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2 <br />a <br />ARTICLE II - DEFINITIONS <br />2.1 INTENT. <br />The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation and <br />enforcement of this ordinance. Terms not defined herein shall <br />have the meanings customarily assigned to them. Words having a <br />masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter genders. <br />2.2 DEFINITIONS. <br />(1) "Animal" means any living species other than a human, <br />insect or plant. <br />(2) "Basement" means any building story below grade. <br />(3) "Basic structural elements" means the parts of a building <br />which provide the principal strength, stability, integrity, <br />shape, and safety, including, but not limited to, plates, <br />studs, joists, rafters, stringers, stairs, subflooring, <br />flooring, sheathing, lathing, roofing, siding, window <br />frames, door frames, porches, railings, eaves, chimneys, <br />flashing, masonry, and other essential components. <br />(4) "Deteriorate" means to decay, decompose or degenerate. <br />(5) "Deteriorated" means that a dwelling can be repaired, <br />altered, or improved to comply with all of the minimum <br />standards established by this ordinance at a cost not in <br />excess of fifty (50) percent of its assessed value, as <br />determined by the findings of the Public Officer. <br />(6) "Dilapidated" means that a dwelling cannot be repaired, <br />altered or improved to comply with all of the minimum <br />standards established by this ordinance except at a cost in <br />excess of fifty (50) percent of its assessed value, as <br />determined by the finding of the Public Officer. <br />(7) "Dwelling" means any building, structure, manufactured or <br />mobile home, or part thereof which is wholly or partly used <br />or intended to be used for living, sleeping or habitation <br />by human occupants, and includes any outhouses and <br />appurtenances belonging thereto or usually enjoyed <br />therewith. Any manufactured home or mobile home used <br />solely for a seasonal or vacation purpose shall not be <br />regarded as a dwelling. Temporary housing as hereinafter <br />defined, shall not be regarded as a dwelling. The term <br />shall include within its meaning rooming house and rooming <br />units, as hereinafter defined. <br />(8) "Dwelling unit" shall mean any room or group of rooms, <br />including a bathroom with a commode or urinal and tub or <br />