A. 
Scope. Unless otherwise expressly stated, the following terms shall, for the purposes of this code, have the meanings shown in this chapter.
B. 
Interchangeability. 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.
C. 
Terms Defined in Other Codes. Where terms are not defined in this code and are defined in the International Building Code, International Existing Building Code, International Residential Code, International Fire Code, Uniform Plumbing Code, International Mechanical Code or NFPA 70, such terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them as stated in those codes.
Exception: When used within this code, the terms “unsafe” and “dangerous” shall have only the meanings ascribed to them in this code and shall not have the meanings ascribed to them by the International Existing Building Code.
D. 
Terms Not Defined. Where terms are not defined through the methods authorized by this section, such terms shall have ordinarily accepted meanings such as the context implies.
E. 
Parts. Whenever the words “dwelling unit,” “dwelling,” “premises,” “building,” “rooming house,” “rooming unit,” “housekeeping unit” and “story” are stated in this code, they shall be construed as though they were followed by the words “or any part thereof.”
(Ord. 23-0577 § 1 (Exh. A))
For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
A. 
“Anchored”
means secured in a manner that provides positive connection.
B. 
“Approved”
means acceptable to the code official.
C. 
“Basement”
means that portion of a building which is partly or completely below grade.
D. 
“Bathroom”
means a room containing plumbing fixtures including a bathtub or shower.
E. 
“Bedroom”
means any room or space used or intended to be used for sleeping purposes in either a dwelling or sleeping unit.
F. 
“City manager”
means the City of Kenmore city manager or his or her designee(s).
G. 
“Code official”
means the official who is charged with the administration and enforcement of this code or portion of this code, or any duly authorized representative of the city manager.
H. 
“Condemn”
means to adjudge unfit for occupancy.
I. 
“Cost of such demolition or emergency repairs”
means 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 the code official, the governing body or board of appeals.
J. 
“Detached”
means when a structural element is physically disconnected from another and that connection is necessary to provide a positive connection.
K. 
“Deterioration”
means to weaken, disintegrate, corrode, rust or decay and lose effectiveness.
L. 
“Dwelling unit”
means a single unit providing complete, independent living facilities for one or more persons, including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation.
M. 
“Easement”
means 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 said lot or lots.
N. 
“Emergency escape and rescue opening”
means an operable exterior window, door or other similar device that provides for a means of escape and access for rescue in the event of an emergency.
O. 
“Exterior property”
means the open space on the premises and on adjoining property under the control of owners or operators of such premises.
P. 
“Garbage”
means the animal or vegetable waste resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking and consumption of food.
Q. 
“Graffiti”
means unauthorized inscription, word, figure or design that is written, marked, etched, scratched or drawn or painted on any real or personal property regardless of its content or nature of the material used in the commission of the act.
R. 
“Guard”
means 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.
S. 
“Habitable space”
means 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.
T. 
“Historic building”
means any building or structure that is listed in the State or National Register of Historic Places; designated as a historic property under local or state designation law or survey; certified as a contributing resource within a National Register listed or locally designated historic district; or with an opinion or certification that the property is eligible to be listed on the National or State Register of Historic Places either individually or as a contributing building to a historic district by the State Historic Preservation Officer or the Keeper of the National Register of Historic Places.
U. 
“Housekeeping unit”
means 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.
V. 
“Imminent danger”
means a condition which could cause serious or life-threatening injury or death at any time.
W. 
“Infestation”
means the presence, within or contiguous to a structure or premises, of insects, rats, vermin or other pests.
X. 
“Inoperative vehicle”
means a vehicle which cannot be driven upon the public streets for reasons including but not limited to being unlicensed, wrecked, abandoned, in a state of disrepair, or incapable of being moved under its own power.
Y. 
“Junk”
means old or scrap copper; brass; rope; rags; batteries; paper; trash; rubber; debris; wastes; machinery; scrap wood; junked, dismantled or wrecked automobiles, or parts thereof; iron; steel; and other old or scrap ferrous or nonferrous material.
Z. 
“Jurisdiction”
means the “City.”
AA. 
“Labeled”
means equipment, materials or products to which have been affixed a label, seal, symbol or other identifying mark of a nationally recognized testing laboratory, approved 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.
BB. 
“KMC”
means the Kenmore Municipal Code.
CC. 
“Let for occupancy” or “let”
means to permit, provide or offer possession or occupancy of a dwelling, dwelling unit, rooming unit, building, premises or structure by a person who is or is not the legal owner of record thereof, 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.
DD. 
“Neglect”
means the lack of proper maintenance for a building or structure.
EE. 
“Occupancy”
means the purpose for which a building or portion thereof is utilized or occupied.
FF. 
“Occupant”
means any individual living or sleeping in a building or having possession of a space within a building.
GG. 
“Openable area”
means that part of a window, skylight or door which is available for unobstructed ventilation and which opens directly to the outdoors.
HH. 
“Operator”
means any person who has charge, care or control of a structure or premises which is let or offered for occupancy.
II. 
“Owner”
means any person, agent, operator, firm or corporation having a 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.
JJ. 
“Person”
means an individual, corporation, partnership or any other group acting as a unit.
KK. 
“Pest elimination”
means 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.
LL. 
“Premises”
means a lot, plot or parcel of land, tract, easement or public way, including any structures thereon.
MM. 
“Property”
shall mean any real property or lot or parcel of land, tract, including any alley, sidewalk or parkway abutting such lot or parcel of land.
NN. 
“Public way”
means any street, alley or other parcel of land that: is open to the outside air; leads to a street; has been deeded, dedicated or otherwise permanently appropriated to the public for public use; and has a clear width and height of not less than 10 feet.
OO. 
“Right-of-way”
means land and the space above and below, property or property interest, such as a right-of-way use easement, as well as bridges, trestles, or other structures, dedicated to, or otherwise acquired by the City of Kenmore for public motor vehicle, pedestrian, bicycle, or other nonmotorized transportation purposes, including, but not limited to, roads and trails, whether or not opened, improved or maintained for public transportation purposes.
PP. 
“Rooming house”
means a building arranged or occupied for lodging, with or without meals, for compensation and not occupied as a one-or two-family dwelling.
QQ. 
“Rooming unit”
means 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.
RR. 
“Rubbish”
means 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.
SS. 
“Sleeping unit”
means 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.
TT. 
“Strict liability offense”
means 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.
UU. 
“Structure”
means that which is built or constructed.
VV. 
“Substandard building”
shall mean any building or portion thereof that is determined to be an unsafe building pursuant to this chapter, or any building or portion thereof, including any dwelling unit, guest room or suite of rooms, or the premises on which the same is located, in which there exists any of the conditions referenced in KMC § 15.40.114, which endangers life, limb, health, property, safety or welfare of the public or the occupants thereof, shall be deemed and hereby are declared to be substandard.
WW. 
“Tenant”
means a person, corporation, partnership or group, whether or not the legal owner of record, occupying a building or portion thereof as a unit.
XX. 
“Toilet room”
means a room containing a water closet or urinal but not a bathtub or shower.
YY. 
“Ultimate deformation”
means 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.
ZZ. 
“Ventilation”
means the natural or mechanical process of supplying conditioned or unconditioned air to, or removing such air from, any space.
AAA. 
“Workmanlike”
means executed in a skilled manner; e.g., generally plumb, level, square, in line, undamaged and without marring adjacent work.
BBB. 
“Yard”
means an open space on the same lot with a structure.
(Ord. 23-0577 § 1 (Exh. A))