Unless otherwise expressly stated, the following words and phrases
shall be construed throughout this chapter to have the meanings herein
indicated:
BASEMENT
The portion of any dwelling located partly underground but
having less than half its clear floor-to-ceiling height below the
average grade of the adjoining ground.
BUILDING INSPECTOR
An official of the Borough of Ridley Park designated by the
Borough Council to assist in the enforcement of this chapter.
CELLAR
The portion of any dwelling 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 used or intended to be used, in whole
or in part, for living or sleeping by human occupants, provided that
temporary housing, as hereinafter defined, shall not be regarded as
a dwelling.
DWELLING UNIT
Any room or group of rooms located in a dwelling and forming
a single habitable unit with facilities which are used or intended
to be used for living, sleeping, cooking and eating.
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, fumigating or trapping; or by any other recognized and legal
method of pest elimination.
GARBAGE
Waste or decayed fruit or animal and vegetable matter, liquid
or otherwise, which attends the preparation, use, cooking or storing
of meat, fish, fowl or fruit.
HABITABLE ROOM
A room or enclosed floor space used or intended to be used
for living, sleeping or eating purposes, excluding bathrooms, laundries,
foyers, pantries, communicating corridors, stairways, closets, basement
recreation rooms and storage spaces.
INFESTATION
The presence, within or around a dwelling, of any insects,
rodents or other pests.
OCCUPANT
Any person, including an owner or operator, living and sleeping
in a dwelling unit or rooming unit.
OPENABLE AREA
The part of a window or door which is available for unobstructed
ventilation and which opens directly to the outdoors.
OPERATOR
Any person having charge, care, management or control of
any dwelling or part thereof in which dwelling units or rooming units
are let.
OWNER
Any person who, alone or jointly or severally with others:
(1)
Shall have legal title to any dwelling or dwelling unit, with
or without accompanying actual possession thereof; or
(2)
Shall have charge, care or control of any dwelling or dwelling
unit as owner or agent of the owner or as executor, administrator,
trustee or guardian of the estate of the owner. Any such person thus
representing the actual owner shall be bound to comply with the provisions
of this chapter, and of the rules and regulations adopted pursuant
thereto, to the same extent as if he were the owner.
PERSON
An individual, firm, corporation, association or partnership.
ROOMING UNIT
Any rented room or group of such rooms forming a single habitable
unit used or intended to be used for living and sleeping, but not
for cooking or eating purposes.
RUBBISH
Any waste, discarded or rejected matter or substance, vegetable,
animal or mineral, including unused chattels, furnishings, tools,
vehicles, implements, trash, debris, scrap, junk, garbage, leaves,
decayed or fallen trees, the branches or other parts thereof, stones,
ashes, cinders, papers and all other superfluous, abandoned or unused
materials or substances of whatsoever kind and condition.
SUPPLIED
Installed, furnished or provided by the owner or operator
at his expense.
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 is not
permitted in the Borough of Ridley Park.