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Neither in enacting this Ordinance is it the intention of the City Council to interfere or permit interference with legal rights to personal privacy. 1-9. Any minimum standards shall not exceed the minimum standards provided for new construction by the Minnesota Building Code, and in the event any minimum standards herein do exceed said Building Code, the standards of the. Minnesota. State. Building Code shall govern. SECTION 2. APPLICABILITY OF ORDINANCE. Every building and its premises used in whole or in part as a home or residence, or as art accessory structure thereof, for a single family or person, and every building used in whole or in part as a home or residence of two or more persons or families Living in separate units shall conform to the requirements of this Ordinance, irrespective of when such building may have been constructed, altered, or repaired. This Ordinance establishes minimum standards for erected dwelling units, accessory structures, and related premises. SECTION 3. DEFINITIONS. The following definitions shall apply to the interpretation and enforcement of this Ordinance. 3-1. ACCESSORY STRUCTURE — a structure subordinate to the twain or principal dwelling or dwellings and which is not used nor authorized to be used for living or sleeping by human occupants and which is located on or partially on the premises. 3-2. BUILDING — any structure erected for the support, shelter, or enclosure of persons, animals, chattels, or movable property of any kind. 3-3. COMPLIANCE OFFICIAL — the City Clerk and his designated agents authorized to administer and enforce this Ordinance. 3-4. DWELLING — a building, or portion thereof, designed or used predominantly for residential occupancy of a continued nature, including 1-family dwelling, 2- family dwellings, and multiple family dwellings; but not including hotels and motels. 3-5. DWELLING UNIT — a single residential accommodation which is arranged, designed, used or, if vacant, intended for use exclusively as a domicile for one family. Where a private garage is structurally attached, it shall be considered as part of the building in which the dwelling unit is located. 3-6. FAMILY — any of the following definitions shall apply: 3-6.1. A person or persons related by blood, marriage, or adoption, together with his or their domestic servants or gratuitous guests, all.