Definitions. The following definitions shall be applicable
in this chapter:
ADEQUATE
Adequate as determined by the Building Inspector under the
regulations of this chapter or adequate as determined by an authority
designated by law or this Code of Ordinances. "Adequately" shall mean
the same as "adequate."
APARTMENT
One or more rooms with provisions for living, cooking, sanitary,
and sleeping facilities arranged for use by one family.
APPROVED
Approved by the Building Inspector under the regulations
of this chapter or approved by an authority designated by law, this
chapter or this Code of Ordinances.
ATTRACTIVE APPEARANCE
An appearance which is in accordance with generally accepted
professional practices for new construction within the City and which
is not likely to adversely affect the values of abutting or neighborhood
properties or of the principal property.
BASEMENT
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.
BUILDING
A combination of material to form a construction that is
safe and stable and adapted to permanent or continuous occupancy for
assembly, business, educational, high hazard, industrial, institutional,
mercantile, residential, or a storage purpose; the term "building"
shall be construed as if followed by the words "or portion thereof."
For the purpose of this chapter, each portion of a building completely
separated from other portions by an unpierced fire wall shall be considered
as a separate building.
CAPACITY IN PERSONS
The capacity in persons of a building is the maximum number
of persons that can occupy such building, as determined by the required
floor space per person as established in this chapter.
COMPLIANCE INSPECTION
An inspection performed in conjunction with a lawful order
of the City Council or Building Inspector for the purpose of certifying
the fulfillment of an official requirement listed in the order.
DWELLING
A place of abode, a residence, or a house for use by one
or more persons, excluding hotels or motels.
DWELLING UNIT
One or more rooms with provisions for living, cooking, sanitary,
and sleeping facilities arranged for use by one family.
EXTERMINATION
The control or elimination of infestation by eliminating
harboring places and removing or making inaccessible materials that
may serve as food and by poisoning, spraying, trapping, fumigation
by a licensed fumigator or any other effective elimination procedure.
FAMILY
An individual or two or more persons related by blood, marriage,
or legal adoption living together as a single housekeeping unit in
a dwelling unit, including foster children, and not more than two
roomers. For the purpose of this definition, "children" means natural
children or a ward as determined in a legal guardianship proceeding.
Up to two personal attendants who provide services for family members
or roomers who, because of advanced age or physical or mental disability,
need assistance with activities of daily living shall be considered
part of the family. Such services may include personal care, housekeeping,
meal preparation, laundry or companionship.
FRIABLE MATERIAL
Any material applied on ceilings, walls, structural members,
piping, duct work, or any other part of a building which when dry
may be crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder by hand pressure.
The term includes nonfriable material after such previously nonfriable
material becomes damaged to the extent that when dry it may be crumbled,
pulverized, or reduced to powder by hand pressure.
GOOD WORKING CONDITION
Capable of performing the task for which it was designed
and in the manner intended by this chapter.
HABITABLE SPACE
One or more rooms in a dwelling used primarily for sleeping,
living, or dining purposes.
IMPERVIOUS TO WATER
Constructed of concrete, cement block, terrazzo, brick, tile,
or other material approved by the Building Inspector and having tight-fitting
joints.
INFESTATION
The sustained presence of household pests, vermin, or rodents.
LIVING ROOM
A room used primarily for living, dining, or cooking purposes.
LODGING HOUSE
A dwelling containing lodging rooms that will accommodate
up to three persons not members of a family.
LODGING ROOM
A portion of a dwelling used primarily for sleeping and living
purposes, excluding cooking facilities.
MIXED OCCUPANCY
Occupancy of a building in part for residential use and in
part for some other use not accessory thereto.
OCCUPANT
One who occupies or has actual possession of usable space.
OPERATOR
Any person who has charge or control of a building or part
thereof in which dwelling units or lodging rooms are located or let.
OWNER
Every person, firm, partnership, or any individual member
thereof, corporation, business organization of any kind, the state,
the county, the City, any sewer district, drainage district, and any
other public or quasi-public corporation having vested interest in
the property under consideration and shall include the representative,
officer, agent, or other person having the ownership, control, custody,
or management of any building. "Owner" does not include any person
whose legal or equitable interest in the building is a security interest
derived solely from the extension of credit to permit construction
or remodeling of the dwelling or purchase of the dwelling by a third
party.
PERSON
Any individual, firm, corporation, association, or partnership.
PROPERLY
As deemed proper by the Building Inspector under the regulations
of this chapter or deemed proper by an authority designated by law
or this chapter.
PROVIDED
Furnished, supplied, paid for or under control of the owner.
RESIDENTIAL BUILDING
A building which is arranged, designed, used, or intended
to be used for residential occupancy by one or more families or lodgers
and which includes, but is not limited to, the following types: single-family
dwellings, two-family dwellings, multiple-family dwellings (including
apartment hotels), and lodging houses. (For the purpose of this chapter,
any building containing any of the above uses together with other
uses shall be considered a residential building.)
ROOM
A partitioned part of the inside of a building. For the purpose
of this definition, "partition" shall mean something that divides
interior space, especially an interior dividing wall. A wall is one
of the sides of a room or building connecting floor and ceiling and
may also include anything which encloses or separates space. A partition
or wall which intrudes into the space by more than 1/3 of the least
dimension of an existing room may be regarded as creating an additional
separate room. The partitioned space shall be considered as a room
if privacy is implied, light and ventilation are affected, or a bedroom
through a bedroom, bathroom through a bedroom or bedroom through a
bathroom situation is created.
STRUCTURE
Anything constructed or erected, the use of which requires
more or less permanent location on the ground, or attached to something
having permanent location on the ground.
SUPPLIED
Paid for, furnished, or provided by or under control of the
owner or operator.