Unless otherwise expressly stated, the following terms shall,
for the purposes of this code, have the meanings shown in this chapter.
Words stated in the present tense include the future; words
stated in the masculine gender include the feminine and neuter; the
singular number includes the plural and the plural, the singular.
Where terms are not defined in this code and are defined in
the International Building Code, International Existing Building
Code, International Fire Code, International Fuel Gas Code, International
Mechanical Code, International Plumbing Code, International Residential
Code, or NFPA 70, such terms shall have the meanings ascribed
to them as stated in those codes.
Where terms are not defined through the methods authorized by
this section, such terms shall have ordinarily accepted meanings such
as the context implies.
Whenever the words "dwelling unit," "dwelling,"
"premises," "building," "rooming house," "rooming unit," "housekeeping unit" or "story"
are stated in this code, they shall be construed as though they were
followed by the words "or any part thereof."
Secured in a manner that provides positive connection.
Acceptable to the code official.
That portion of a building which is partly or completely
below grade.
A room containing plumbing fixtures including a bathtub or
shower.
Any room or space used or intended to be used for sleeping
purposes in either a dwelling or sleeping unit.
A building arranged or used for lodging, with or without
meals for compensation, and not more than 10 individuals that do not
constitute a family.
An outdoor fire used for ceremonial purposes and is greater
than 3 feet in diameter and more than 2 feet in height.
Residential Group R-1 occupancies containing sleeping
units where the occupants are primarily
transient in nature, including:
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Boarding houses (transient) with more than 10 occupants Congregate living facilities (transient) with more than 10 occupants
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Hotels (transient)
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Motels (transient)
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Residential Group R-2 occupancies containing sleeping
units or more than two dwelling units where
the occupants are primarily permanent in nature, including:
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Apartment houses
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Boarding houses (nontransient) with more than 16 occupants
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Congregate living facilities (nontransient) with more than 16 occupants
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Convents
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Dormitories
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Fraternities and sororities
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Hotels (nontransient)
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Live/work units
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Monasteries
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Motels (nontransient)
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Residential Group R-3 occupancies where the occupants are primarily permanent in nature and not classified as Group R-1,
R-2, R-4 or i, including:
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Buildings that do not contain more than two dwelling
units
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Boarding houses (nontransient) with 16 or fewer occupants
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Boarding houses (transient) with 10 or fewer occupants
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Care facilities that provide accommodations for five or fewer
persons receiving care
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Congregate living facilities (nontransient) with 16 or fewer occupants
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Congregate living facilities (transient) with 10 or fewer occupants
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Lodging houses with five or fewer guest rooms
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Residential Group R-4 occupancy shall include
buildings, structures or portions thereof for more than five but not
more than 16 persons, excluding staff, who reside on a 24-hour basis
in a supervised residential environment and receive custodial care.
This group shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
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Alcohol and drug centers
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Assisted living facilities
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Congregate care facilities
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Group homes
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Halfway houses
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Residential board and care facilities
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Social rehabilitation facilities
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A surface that is free of visible soil and free from elements
such as filth or bacteria that endanger health. Also, the reduction
of pathogenic organisms on a clean surface to a safe level.
The official who is charged with the administration and enforcement
of this code, or any duly authorized representative.
To adjudge unfit for occupancy.
A building or part thereof that contains sleeping
units where residents share bathroom or
kitchen facilities, or both.
The costs shall include the actual costs of the demolition
or repair of the structure less revenues obtained if salvage was conducted
prior to demolition or repair. Costs shall include, but not be limited
to, expenses incurred or necessitated related to demolition or emergency
repairs, such as asbestos survey and abatement if necessary; costs
of inspectors, testing agencies or experts retained relative to the
demolition or emergency repairs; costs of testing; surveys for other
materials that are controlled or regulated from being dumped in a
landfill; title searches; mailing(s); postings; recording; and attorney
fees expended for recovering of the cost of emergency repairs or to
obtain or enforce an order of demolition made by a code official, the governing body or board of appeals.
When a structural element is physically disconnected from
another and that connection is necessary to provide a positive connection.
