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Ordinance No. 892 Residential Licensing Requirements 7/8/22 Page 2 of 21 (5) (6) Dwelling. Any building or portion thereof which is designed or used primarily for residential purposes. 29 Dwelling means a building or one or more portions of a building occupied or intended to be occupied for 30 residential purposes. 31 (6) (7) Dwelling Unit. A residential accommodation which includes a complete and permanently installed 32 kitchen facility which is arranged, designed, used, or intended for use primarily as living quarters for one family 33 and not more than an aggregate of two roomers or boarders. 34 (7) (8) Enforcement Officer. Representative of the City responsible for the enforcement of the provisions of this 35 Chapter. 36 (8) (9) Exterior Property Areas. Open space on the premises under the control of the owners or operators of the 37 premises. 38 (9) (10) Extermination. The control and elimination of insects, rodents, or other pests by: 39 A. Eliminating their harborage places. 40 B. Removing or making inaccessible materials that may serve as their feed. 41 C. Poison spraying, fumigating, trapping, or another recognized and legal pest elimination method. 42 (10) (11) Family. A group of one or more persons occupying a premises and living as a single housekeeping unit 43 as distinguished from a group occupying a boardinghouse, lodging house, hotel, or motel. 44 (11) (12) Grade. The surface of the ground or surface ground after completion of any change in contour. 45 (12) (13) Gross Floor Area. The sum of the horizontal areas of the several floors of all buildings on a lot as 46 measured from the exterior faces of exterior walls or from the center line of walls separating two buildings. 47 (13) (14) Habitable Room. A room occupied by one or more persons used or intended for living, cooking, 48 eating, or sleeping purposes. This definition does not include bathrooms, closets, water closet compartments, 49 laundries, serving and storage pantries, corridors, cellars, and spaces that are not used frequently or during 50 extended periods. 51 (14) (15) Infestation. The presence of insects, rodents, vermin, or other pests within or contiguous to a multiple 52 dwelling, dwelling unit, rooming house, rooming unit, or premises. 53 (16) Let or rent. To permit possession or occupancy of a dwelling by a person who is not the legal owner of 54 record thereof, pursuant to the terms of a written or unwritten lease. 55 (17) Licensee. An owner that operates a rental dwelling and is required to be licensed under this chapter. 56