|
Ordinance No. 83 Housing Maintenance Code Page 2 of 12
<br />
<br />5. Dwelling Unit. A single residential accommodation which is arranged, designed, used or, if vacant, intended for use
<br />exclusively as a domicile for one family. Where a private garage is structurally attached, it shall be considered as part of
<br />the building in which the dwelling unit is located.
<br />
<br />6. Family. Any of the following definitions shall apply:
<br />
<br />1. A person or persons related by blood, marriage, or adoption, together with his or their domestic servants or
<br />gratuitous guests, all maintaining a common household in a dwelling unit approved and certified by the appropriate
<br />public agency.
<br />
<br />2. Group or foster care of not more than six (6) wards of clients by an authorized person or persons, related by blood,
<br />marriage, or adoption, together with his or their domestic servants or gratuitous guests, all maintaining a common
<br />household in a dwelling unit approved and certified by the appropriate public agency.
<br />
<br />3. A group of not more than five (5) persons not related by blood, marriage or adoption maintaining a common
<br />household in a dwelling unit.
<br />
<br />7. Flush Water Closet. A toilet, with a bowl and trap made in one piece, which is connected to the City water system and
<br />sewer system or other approved water supply and sewer system.
<br />
<br />8. Garbage. Putrescible animal and vegetable wastes resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking and consumption
<br />of food.
<br />
<br />9. Habitable Building. Any building or part thereof that meets minimum standards for use as a home or place of abode
<br />by one or more persons.
<br />
<br />10. Habitable Room. A room or enclosed floor space used or intended to be used for living, sleeping, cooking, or eating
<br />purposes, including bathrooms, water closet compartments, laundries, furnace rooms, unfinished basements, (those
<br />without required ventilation, required electric outlets and required exit facilities), pantries, utility rooms of less than 50
<br />square feet of floor space, foyers, communicating corridors, stairways, closets, storage spaces and workshops, hobby
<br />and recreation areas in parts of the structure below ground level or in attics.
<br />
<br />11. Heated Water. Water heated to a temperature of not less than 120o Fahrenheit, or such lesser temperature required by
<br />government authority, measured at faucet outlet.
<br />
<br />12. Kitchen. A space which contains a sink with counter working space, adequate space for installing cooking and
<br />refrigeration equipment, and adequate space for the storage of cooking utensils.
<br />
<br />13. Multiple Family Dwelling. A dwelling or portion thereof containing three or more dwelling units.
<br />
<br />14. Occupant. Any person (including owner or operator) living, sleeping, cooking and eating in a dwelling unit or living
<br />and sleeping in a rooming unit.
<br />
<br />15. Operator. The owner or agent who has charge, care, control, or management of a building, or part thereof, in which
<br />dwelling units or rooming units are let.
<br />
<br />16. Owner. Any person, firm or corporation who, alone, jointly, or severally with others, shall be in actual possession
<br />of, or have charge, care or control of, any dwelling, dwelling unit, or rooming unit within the City as owner,
<br />employee or agent of the owner, or as trustee or guardian of the estate or person of the title holder. Any such person
<br />representing the actual owner shall be bound to comply with the provisions of this Ordinance to the same extent as
<br />the owner.
<br />
<br />17. Permissible Occupancy. The maximum number of persons permitted to reside in dwelling unit or rooming unit.
<br />
<br />18. Person. An individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation or joint venture or organization of any kind.
<br />
<br />19. Plumbing. All of the following supplied facilities and equipment in a dwelling: gas pipes, gas burning equipment,
<br />water pipes, steam pipes, garbage disposal units, waste pipes, water closets, sinks, installed dishwashers, lavatories,
<br />bathtubs, shower baths, installed clothes washing machines, catch basins, drains, vents, and any other similar
|