Athens City Code

1. (1) Generally. When the words "dwelling," "dwelling unit," "roominghouse," "rooming unit," or "premises" are used in this chapter, they shall be construed as though they were followed by the words, "or any part thereof."
2. (2) Terms defined. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
   
   Approved means constructed, installed and maintained in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and other pertinent provisions of this Code and with rules and regulations adopted pursuant hereto.
   
   Basement means a portion of a building located partly underground but having less than half its clear floor-to-ceiling height below the average grade of the adjoining ground.
   
   Board of housing appeals means the board established by ACC 12-135.
   
   Cellar means a portion of a building located partly or wholly underground and having half or more than half of its clear floor-to-ceiling height below the average grade of the adjoining ground.
   
   Dwelling means any building or structure, or part thereof, used and occupied for human habitation or intended to be so used and includes any outhouses and appurtenances belonging thereto and enjoyed therewith.
   
   Dwelling unit means any room or group of rooms located within a dwelling and forming a single habitable unit with facilities which are used or intended to be used for living, sleeping, cooking and eating.
   
   Extermination means the control and elimination of insects, rodents, or other pests by eliminating their harborage places, by removing or making inaccessible materials that may serve as their food, by poisoning, spraying, fumigating, trapping, or by any other recognized and legal pest elimination methods approved by the inspector.
   
   Garbage means the animal and vegetable waste resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking and consumption of food.
   
   Habitable room means a room or enclosed floor space used or intended to be used for living, sleeping, cooking, or eating purposes, excluding bathrooms, water closet compartments, laundries, pantries, foyers, communicating corridors, closets or storage spaces.
   
   Household means all persons who occupy a dwelling unit. A person living alone or any group of persons sharing a dwelling unit is a household.
   
   Infestation means the presence, within or around a dwelling, of any insects, rodents, or other pests.
   
   Inspector means the person designated by the city manager to carry out the duties of inspector as stated in ACC 12-131 through ACC 12-135.
   
   Multiple dwelling means any dwelling containing more than two dwelling units.
   
   Occupant means any person, over one year of age, living, sleeping, cooking, or eating in, or having actual possession of, a dwelling unit or rooming unit.
   
   Ordinary minimum winter conditions means a temperature of zero degrees Fahrenheit.
   
   Owner means and includes a holder of any legal or equitable estate in the premises, whether alone or jointly with others, and whether in possession or not.
   
   Parties in interest means all individuals, associations, partnerships, corporations, and others who have any interest in a dwelling and any who are in possession or control thereof as agent of the owner or as executor, executrix, administrator, administratrix, trustee, or guardian of the estate of the owner. Any such person thus representing the owner shall be bound to comply with the provisions of this chapter and of the rules and regulations adopted pursuant hereto, to the same extent as if he were the owner.
   
   Plumbing means and includes all of the following supplied facilities and equipment: gas pipes, gas-burning equipment, water pipes, garbage disposal units, waste pipes, water closets, sinks, installed dishwashers, lavatories, bathtubs, shower baths, installed clothes washing machines, catchbasins, drains, vents, and any other similar supplied fixtures, together with all connections to water, sewer, or gas lines.
   
   Premises means any platted or unplatted lot, parcel or plot of land, improved or unimproved with any dwelling or non-dwelling structure.
   
   Public hall means any hall, corridor or passageway not within the exclusive control of one family.
   
   Rooming unit means 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 eating purposes.
   
   Roominghouse means any dwelling, or that part of any dwelling containing one or more rooming units, in which space is let by the occupant to three or more persons who are not husband, wife, son, daughter, mother, father, sister or brother of the occupant.
   
   Rubbish means all waste materials, except garbage. The term "rubbish" shall include the residue from the burning of wood, coal, coke, and other combustible material, paper, rags, cartons, boxes, wood, excelsior, rubber, leather, tree branches, yard trimmings, tin cans, metals, mineral matter, glass, crockery, and dust.
   
   Single unit dwelling means a dwelling occupied by one family alone.
   
   Supplied means paid for, furnished, or provided by, or under the control of, the owner or operator, his agents or representatives.
   
   Water closet means a toilet, with a bowl and trap made in one piece, which is connected to the city water and sewer system or other approved water supply and sewer system.
   
   Workmanlike state of maintenance and repair means in such a state as to comply with all codes and ordinances pertaining to construction of buildings and installation of utilities.

(Code 1972, § 4-502; Code 1995, § 12-502)