New Britain, Conn., Code of Ordinances ch. 13 § 13-18

The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation and enforcement of this article.
All terms not defined in this article, shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in section 201.0 of the state building code, if defined in such code.
Accessory building or structure shall mean a detached structure which is not used or not intended to be used for living or sleeping by human occupants and which is located on the same premises with a dwelling.
Appropriate authority shall mean that person within the governmental structure of the corporate unit who is charged with the administration of the appropriate code.
Approved shall mean approved by the local or state authority having such administrative authority.
Ashes shall mean the residue from the burning of combustible materials.
Basement shall mean the portion of the building partly underground, but having less than one-half its clear floor to ceiling height below the average grade of the adjoining ground.
Cellar shall mean the portion of the building partly underground, having one-half or more than one-half of its clear floor to ceiling height below the average grade of the adjoining ground.
Central heating system shall mean a single system supplying heat to one or more than one dwelling unit or more than one rooming unit.
Chimney shall mean a vertical masonry shaft of reinforced concrete or other approved noncombustible, heat-resisting material enclosing one or more flues for the purposes of removing products of combustion from solid, liquid or gaseous fuel.
Dilapidated shall mean no longer adequate for the purpose or use for which it was originally intended; having fallen into partial ruin or decay.
Dwelling shall mean any enclosed space wholly or partly used or intended to be used for living, sleeping, cooking and eating by human occupants; provided that, temporary housing as defined in this section, shall not be regarded as a dwelling.
Dwelling unit shall mean any room or group of rooms located within a dwelling and forming a single habitable unit with facilities used or intended to be used by a single family for living, sleeping, cooking and eating purposes.
Egress shall mean an arrangement of exit facilities to assure a safe means of exit from buildings.
Enforcement officer shall mean the official designated herein or otherwise charged with the responsibilities of administering this article, or his authorized representative.
Extermination shall mean 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 method approved by the enforcing officer.
Family shall mean any number of individuals, related by blood or legal adoption or by marriage, living and cooking together on the premises as a single housekeeping unit. When five (5) or fewer individuals not related by blood or by marriage do live and cook together on the premises as a single housekeeping unit, such individuals, not exceeding five (5), may be considered a "family."
Flush water closet shall mean a toilet bowl flushed with water under pressure with a water sealed trap above the floor level.
Garbage shall mean the animal and vegetable waste resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking, serving and nonconsumption of food; and shall also mean combustible waste material.
Guest shall mean any person who shares a dwelling unit in a non-permanent status for not more than thirty (30) days.
Gross floor area shall mean the total area of all habitable space in a building or structure.
Habitable room shall mean 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, furnace rooms, pantries, kitchenettes and utility rooms of less than fifty (50) square feet of floor space, foyers or communicating corridors, stairways, closets, storage space and workshops, hobby and recreation areas in unsealed or uninsulated parts of a structure below ground level or in attics.
Heated water shall mean water heated to a temperature of not less than one hundred twenty (120) degrees Fahrenheit, at the outlet.
Housing official shall mean the official charged with the administration and enforcement of this article, or his authorized representative.
Infestation shall mean the presence, within or around a dwelling or other structure, of insects, rodents or other pests.
Kitchen shall mean any room used for the storage of foods, preparation of foods and containing any or all of the following equipment: sink and/or other device for dish washing; stove or other device for cooking; and refrigerator or other device for cool storage of food.
Kitchenette shall mean a small kitchen or an alcove containing cooking facilities.
Kitchen sink shall mean a sink of size and design adequate for the purpose of washing eating and drinking utensils, located in the kitchen, properly connected with a cold and hot water line.
Lavatory sink shall mean a handwashing basin which is properly connected with both a hot and cold water line and which is separate and distinct from a kitchen sink.
Lead paint shall mean any pigmented, liquid substance applied to surfaces by brush, roller or spray in which the total non-volatile ingredient contains more than one per cent of lead, by weight, calculated as metallic lead.
Meaning of certain words. Whenever the words "dwelling," "dwelling unit," "rooming house," "rooming unit," "premises," and "structure" are used in this ordinance they shall be construed as though they were followed by the words "or any part thereof."
Multiple dwelling or multi-family dwelling shall mean any dwelling containing more than two (2) dwelling units and/or rooming units.
Occupant shall mean any person over one year of age living, sleeping, cooking or eating in, or actually having possession of, a dwelling or rooming unit.
Operator shall mean any person who has charge, care, control, or management of a building, or part thereof, in which dwelling units or rooming units are let.
Ordinary summer conditions shall mean a temperature ten (10) degrees Fahrenheit below the highest recorded out-of-doors temperature in the locality for the prior ten (10) year period.
