The following words and terms, when used in this Article, shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(a) “Department” means the Department of Economic and Community Development or any authorized representative thereof as designated by the Director of Economic and Community Development.
(b) “Building Code” means the Building Code of the City of York.
(c) “Plumbing Code” means the Plumbing Code of the City of York.
(d) “Fire Prevention Code” means the Fire Prevention Code of the City of York.
(e) “Property Maintenance Code” means the Property Maintenance Code of the City of York
(f) “Refuse fee” means all fees and penalties imposed by the City of York under Article 951.
(g) “Sewer fee” means all fees and penalties imposed by the City of York under Article 933.
(h) “Structure unfit for human occupancy” means a building or structure that is found to constitute a serious hazard to the physical health or safety of the occupants or to the general public because it is considered dilapidated, unsanitary, vermin-infested or lacking the facilities and equipment as required by the Property Maintenance Code of the City.
(i) “Unsafe structure” means a building or structure that is found to be dangerous to the life, health, property or safety of the public or the occupants of the structure by not providing minimum safeguards to protect or warn occupants in the event of fire, or because such structure contains unsafe equipment or is so damaged, decayed, dilapidated, structurally unsafe, or of such faulty construction or unstable foundation, that partial or complete collapse is possible.
(j) “Person” means an individual or individuals, a partnership, an association, a corporation, a joint stock company, a trust, an unincorporated association or any other group or legally recognized entity and/or the owners or officers in such legally recognized entities.
(k) “Owner” means any individual, corporation, partnership or any other groups as a unit having a legal or equitable interest in a property, including the guardian of the estate of any such person, and the executor or administrator of the estate of such person if ordered to take possession of real property by a court, provided that any ownership right created by an installment sales agreement shall be recorded with the Recorder of Deeds Office in and for York County.
(l) “Tenant” means any person residing in a dwelling unit not listed on the deed or recorded sales agreement, regardless of exchange of rent. Husband or wife, domestic partner, son or daughter, mother or father or sister or brother of the owner, residing within the same dwelling unit shall not be considered a tenant.
(m) “Institutional” or “Group I” Occupancy means a building or structure, or portion thereof, classified by the Building Code as Group I-1, I-2, I-3 or I-4.
(n) “Residential” or “Group R” Occupancy means a building or structure, or portion thereof classified by the Building Code as Group R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4 or defined by this Article as Group R-5.
(o) “Group R-5 occupancy” means a student home as defined in this article.
(p) “Student home” means a single-family dwelling that provides domicile and living arrangements for three (3) to six (6) students, unrelated by blood, marriage, civil union, or legal adoption, that are matriculated students at a college or university, or that are in the process of attending a college or university, or any combination of such people. This term shall not be construed to include or be synonymous with the terms fraternity or sorority house, dormitory, homeless shelter or group home.
(Ord. 24-2014. Passed 10-21-14.)