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6 <br /> (32) "Residential" means all dwellings, structures, containing <br /> dwelling and rooming units, accessory structures and yards. <br /> (33) "Roomer" means a person who is provided with living or <br /> sleeping quarters with a rooming dwelling. <br /> i <br /> (34) "Rooming dwelling." means a dwelling containing rooming <br /> units. <br /> (35) "Rooming unit" means a room or group of rooms located <br /> within a rooming dwelling used or intended to be used for <br /> living and sleeping, but not for cooking purposes. Such <br /> rooming unit shall meet or exceed the required floor <br /> appears as stated in 7 .2(b) . <br /> (36) "Sanitary" means free of grease, excrement, dirt, food <br /> residue, garbage, rust or similar matter which can harbor ,+ <br /> bacteria unsafe to humans or animals, or which produces <br /> strong odors or which provides food for, or is an available }�w. <br /> source of food for animals or insects. <br /> (37) "Structure" means anything constructed or erected. <br /> (38) "Unsafe" means a condition which is reasonably likely to do <br /> harm to humans or property if not corrected or stopped. <br /> ( 39) "Unfit for Human Habitation" means that conditions exist in <br /> a dwelling, dwelling unit, rooming house or rooming unit <br /> which violate or do not comply with one or more the minimum., <br /> standards established by this ordinance. <br /> (40) "Vermin" means rodents, birds and insects which may be <br /> destructive of real or personal property or injurious to <br /> health. <br /> (41) "Window area" means the area of the glazing of a window <br /> through which light passes, including the area taken up by <br /> the window pane dividers. <br /> (42) "Yard" means all parts of a piece of property between <br /> dwelling foundation and the property lines, as well as that <br /> portion between of public property or right of way lying <br /> between that piece of property and the street curb or <br /> pavement. <br /> ARTICLE III - MINIMUM STANDARDS <br /> 3 .1 COMPLIANCE REQUIRED. <br /> All dwellings shall meet the standards set forth in this Housing <br /> Code. No person shall lease any dwelling or dwelling unit which <br /> does not comply with all of the minimum housing standards <br />