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Cellar shall mean a portion of a building or dwelling located partly or wholly underground having an
<br /> inadequate access to light and air from windows located partly or wholly below the level of the adjoining
<br /> ground .
<br /> Deterioration shall mean that a dwelling can be repaired , altered , or improved to comply with all of
<br /> the minimum standards established by this Ordinance at a cost not in excess of 50 percent of its fair
<br /> market value , as determined by finding of the Public Officer.
<br /> Dilapidated shall mean that a dwelling cannot be repaired , altered or improved to comply with all of
<br /> the minimum standards established by this Ordinance except at a cost in excess of 50 percent of its fair
<br /> market value , as determined by finding of the Public Officer .
<br /> Dwelling shall mean any building , structure , manufactured home or mobile home , or part thereof
<br /> which is wholly or partly used or intended to be used for living , sleeping or habitation by human
<br /> occupants , and includes any outhouses and appurtenances belonging thereto or usually enjoyed
<br /> therewith . Any manufactured home or mobile home used solely for a seasonal or vacation purpose shall
<br /> not be regarded as a dwelling . Temporary housing hereinafter defined , shall not be regarded as a
<br /> dwelling . The term shall include within its meaning the terms rooming house and rooming unit , as
<br /> hereinafter defined .
<br /> Dwelling unit shall mean any room or group of rooms , including a bathroom with commode or urinal
<br /> and tub or shower used exclusively in connection with the occupancy of the unit , located within a dwelling
<br /> and forming a single habitable unit with facilities which are used or intended to be used for living , sleeping
<br /> and cooking .
<br /> Enclosed room shall mean a floor space in a dwelling or dwelling unit which by the use of fixed
<br /> partitioning walls and doors is wholly separated from any other floor space .
<br /> Extermination shall mean the control and elimination of insects , rodents or other pests by removing
<br /> or making inaccessible materials that may serve as their food by poisoning , spraying , fumigating , or
<br /> trapping or by any other recognized and legal pest elimination method approved by the Public Officer.
<br /> Garbage means animal and vegetable waste resulting from the handling , preparation , cooking and
<br /> consumption of food including the combustible and non -combustible waste material resulting therefrom
<br /> including paper, rags , cartons , boxes , tin cans , glass. and dust and similar household waste .
<br /> Gender. Words having a masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter genders .
<br /> Habitable room shall mean a room or enclosed floor space used or intended to be used for living ,
<br /> sleeping , cooking or eating purposes , excluding bathrooms , water closet compartments , laundries , heater
<br /> rooms , foyers , or communicating corridors , closets and storage spaces .
<br /> Infestation shall mean the presence , within or around a dwelling , of any insects , rodents or other
<br /> pests in such number as to constitute a menace to the health , safety,, or welfare of the occupants or the
<br /> public .
<br /> Let shall mean to rent to another for money or other valuable consideration .
<br /> Manufactured home or mobile home shall mean a portable manufactured housing unit designed for
<br /> transportation on its own chassis and placement on a temporary or semi=permanent foundation having a
<br /> measurement of over 32 feet in length and over eight feet in width . As used in this Ordinance , " mobile
<br /> home " also means a double-wide mobile home which is two or more portable manufactured housing units
<br /> designed for transportation on their own chassis , which connect on site for placement on a temporary or
<br /> semipermanent foundation having a measurement of over 32 feet in length and over eight feet in width .
<br /> Multiple dwelling shall mean any dwelling containing two or more dwelling units .
<br /> Occupant shall mean any person living , sleeping , cooking or eating in or having actual possession of
<br /> a dwelling , dwelling unit or rooming unit .
<br /> Operator shall mean any person who has charge , care or control of a building , or any part thereof, in
<br /> which dwelling units or rooming units are let .
<br /> Owner shall mean any person who alone , jointly , or severally with others :
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