New Franklin Definitions ordinance (§ 515.010)

A. Scope. Unless otherwise stated, the following definitions shall for the purposes of this Code have the meanings indicated.

B. Interchangeability. Words used in the present tense include the future; words used in the masculine gender include the feminine and neuter; the singular numbers include the plural and the plural numbers include the singular.

C. Applied Meaning Of Words And Terms. As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have these prescribed meanings:

APARTMENT: A room or suite of rooms occupied or intended or designed to be occupied by one (1) individual, family or household for housekeeping purposes.

APPROVED: Approved by the Building Inspector of the City of New Franklin or by his/her administrative official authorized by him/her.

BASEMENT OR CELLAR: The portion of a dwelling between the floor and the ceiling which is partly or wholly below grade.

BOARD: The local unit of government or such board appointed by the Mayor for a period of three (3) years.

CENTRAL HEATING BOILERS AND FURNACES: Heating furnaces and boilers shall include warm air furnaces, floor mounted, direct fired unit heaters, hot water boilers and steam boilers operating not in excess of fifteen (15) pounds of gauge pressure used for heating of buildings or structures.

CHIMNEY: A vertical shaft of masonry, reinforced concrete or other approved, non-combustible, heat-resistant material enclosing one (1) or more flues for the purpose of removing products of combustion from solid liquid or gas fuel.

CITY: The City of New Franklin.

DWELLING: Any building or mobile home or other structure which is wholly or partly used or intended to be used for living or sleeping by human occupants. This does not include temporary housing which is designed to be portable and is not attached to the ground, another structure or any utilities system on the same premises for more than thirty (30) days.

EFFICIENCY APARTMENT: Any room having cooking facilities used for combined living, dining and sleeping purposes and meeting the requirements of this Code.

EXTERIOR PROPERTY AREAS: Open space on the premises and on adjoining property under the control of owners or operators of such premises.

EXTERMINATION: Control and elimination of insects, rodents and other pests by eliminating their harborage place; by removing or making inaccessible materials that may serve as their food; by poison spraying, fumigating, trapping or by any other approved pest elimination method.

FLUE: A vertical passageway for products of combustion.

GARBAGE: The animal and vegetable waste resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking and consumption of food.

HABITABLE ROOM: A room or enclosed floor space arranged for living, eating and sleeping purposes (not including bathrooms, water closet compartment, laundries, pantries, foyers, hallways and other accessory floor spaces or basement rooms used for recreational purposes).

HEATING: The definitions following under this paragraph shall apply to heating installations.

INFESTATION: The presence within or contiguous to a structure or premises of insects, rodents, vermin or other pests.

OCCUPANT: Any person over one (1) year of age living and sleeping in a dwelling unit or having actual possession of said dwelling unit.

OPENABLE AREA: That part of a window or door which is available for unobstructed ventilation and which opens directly to the outdoors.

OPERATOR: The person who has charge, care and control of a structure or premises which are let or offered for occupancy.

OWNER AND OWNER OCCUPANT: Any person herein defined who, alone, jointly or severally with others, shall have record legal title to any dwelling as herein defined.

PERSON: An individual, firm, corporation, association or partnership.

PLUMBING OR PLUMBING FIXTURES: Water heating facilities, water pipes, gas pipes, garbage and disposal units, waste lavatories, bathtubs, shower baths and washing machines or other similar equipment, catch basins, drains, vents or other similarly supplied fixtures together with all connections to water, gas, sewer or vent lines.

PUBLIC NUISANCE:

1. Any public nuisance known at common law or in equity jurisprudence.

2. Any attractive nuisance which may prove detrimental to children whether in a building, on the premises of a building or upon an unoccupied lot. This includes an abandoned well, shafts, basements or excavation; abandoned refrigerators and motor vehicles; any structurally unsound fences or structures; or any lumber, trash, fences, debris or vegetation which may prove hazardous.

3. Whatever is dangerous to human life or is detrimental to health as determined by the Building Official or Administrator.

4. Inadequate or unsanitary sewage or plumbing facilities.

ROOMING UNIT: Any room or group of rooms forming a single habitable unit used or intended to be used for living and sleeping, but not for cooking or heating purposes.

SPACE HEATER: A self-contained, venter heating appliance of the circulating type or the radiant type and intended primarily to heat only one (1) room.

STRUCTURE: Assembly of materials forming a construction for occupancy or use including, among others, buildings, stadiums, tents, reviewing stands, platforms, stagings, observation towers, radio towers, water tanks, trestles, open sheds, coal bins, shelters, fences and display signs.

SUPPLIED: Installed, furnished or provided by the owner or operator.

TRASH OR RUBBISH: Combustible and non-combustible water materials, except garbage. The term shall include the residue from the burning of wood, coal, cokes and other combustible materials, paper, rags, cartons, boxes, wood excelsior, rubber, leather, tree branches, yard trimmings, tin cans, metals, mineral matter, glass, crockery, dust and other similar materials.

VENT PIPE: As applied to heating, means a pipe for removing products of combustion from gas appliances.

VENTILATION: The process of supplying and removing air by natural or mechanic means to or from any space.

WATER HEATER: A device for the heating and storage of water to be used for other than heating or industrial purposes.

WORKMANLIKE: When the words "workmanlike state of maintenance and repair" are used, they shall mean that such maintenance and repair shall be made in a reasonably skillful manner.

YARD: An open unoccupied space on the same lot with the building extending along the entire length of a street or rear or interior lot line.