To weaken, disintegrate, corrode, rust or decay and lose
effectiveness.
A single unit providing complete, independent living facilities
for one or more persons, including permanent provisions for living,
sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation.
That portion of land or property reserved for present or
future use by a person or agency other than the legal fee owner(s) of the property. The easement shall
be permitted to be for use under, on or above a said lot or lots.
Those structural members or assemblies of members or manufactured
elements, including braces, frames, lugs, snuggers, hangers or saddles,
that transmit gravity load, lateral load and operating load between
the equipment and the structure.
The open space on the premises and on adjoining
property under the control of owners or operators of such premises.
The animal or vegetable waste resulting from the handling,
preparation, cooking and consumption of food.
A facility for social rehabilitation, substance abuse or
mental health problems that contains a group housing arrangement that
provides custodial care but does not provide medical care.
A building component or a system of building components located
at or near the open sides of elevated walking surfaces that minimizes
the possibility of a fall from the walking surface to a lower level.
Space in a structure for living, sleeping, eating or cooking. Bathrooms, toilet rooms, closets, halls, storage or utility
spaces, and similar areas are not considered habitable spaces.
A fixed, non-portable heating equipment or unit.
Any building or structure that is one or more of the following:
Listed or certified as eligible for listing, by the State Historic
Preservation Officer or the Keeper of the National Register of Historic
Places, in the National Register of Historic Places.
Designated as historic under an applicable state or local law.
Certified as a contributing resource within a National Register
or state or locally designated historic district.
A room or group of rooms forming a single habitable
space equipped and intended to be used for living, sleeping,
cooking, and eating which does not contain, within such a unit, a
toilet, lavatory and bathtub or shower.
A condition which could cause serious or life-threatening
injury or death at any time.
The presence, within or contiguous to, a structure or premises of insects, rodents, vermin, or other pests.
A vehicle which cannot be driven upon the public streets
for reason including but not limited to being unlicensed, wrecked,
abandoned, in a state of disrepair, or incapable of being moved under
its own power.
Equipment, materials, or products to which have been affixed
a label, seal, symbol or other identifying mark of a nationally recognized
testing laboratory, inspection agency or other organization concerned
with product evaluation that maintains periodic inspection of the
production of the above-labeled items and whose labeling
indicates either that the equipment, material or product meets identified
standards or has been tested and found suitable for a specified purpose.
A fixed washbowl with running water and drainpipe (sink).
To permit, provide or offer possession or occupancy of a dwelling, dwelling unit, rooming unit, building,
premise, or structure pursuant to a written or unwritten lease, agreement
or license, or pursuant to a recorded or unrecorded agreement of contract
for the sale of land.
A condition that could cause serious or life-threatening
injury or death at any time due to structures or existing equipment
that are or hereafter become unsafe or deficient because of inadequate
means of egress, which cause a fire hazard, are otherwise dangerous
to human life or the public welfare, or which involve illegal or over occupancy or failure to maintain fire protection systems.
A one-family dwelling where one or more occupants are primarily permanent in nature and rent is paid for guest rooms.
For the purposes of this code, a bed-and-breakfast establishment,
as defined in the Zoning Ordinance of Manheim Township, would qualify
as a lodging house.
A continuous and unobstructed path of vertical and horizontal
egress travel from any occupied portion of a building or structure
to a public way. A means of egress consists of three
separate and distinct parts; the exit access, the exit and the exit
discharge.
That which does not meet the requirements of this code, nor
the intent of this code.
A fee charged for the failure of the property owner to be present for an inspection within fifteen minutes after the
start time of the scheduled inspection.
The lack of proper maintenance for a building or structure.
The purpose for which a building or portion thereof is utilized
or occupied.
Any individual living or sleeping in a building or having
possession of a space within a building.
For the purposes of this code, a detached dwelling for one or two families not more than 3 stories in height
with a separate means of egress.
That part of a window, skylight or door which is available
for unobstructed ventilation, and which opens directly
to the outdoors.
The burning of materials wherein products of combustion are
emitted directly into the ambient air without passing through a stack
or chimney from an enclosed chamber.
