§ 27-51. Definitions.

The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation and enforcement of this division:

(a)

Family: Any number of individuals living together as a single housekeeping unit.

(b)

One-family residence: A building used exclusively as living quarters for a family and occupied by only one (1) family.

(c)

Two-family residence: A building used exclusively as living quarters for two (2) families and occupied by not more than two (2) families.

(d)

Three-family residence: A building used exclusively as living quarters for three (3) families and occupied by not more than three (3) families.

(e)

Apartment house: A collection of dwellings for housing a number of people grouped in four (4) or more families, assigned to different sections in the same structure.

(f)

Roominghouse: A house or building where there are one (1) or more bedrooms which the proprietor can spare for the purpose of giving lodging to such persons he shall choose, for which he receives a compensation for said rooms.

(g)

Boardinghouse: A place where one (1) obtains food or lodging, or both in another's house for a stipulated price.

(h)

Sanitary sewage: The waste from water closets, urinals, lavatories, sinks, bathtubs, showers, household laundries, cellar floor drains, garage floor drains, storerooms, soda fountains, cuspidors, refrigerator drips, drinking fountains and stable drains.

(i)

Industrial wastes: The liquid or other character of waste resulting from any commercial manufacturing or industrial operations or processes other than sanitary sewage.

(j)

Charitable institution: One (1) whose property is derived from charitable gifts or bequests and is administered not for the purpose of gain but in the interest of humanity.

(Ord. of 2-8-1949, § 1)

Cross reference

Definitions applicable throughout Code, § 1-3.