As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
DWELLING
Any building or structure that contain one or more dwelling
unit(s), rooming units, or bed-and-breakfast units used, intended,
or designed to be built, used, rented, leased, let or hired out to
be occupied, or that are occupied for living purposes.
DWELLING UNIT
A single unit providing complete independent living facilities
for one or more persons, including permanent provisions for living,
sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation.
EXTERMINATION
The control or 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 application
of pesticide(s), trapping or by another recognized legal pest elimination
method approved by the local or state authority having such administrative
authority.
GARBAGE
The animal and vegetable waste resulting from the handling,
preparation, cooking, serving and consumption of food.
OCCUPANCY
The purpose for which a building or portion thereof is utilized
or occupied.
OCCUPANT
Any individual living or sleeping in a building, or having
possession of a space within a building; except that in dwelling units
a guest will not be considered an occupant.
OPERATOR
Any person who has charge, care or control of a structure
or premises which is let or offered for occupancy.
OWNER
Any person, agent, operator, firm or corporation having legal
or equitable interest in the property; or recorded in the official
records of the state, county or municipality as holding title to the
property; or otherwise having control of the 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.
PERSON
An individual, heirs, executors, administrators or assigns,
and also includes firm, partnership or corporation, its or their successors
or assigns, or the agent of any of the aforesaid.
PREMISES
A lot, plot or parcel of land, an easement or public way,
including any structure thereon.
PUBLIC WAY
A street, alley or other parcel of land open to the outside
air leading to a street, that has been deeded, dedicated or otherwise
permanently appropriated to the public for public use and which has
a clear width and height of not less than 10 feet.
RAT-PROOFING
A form of construction which will prevent the ingress or
egress of rats to or from a given space or building, or gaining access
to food, water or harborage. It consists of the closing and keeping
closed of every opening in foundations, basements, cellars, exterior
and interior walls, ground or first floors, roofs, sidewalk gratings,
sidewalk opening and other places that may be reached and entered
by rat climbing, burrowing or other methods, by the use of materials
impervious to rat gnawing or by other methods approved by the Town
of Orchard Park Building Inspector.
REFUSE
All putrescible and nonputrescible solids (except body wastes)
including garbage, rubbish, ashes and dead animals.
REFUSE CONTAINERS
A watertight container that is constructed of metal or other
durable material impervious to rodents, that is capable of being serviced
without creating unsanitary conditions, or such other containers approved
by the Town of Orchard Park Building Inspector. Openings into the
container such as covers and doors shall be tight fitting.
RUBBISH
Combustible and noncombustible waste materials, except garbage;
the term shall include the residue from burning wood, coal, coke and
other combustible materials, paper rags, cartons, boxes, wood, excelsior,
rubber, mineral matter; glass, crockery, and dust and other similar
materials; this term shall also include discarded, abandoned or stored
refrigerators.
STRUCTURE
That which is built or constructed or a portion thereof.