Any person who has charge, care or control of a structure
or premises which is let or offered for occupancy.
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.
An individual, corporation, partnership, or any other group
acting as a unit.
The control and elimination of insects, rodents, or other
pests by eliminating their harborage places; by removing or making
inaccessible materials that serve as their food or water; by other approved pest elimination methods.
Refers to water pipes, waste pipes, water closets, sinks,
installed dishwashers, lavatories, bathtubs, shower baths, installed
clothes-washing machines, catch basins, drains, garbage disposal units,
as well as gas pipes, and gas-burning equipment, water heating facilities
and vents and other similar supply fixtures, together with all connections
to water, sewer, and gas lines.
A portable, outdoor, solid-fuel-burning fireplace that may
be constructed of steel, concrete, clay, or other noncombustible material.
A portable outdoor fireplace may be open in design or may be equipped
with a small hearth opening and a short chimney or chimney opening
in the top.
A lot, plot or parcel of land, easement,
or public way, including any structures thereon.
Any conflict or violation of this code, other than a Life
Safety Violation as determined by the Code Official.
Any street, alley, or similar parcel of land essentially
unobstructed from the ground to the sky, which is deeded, dedicated,
or otherwise permanently appropriated to the public for public use.
An outdoor fire burning materials other than rubbish where
the fuel being burned is not contained in an incinerator, outdoor
fireplace, portable outdoor fireplace, barbeque grill or barbeque
pit and has a total fuel area of 3 feet or less in diameter and 2
feet or less in height for pleasure, religious, ceremonial, cooking,
warmth, or similar purposes.
The operation or rental to another, or to provide residential occupancy with compensation as follows:
One- and two-family dwellings and townhouses, which are offered
for rent or lease as a living facility for a minimum of 6 months.
Apartments and other applicable residential occupancies which
are offered for rent or lease as a living facility for 1 or more consecutive
days with or without compensation. Hotels, motels, convents, monasteries,
dormitories, fraternities, sororities, and occupancy types at assisted living facilities are excluded from the provisions
of rental housing and rental housing licensing.
A document issued annually by the Department of Code Compliance
to the property owner of a residential rental property
certifying the property is licensed for being rented. Such license
is required for lawful rental of residential rental units.
Any person who has charge, care, control or management of
a residential rental property and lives within 25 air miles from the
property. Except where the person-in-charge is also the property owner, the responsible local agent shall
be an adult 21 years of age or older.
A building arranged or occupied for lodging, with or without
meals, for compensation and not occupied as a one- or two-family dwelling.
Any room or group of rooms forming a single habitable unit
occupied or intended to be occupied for sleeping or living, but not
for cooking purposes.
Combustible and noncombustible waste materials, except garbage;
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
materials.
A room or space in which people sleep, which can also include
permanent provisions for living, eating and either sanitation or kitchen
facilities, but not both. Such rooms and spaces that are also part
of a dwelling unit are not sleeping units.
An offense in which the prosecution in a legal proceeding
is not required to prove criminal intent as a part of its case. It
is enough to prove that the defendant either did an act which was
prohibited or failed to do an act which the defendant was legally
required to do.
That which is built or constructed or a portion thereof.
A person, corporation, partnership, or group occupying a
building or portion thereof as a unit that has been Let for
Occupancy.
A room containing a water closet or urinal but not a bathtub
or shower.
A single-family dwelling unit constructed
in a group of three or more attached units in which each unit extends
from the foundation to roof and with open space on at least two sides.
The deformation at which failure occurs and which shall be
deemed to occur if the sustainable load reduces to 80 percent or less
of the maximum strength.
The natural or mechanical process of supplying conditioned
or unconditioned air to, or removing such air from, any space.
A failure to follow or abide by the requirements as set forth
by this code.
A compartment or room with plumbing fixtures used for the
elimination of bodily wastes (toilet bowls and urinals).
Executed in a skilled manner; e.g., generally plumb, level,
square, in line, undamaged and without marring adjacent work.
An open space on the same lot with a structure.
