelling, dwelling unit or rooming unit, under an oral, or written lease, or holds a legal tenancy.
(Ord. 2014-10, passed 7-15-2014; Am. Ord. 2014-15, passed 7-15-2014)