The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation and enforcement
of this chapter:
APPROVED
In accordance with the regulations established by Village
ordinance or the Village Code, and authority designated by law to
enforce such ordinance or Code provision.
BASEMENT
A typically defined structure lying below the main floor
of a home and may or may not have a separate entrance and utilities.
BATH
A bathtub or shower stall properly connected with both hot
and cold water lines.
BATHROOM
A nonhabitable room within a dwelling unit which is used,
or intended to be used, primarily for bathing and/or toilet purposes,
and which contains, in good working condition, a toilet, lavatory,
bathtub or shower facilities.
BEDROOM
A habitable room within a dwelling unit which is used, or
intended to be used, primarily for the purpose of sleeping, but shall
not include any kitchen or dining room. "Bedroom," however, shall
not be interpreted so as to prohibit efficiency apartments.
COMMUNAL
Used or shared by, or intended to be used or shared by, the
occupants of two or more rooming units or two or more dwelling units.
DEAD BOLT LOCKING DEVICE
Any keyed, mortised lockset with at least a three-quarter-inch
bolt capable of being opened from the inside by a single turn of a
knob.
DETERIORATION
The condition of a building or part thereof characterized
by holes, breaks, rot, crumbling, peeling, excessive rusting or other
evidence of physical decay or neglect, lack of maintenance or excessive
use. All exterior wood and composition surfaces shall be properly
protected from the elements and against decay by paint, stain or other
protective coating and applied in a workmanlike and attractive manner.
Covering of exterior surfaces with plywood, tarps or plastic sheeting,
other than temporarily for up to 30 days, does not constitute sufficient
exterior protection and care.
DWELLING
A structure or portion thereof designed or used exclusively
for human habitation, but not including home/house trailers, mobile
homes, hotels, motels, boardinghouses and lodging houses, tourist
courts or tourist homes.
DWELLING UNIT
A room or suite of rooms used as a single-family dwelling,
including bath and culinary facilities.
DWELLING, MANUFACTURED HOME
A dwelling structure which is certified and labeled as a
manufactured home under 42 U.S.C. §§ 5401 to 5426,
which, when placed on a site:
(1)
Is set on an enclosed foundation in accordance with § 70.043(1),
Wis. Stats., and Subchapters III, IV and V of Ch. SPS 321, Wis. Adm.
Code, or is set on a comparable enclosed foundation system approved
by the Village's Building Inspector.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. III)]
(2)
Is installed in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.
(3)
Is properly connected to utilities.
DWELLING, MOBILE HOME
Any vehicle or structure constructed in such a manner as
to permit occupancy thereof as living quarters and so designed that
it is or may be mounted on wheels and used as conveyance on highways
and streets, propelled or drawn by its own or other motor power. Any
mobile home less than 30 feet in overall length is defined as a "recreational
vehicle."
DWELLING, SINGLE-FAMILY
A structure on a single lot containing one dwelling unit
and surrounded by open space or yards and which is not attached to
any other dwelling by any means.
DWELLING, TWO-FAMILY
A structure on a single lot containing two dwelling units,
each of which is totally separated from the other by an unpierced
wall extending from ground to roof or an unpierced ceiling and floor
extending from exterior wall to exterior wall, except for a common
stairwell exterior to both dwelling units.
ELEMENTS
Any element, whether created by nature or by man, which,
with reasonable foreseeability, could carry litter from one place
to another. "Elements" include, but are not limited to, air current,
rain, water current and animals.
EXPOSED TO PUBLIC VIEW
Any premises, or any part thereof, or any building, part
thereof, or exterior grounds associated with such structure, which
may be viewed by the public.
EXTERMINATION
The control and elimination of insects, rodents or other
pests by elimination of their harborage places, by removing or making
inaccessible material that may serve as their food, by poisoning,
spraying, trapping or by any other recognized and legal elimination
methods approved by Village officials.
FAMILY
As defined in §
485-8 in Chapter
485, Zoning, of this Code.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. III)]
GARBAGE
The animal and vegetable waste resulting from the preparation,
handling, cooking and consumption of food.
HABITABLE ROOM
A room or enclosed floor space used or intended to be used
for living, sleeping, cooking or eating purposes, excluding bathrooms,
laundries, pantries, foyers, communication corridors, closets and
storage spaces.