Ordinary winter conditions shall mean a temperature fifteen (15) degrees Fahrenheit above the lowest recorded out-of-doors temperature in the locality for the prior ten (10) year period.
Owner shall mean any person who, alone or jointly or severally with others: (1)
Shall have legal title to any premise, dwelling or dwelling unit, with or without accompanying actual possession thereof, or
(2) Shall have charge, care or control of any premise, dwelling or dwelling unit, as owner or agent of the owner, or an executor, administrator, trustee or guardian of the estate of the owner. Any such person thus representing the actual owner shall be bound to comply with the provisions of this article and of rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, to the same extent as if he were the owner.
Permissible occupancy shall mean the maximum number of persons permitted as family or household to reside in a dwelling unit or rooming unit based upon the square footage per person in habitable rooms.
Plumbing shall mean and include 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, catch basins, drains, vents, and any other similar supplied fixtures, together with all connections to water, sewer, septic tank system, or gas lines.
Potential hazardous material shall mean any material, including building material, containing lead and/or other toxic heavy metal compound in concentrations dangerous to the public health as deemed by the state department of health.
Premises shall mean a platted lot or part thereof, or unplatted lot or parcel of land, or plot of land, either occupied or unoccupied by any dwelling or non-dwelling structure, and includes any such building, accessory structure, or other structures therein.
Privacy shall mean the existence of conditions which will permit an individual or individuals to carry out an activity commenced without interruption or interference, either by sight or sound by unwanted persons.
Properly connected shall mean connected in accordance with the ordinances of the city and the laws of the state as from time to time enforced; provided, however, that, the application of this definition shall not require the alteration or replacement of any connection in good working order and not constituting a hazard to life or health.
Rat harborage shall mean any conditions or place where rats can live, nest, or seek shelter.
Ratproofing shall mean a form of construction which will prevent the ingress or egress of rats to or from a given space or building, or from gaining access to food, water or harborage. It consists of the closing and keeping closed of every opening in foundations, basements, cellars, exterior and interior walls, ground or first floors, roofs, sidewalk gratings, sidewalk openings, and other places that may be reached and entered by rats climbing, burrowing or other methods, by the use of materials impervious to rat gnawing, and other methods approved by the director of health.
Refuse shall mean all putrescible and nonputrescible solids (except body wastes) including garbage, rubbish, ashes, and dead animals.
Refuse container shall mean 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, or such other containers as have been approved by the appropriate authority. Openings to the container such as covers and doors shall be tight fitting.
Rooming house shall mean any dwelling, other than a hotel or motel, or that part of any dwelling containing one or more rooming units, in which space is let by the owner or operator to five (5) or more persons who are not members of a single family.
Rooming unit shall mean 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.
Rubbish shall mean nonputrescible solid wastes (excluding ashes) consisting of: (1)
Combustible wastes as old batteries, paint scrapings, paper, cardboard, plastic containers, yard clippings, wood, and
(2) Noncombustible wastes as tin cans, glass, crockery, dust.
Safety shall mean the condition of being reasonably free from danger and hazards which may cause accidents or disease.
Septic tank shall mean a receptacle, usually underground, to which sewage is drained and retained, to effect disintegration of the organic matter by bacteria, and as defined in section 19-13-B20A of the Connecticut Public Health Code.
Supplied shall mean paid for, furnished, provided by or under the control of the owner or operator.
Temporary housing shall mean any tent, trailer or other structure used for human shelter which is designed to be transportable and which is not attached to the ground, to another structure, or to any utility system on the same premises for more than thirty (30) consecutive days.
Tenement house shall mean any house or building, or portion thereof, which is rented, leased or hired out to be occupied, or is arranged or designed to be occupied, or is occupied, as the home or residence of three (3) or more families, living independently of each other, and doing their cooking upon the premises, and having a common right in the halls, stairways or yard.
Toilet shall mean a water closet with bowl and trap made in one piece, which is of such shape and form and which holds a sufficient quantity of water under pressure so that no fecal matter will collect on the surface of the bowl and which is equipped with flushing rims which permit the bowl to be properly flushed and scoured when water is discharged through the flushing rim.
Toxic substance shall mean any chemical product applied on the surface of, incorporated into or contained in any structural or decorative material which constitutes a potential hazard to human health at acute or chronic exposure levels.
Undefined words not specifically defined in this article or in section 201.0 of the state building code shall have the common definitions set forth in a standard dictionary.
Ventilation shall mean the process of supplying and removing air by natural or mechanical means to or from any space.
Workmanlike manner shall mean that such maintenance and repair shall be made in a reasonable skillful manner as is generally acceptable in the applicable trade or industry.
Cross reference-- Definitions and rules of construction generally, § 1-2 .