Unless otherwise expressly stated, the following terms
shall, for the purpose of this chapter, have the meanings indicated
in this section.
APPROVED
As applied to a material, device or method of construction,
approved by the Director of Code Enforcement and/or his/her designee
under the provisions of this chapter, or approved by other authority
designated by law to give approval in the matter in question.
ACCESSORY STRUCTURE
A structure, the use of which is incidental to that of a
residential building and which is located on the same premises.
BASEMENT
A portion of the building partly underground but having less
than half its clear height below the average grade of the adjoining
ground. (See "cellar.")
BUILDING CODE
The building code officially adopted by the legislative body
of the City of Troy; or such other code as may be official designated by the
legislative body of the City of Troy for the regulation of construction,
alteration, addition, repair, removal, demolition, use, location,
occupancy, and maintenance of buildings and structures.
CELLAR
The portion of the building partly underground, having half
or more than half of its clear height below the average grade of adjoining
ground.
DIRECTOR OF CODE ENFORCEMENT
The official designated by the City of Troy to enforce this
chapter, or his/her duly authorized representative.
DWELLINGS
(1)
ONE-FAMILY DWELLINGA building containing one dwelling unit with not more than four lodgers or boarders in addition to family.
(2)
TWO-FAMILY DWELLINGA building containing two dwelling units with not more than four lodgers or boarders per family.
(5)
DORMITORYA building arranged or used for lodging six but not more than 20 individuals and having common toilet and bathroom facilities.
DWELLING UNIT
One or more rooms arranged for the use of one or more individuals
living together as a single housekeeping unit, with cooking, living,
sanitary and sleeping facilities.
ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
The official designated herein or otherwise charged with
the responsibilities of administering this chapter, or his/her authorized
representatives.
EXTERIOR PROPERTY AREAS
The open space on the premises and on adjoining property
under the control of owners or operators of such premises.
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 poison spraying,
fumigating, trapping, or by any other approved pest elimination methods.
FAMILY
A group of persons related by blood, marriage or adoption,
within and including the degree of first cousins.
GARBAGE
The animal and vegetable waste resulting from the handling,
preparation, cooking and consumption of food.
GROSS FLOOR AREA
The total area of all habitable space in a building or structure.
HABITABLE ROOM
A room or enclosed floor space arranged for living, eating,
and sleeping purposes (not including bathrooms, water closet compartments,
laundries, pantries, foyers, hallways and other accessory floor spaces).
HOTEL
A building arranged or used for sheltering, sleeping, or
feeding, for compensation, of more than 20 individuals.
INFESTATION
The presence, within or contiguous to a multifamily dwelling,
dwelling unit, rooming house, rooming unit, or premises, of insects,
rodents, vermin or other pests.
MOTEL
For purposes of this chapter, a motel shall be defined the
same as a hotel.
OCCUPANT
Any person over one year of age (including owner or operator)
living and sleeping in a dwelling unit or having actual possession
of said dwelling or rooming unit.
OPENABLE AREA
That part of a window or door which is available for unobstructed
ventilation and which opens directly to the outdoors.
OPERATOR
Any person who has charge, care or control of a multifamily
dwelling or rooming house in which dwelling units or rooming units
are let or offered for occupancy.
OWNER
The owner or owners of the freehold of the premises or lesser
estate therein, a mortgagee or vendee in possessions, assignee of
rents, receiver, executor, trustee, lessee or other person, firm or
corporation in control of a building or their duly authorized agents.
PERSON
An individual, firm, corporation, association or partnership.
PLUMBING or PLUMBING FIXTURES
water-heating facilities, water pipes, gas pipes, garbage
and disposal units, waste lavatories, bathtub, shower baths, installed
clothes washing machines or other similar equipment, catch basins,
drains, vents or other similarly supplied fixtures, together with
all connections to water, gas, sewer or vent lines.
PREMISES
A lot, plot or parcel of land, including the building and
structures thereon.
RESIDENCE BUILDING
A building in which sleeping accommodations or sleeping accommodations
and cooking facilities as a unit are provided; except when classified
as an institution under the Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code.
ROOMING HOUSE
Any residence building, or any part thereof, containing one
or more rooming units, in which space is let by the owner or operator
to more than four persons who are not members of the same family.
(See "dwellings," "boardinghouse.")
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
or eating 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 materials, paper, rags, cartons, boxes,
wood, excelsior, rubber, leather, tree branches, yard trimmings, tin
cans, metals, mineral matter, glass, crockery and dust and other similar
material.
SUPPLIED
Installed, furnished or provided by the owner or operator.
VENTILATION
The process of supplying and removing air by natural or mechanical
means to or from any space.
(2)
NATURALVentilation by opening to outer air through windows, skylights, doors, louvers or stacks, without wind-driven devices.
WORKMANLIKE
Whenever the words "workmanlike state of maintenance and
repair" are used in this chapter, they shall mean that such maintenance
and repair shall be made in a reasonably skillful manner.
YARD
An open, unoccupied space on the same lot with a building,
extending along the entire length of a street or rear or interior
lot line.