HOTEL
A structure in which lodging, or boarding and lodging, are
provided and offered to the public for compensation, and in which
ingress and egress to and from all rooms is made through an inside
lobby or office supervised by a person in charge at all times. As
such, it is open to the public, unlike a boardinghouse which is herein
separately defined.
INFESTATION
The presence of any insects, rodents, or other pests within
a dwelling or on the dwelling premises.
INOPERABLE VEHICLE
Any unregistered or disassembled vehicle (automobile, truck,
van, motorcycle, etc.), or any vehicle unable to move under its own
power, or any vehicle not able to be used legally on any public street
in accordance with the provisions of Chs. 347 and 348, Wis. Stats.,
Ch. Trans 305, Wis. Adm. Code, or this Code.
KITCHEN
A habitable room or area used or intended to be used for
cooking or the preparation of meals.
LITTER
Includes, but is not limited to, any uncontainerized man-made
or man-used waste, which, if deposited within the Village other than
in a permitted litter, refuse or recycling receptacle, tends to create
a danger, hazard or threat to public health, safety and welfare or
to impair the environment of the citizens of the Village. Litter may
include, but is not limited to, any garbage, trash, refuse, debris,
lawn or garden waste not being properly composted, newsprint, magazines,
glass, metal, plastic or paper containers, construction materials,
motor vehicle parts or inoperable vehicles of any type, furniture,
waste oil, dead animals or nauseous or offensive matter of any kind
or any object likely to injure any person, damage property values,
or create a traffic or public safety or health hazard.
NUISANCE
For the purposes of this chapter shall be defined as follows:
(1)
Whatever is dangerous to human life or is detrimental to health.
(2)
Any attractive nuisance which may prove detrimental to children,
whether in a building or upon a lot. This includes any abandoned wells,
shafts, basements, and excavations; or any abandoned refrigerators
and inoperable motor vehicles; or any structurally unsound structures;
or any lumber, trash, debris, or vegetation which may prove a hazard
for inquisitive minors.
(3)
Overcrowding a room with occupants.
(4)
Insufficient ventilation or illumination.
(5)
Inadequate or unsanitary sewerage or plumbing facilities.
(7)
Whatever renders air, food or drink unwholesome or is detrimental
to the health of human beings.
(8)
Unsafe or dangerous wiring.
(9)
Any other conditions defined elsewhere in this Code as a "nuisance."
OCCUPANT
Any person living, sleeping or eating, or having actual possession
of a dwelling unit or rooming unit.
OPERATOR
Any person who is in charge or control of a building or part
thereof in which dwelling units or rooming units are let.
OWNER
Any person who alone or jointly or severally with others
shall be the legally recorded holder of the title with or without
actual possession thereof, or who has charge, care or control of any
dwelling or dwelling unit as agent or owner or as executor, administrator,
trustee or guardian of the estate of the owner. The term "owner" under
this chapter shall also include the legally recorded holder of a land
contract interest.
PERSON
Any individual, firm, corporation, limited-liability company,
partnership or association.
PLUMBING
Includes the following: all piping, fixtures, appliances,
equipment, devices and appurtenances in connection with the water
supply, water distribution and drainage systems, including hot water
storage tanks, water softeners and water heaters connected with such
water and drainage systems and also includes the installation thereof
of a water pressure system other than municipal systems.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. III)]
PREMISES
A lot, together with all buildings and structures thereon.
REFUSE
All decayed and decomposed solid waste, including, but not
limited to, garbage, rubbish, ashes, dead animals, excessive animal
waste, abandoned or inoperable vehicles, trailers or equipment of
any kind, and solid wastes.
ROOMER
An occupant of a rooming house who is not a member of the
family of the operator of that rooming house, or an occupant of a
dwelling unit who is not a member of the family occupying the dwelling
unit.
ROOMING HOUSE
Any dwelling, or that part of any dwelling, containing one
or more rooming units, in which space is let by the owner or operator
to more than four roomers.
ROOMING UNIT
Any room or group of rooms forming a single habitable unit
in a rooming house used or intended to be used for living and/or sleeping.
RUBBISH
Household waste, except garbage, and the term shall include
tin cans, glass, metal, crockery, and similar household wastes; also
papers, rags, lawn rakings and other combustible refuse.
SUPPLIED
Paid for, furnished, or provided by or under the control
of the operator or owner.
VILLAGE
The Village of Sullivan, Wisconsin.
WATER CLOSET
A room which typically contains, in good working condition,
a toilet and lavatory.