Ordinances-1999-227

RENTAL PROPERTY: Any dwelling not owner occupied, regardless whether rent is paid. RESIDE: The place where a person physically resides not less than ten (10) months of any applicable calendar year. ROOMER: An occupant of a rooming house or rooming unit and shall also mean an occupant of a dwelling who is not a member of the family occupying the dwelling. ROOMING HOUSE: Any dwelling or that part of any dwelling containing one or more rooming units or Type III dwelling units, in which space is let by the owner or operator to four (4) or more roomers. Occupants of units specifically designated as Type III dwelling units within a rooming house shall be included in the roomer count. ROOMING UNIT: Any habitable room or group of adjoining habitable rooms located within a dwelling and forming a single unit with facilities which are used or intended to be used primarily for living and sleeping. A rooming unit shall have bath and toilet facilities available for the exclusive use of the occupant(s) or for communal use in accordance with Section 14-5E-18 of this Article; and in addition, rooming units may be let with or without communal kitchen and/or communal dining room privileges in accordance with said Section 14-5E-18. RUBBISH: Inorganic waste material consisting of combustible and/or noncombustible materials. RULES AND REGULATIONS: Those administrative procedures adopted by the Director for the efficient internal management of the Department of Housing and Inspection Services. All rules and regulations shall be limited to departmental administrative and procedural matters, rather than substantive matters and shall not be inconsistent with this Article. SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING: A structure containing one dwelling unit. SOLID WASTE: Animal or vegetable waste resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking or consumption of food and shall also mean combustible waste material. The term shall also include paper, rags, cartons, boxes, wood, excelsior, rubber, leather, tree branches, yard trimmings and other combustible materials. SOLID WASTE CONTAINER: A watertight container that is constructed of metal or other durable material impervious to rodents, that is capable of being serviced without creating unsanitary conditions. SUPPLIED: Paid for, furnished by, provided by or under the control of the owner or operator. TEMPORARY HOUSING: Any tent, trailer, motor home or other structure used for human shelter and designed to be transportable and not attached to the ground, to another structure or to any utilities system on the same premises for more than thirty (30) calendar days. TOILET: A water closet, with a bowl and trap made in one piece, of such shape and form and holding a sufficient quantity of water so that no fecal matter will collect on the surface of the bowl and equipped with a flushing rim or flushing rims. TYPE III DWELLING UNIT: Any habitable room or group of adjoining habitable rooms