For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
BASEMENT. A portion of a building located partly underground, but having less than half its clear floor-to-ceiling height below the average grade of the adjoining ground.
BUILDING INSPECTOR. The Building Inspector of the city.
CELLAR. A portion of a building located partly or wholly underground, and having half or more than half of its clear floor-to-ceiling height below the average grade of the adjoining ground.
DWELLING. Any building which is wholly or partly used or intended to be used for living or sleeping by human occupants. TEMPORARY HOUSING as hereinafter defined shall not be regarded as a DWELLING. DWELLING shall be construed as though followed by the words “or any part thereof.”
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. DWELLING UNIT shall be construed as though followed by the words “or any part thereof.”
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 food, by poisoning, spraying, fumigating, trapping, or by any other recognized and legal pest elimination methods approved by the Inspector.
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 spaces.
INFESTATION. The presence, within or around a dwelling of any insects, rodents, or other pests in concentrations that constitute health hazards.
MULTIPLE DWELLING. Any dwelling containing more than two dwelling units.
OCCUPANT. Any person over one year of age, living, sleeping, cooking, 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 units or rooming units are let.
ORDINARY MINIMUM WINTER CONDITIONS. The temperature of 10°F.
OWNER. Any person who, alone or jointly or severally with others, his or their agent or agents who shall have legal title to any dwelling or dwelling unit, with or without accompanying actual possession thereof.
PLUMBING. 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.
PREMISES. Construed as though followed by the words “or any part thereof.”
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. ROOMING HOUSE shall be construed as though followed by the words “or any part thereof.”
ROOMING UNIT. Any room or group of rooms forming a single habitable unit used or intended to be used for living and sleeping, but not for cooking and eating purposes. ROOMING UNIT shall be construed as though followed by the words “or any part thereof.”
RUBBISH. Combustible and noncombustible waste materials, except garbage. RUBBISH shall include the residue from the burning of wood, coal, coke, and other combustible material, paper, rags, cartons, boxes, 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, or tenant.
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, except in approved mobile home parks.
(Ord. 535, passed 6-1-99)