Fridley, Minn., Mun. Code ch. 507 (2026) § 507.03

The referenced dictionary of the governing Minnesota State Building Code will be considered as providing ordinarily accepted meanings.

Whenever the words "Dwellings," "Dwelling Unit," "Building," "Structure" or "Premises" are used in this Chapter, they will be construed as though they were followed by the words, "or any part thereof.”

Accessory Structure or Use: A subordinate building or use located on the same lot as principal building or use which is necessary or incidental to the conduct of the principal building or use.

Basement: That portion of a building between floor and ceiling which is partly below grade, but so located that the vertical distance from grade to floor below is more than the vertical distance from grade to ceiling.

Bedroom: A habitable room within a dwelling unit which is used, or intended to be used, primarily for the purpose of sleeping, not to include any kitchen or dining area.

Building: Any structure having walls and a roof, built for the shelter or enclosure of persons, animals, or property of any kind.

Compliance Official: The designated authority charged with the administration and enforcement of the Fridley City Code (Code), or their duly authorized representative.

Condominium: A building containing multiple dwellings in which portions are designated for separate ownership and the remainder is designated for common ownership solely by the owners of the separate dwellings. A building containing multiple dwellings is not a condominium unless the undivided interests in the common elements are vested in the unit owners.

Dwelling: A building or one or more portions of a building occupied or intended to be occupied for residential purposes.

Dwelling, Multiple: A building or one or more portions of a building occupied or intended to be occupied for residential purposes by two or more individuals or families with separate living units.

Dwelling, One Family: A detached building designed exclusively for occupancy by one individual or family.

Dwelling, Two Family: A detached building designed exclusively for occupancy by two individuals or families with two separate living units.

Dwelling Unit: A single unit meant to provide complete independent living facilities for one or more persons including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation.
Easily Cleanable: Readily accessible and of such material and finish, and so fabricated and placed that residue which may accumulate can be completely removed by normal cleaning methods.
Extermination: The control and elimination of insects, rodents, or other pests by eliminating their harborage places, removing or making inaccessible materials that may serve as their food, poisoning, spraying, fumigating, or trapping, or by any other legal pest elimination methods.

Family:
1. An individual or two or more persons legally related by blood, marriage, domestic partnership, or adoption, including foster children, in a linear relationship such as spouses, grandparents, parents, children, grandchildren and siblings.

2. A group of not more than five persons not related by blood, marriage, domestic partnership, foster care, guardianship, or adoption living together in a dwelling unit.
Floor Area, Gross: The sum of the gross horizontal area of the several floors of a structure or structures measured from the exterior faces and exterior walls or from the center line of common walls separating dwelling units. Basements devoted to storage or off street parking may not be included.

Habitable Room: 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, unfinished basements, pantries, utility rooms, foyers, communicating corridors, stairways, closets, storage spaces, and attics.

Infestation: The presence within or around a dwelling or dwelling unit of an unusually large number of insects, rodents, vermin, or other pests causing damage or distress to the occupants of the dwelling.

International Building Code (I.B.C.): The code published by the International Code Council, Inc., and any materials referenced therein.

Let, Operate or Rent: To permit possession or occupancy of a dwelling or dwelling unit, whether or not compensation is paid, by a person who is not the legal owner of the dwelling unit, pursuant to a written or unwritten lease.
Licensee: The owner of property licensed as a rental dwelling.

Occupancy: The purpose for which a structure, or part thereof, is used or intended to be used.

Occupant: Any person residing in a dwelling or dwelling unit.

Operator, Manager, Caretaker, or Agent: Any person who has charge, care or control of a structure, or part thereof, in which rental dwelling units are let.

Owner: Any person, firm, corporation, or agent who alone, jointly or severally with others having a legal or equitable interest in the property or recorded in the official state, county or City records has holding title to the property or otherwise having control of the property. 

Person: An individual, corporation, firm, association, company, partnership, organization, or any other legal entity.

Plumbing System: All of the following supplied facilities and equipment in a dwelling: gas pipes, gas burning equipment, water pipes, steam pipes, garbage disposal units, waste pipes, water closets, sinks, installed dishwashers, lavatories, bathtubs, shower baths, installed clothes washing machines, catch basins, vents, and any other similar fixtures and the installation thereof, together with all connections of water, sewer, or gas lines.

Premises: A platted lot or portion thereof or an unplatted parcel of land and adjacent right of way either occupied or unoccupied by a building and/or accessory structure.
Refuse: Any solid or liquid waste products or those having the character of solids rather than liquids in that they will not flow readily without additional liquid and which are composed wholly or partly of such materials as garbage, swill, sweepings, cleanings, trash, rubbish, litter, industrial solid wastes or domestic solid wastes, organic wastes or residue of animals sold as meat, fruit or other vegetable or animal matter from kitchens, dining rooms, markets, or food establishments of any places dealing in or handling meat, fowl, grain or vegetables; offal, animal excrete or the carcass of animals; tree or shrub trimmings; grass clippings, brick, plaster or other waste matter resulting from the demolition, alteration or construction of buildings or structures; accumulated waste materials, cans, containers, tires, junk; or other such substance which may become a nuisance.

Rental Dwelling or Rental Dwelling Unit: A dwelling or dwelling unit and accessory structure (if any) let for rent or lease. The term rental dwelling will include all dwelling units located within the rental dwelling.

Retaining Wall: A wall or structure constructed of stone, concrete, wood, or other materials used to retain soil, as a slope transition, or edge of a planting area.

Rodent Harborage: Any place where rodents live, nest, or seek shelter.

Rodent Proof: A condition where a structure or any part thereof is protected from rodent infestation by eliminating ingress and egress openings such as cracks in walls and holes in screens. For the purpose of this Chapter, the term "rodent proof" may be construed as though it included "insect proof" and "vermin-proof.”

Structure: Anything constructed or erected which requires location on or under the ground or attached to something having location on or under the ground.
Unsafe: As applied to a structure, a condition or combination of conditions which are dangerous or hazardous to persons or property.

Water Closet: 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.

Yard: All ground, lawn, court, walk, driveway, or other open space constituting part of the same premises and on the same lot with a main building.

HISTORY
Amended by Ord. 1364 on 12/10/2018
Amended by Ord. 1419 on 3/11/2024