Saint Anthony, Minn., Mun. Code Ch. 155 (2026) § 152.05

For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning. Terms defined herein shall apply specifically to this Chapter 152 . Terms used in this chapter that are not defined shall refer to the adopted Building Code, Property Maintenance Code, or Zoning Code as applicable.


ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. A structure subordinate to a principal dwelling not authorized to be used for living or sleeping by human occupants.


APARTMENT BUILDING. A multiple dwelling structure designed to accommodate three or more apartments.


BATHROOM. A group of fixtures consisting of a water closet, lavatory, and bathtub or shower. Such fixtures are located together on the same floor level.


BUILDING. Any structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or occupancy.


CLEAN. The absence of rubbish, garbage, vermin or other unsightly, offensive or extraneous matter.


COMPLIANCE OFFICIAL. The City Manager and designated agents authorized to administer and enforce this chapter.


COMPOSTING. Accumulation of yard waste to be decomposed.


CONDEMN. To adjudge/declare officially unfit for occupancy or use.


DWELLING. Building, or portion thereof, designed or used predominantly for residential occupancy of a continued nature, including one-family dwellings, two-family dwellings, apartment buildings, and rooming units, but excluding hotels and motels.


DWELLING , DWELLING UNIT , PREMISES , or STRUCTURE. Deemed to be followed by the words “or any part thereof.”


DWELLING UNIT. A single residential accommodation intended for use as a domicile for one family. Where a private garage is structurally attached, it will be considered as part of the building in which the DWELLING UNIT is located.


EGRESS WINDOW. A window or other opening located such that the sill height of the opening is not more than:


(1) Forty-four inches above or below the finished ground level adjacent to the opening; and


(2) Cannot be over 44 inches from the finished floor to the clear opening.


EXIT. A continuous and unobstructed means of egress to a public way and shall include intervening doors, doorways, corridors, ramps, stairways, smoke-proof enclosures, horizontal exits, exit passageways, exit access, exit enclosures, exit discharge, exit courts and yards.


EXTERIOR DOORWAY. Door providing access to the exterior of a home or single unit within a multi-unit structure. The required capacity of each door opening shall be sufficient for the occupant load thereof and shall provide a minimum clear opening width of 32 inches (813 mm). The clear opening width of doorways with swinging doors shall be measured between the face of the door and the stop, with the door open 90 degrees. Such doors shall not utilize deadbolt locks with a keyed method of locking/unlocking from the interior of the structure or unit.


EXTERMINATION. The control and elimination of insects, rodents, vermin or other pests by a licensed company/agency, eliminating their harborage places; by removing or making inaccessible materials that serve as their food; by poison spraying, fumigating, trapping or by any other approved pest elimination methods.


FAMILY or HOUSEHOLD. One person, or two or more persons each related to the others by blood, marriage, adoption, or foster care, or a group of not more than the owner or a residence plus three persons not so related, occupying the residence and maintaining a common household and using common cooking and kitchen facilities.


FUNCTIONING. In such physical condition as to safely perform the service or services for which an item is designed or intended.


GARBAGE. Putrescible animal and vegetable wastes resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking, or consumption of food.


GUARD RAIL. A building component or a system of building components located at or near the open sides of elevated walking surfaces that minimizes the possibility of a fall from the walking surface to a lower level.


HABITABLE BUILDING. Any building or part thereof that meets minimum standards for a dwelling.


HABITABLE ROOM. Room or enclosed floor space used, or intended to be used, for living, sleeping, cooking, or eating purposes, excluding bathrooms toilet rooms, laundries, furnace rooms, unfinished basements, (those without required ventilation, required electric outlets and required exits), pantries utility rooms of less than 50 square feet of floor space, foyers, communicating corridors, stairways, closets, storage spaces, and workshops, hobby and recreation areas in parts of the structure below ground level or in attics.


HALLWAY. A corridor or a passageway free from all obstructions, providing egress from a location to another location within a building and not within the exclusive control of one individual.


HEATED WATER. Water heated to a temperature of not less than 120°F, or such lesser temperature required by government authority, measured at faucet outlet.


HOUSEKEEPING UNIT. A room or group of rooms forming a single habitable space equipped and intended to be used for living, sleeping, cooking and eating which does not contain, within such a unit, a toilet, lavatory, and bathtub or shower.


IMMINENT DANGER. A condition which could cause serious or life-threatening injury or death at any time.


INFESTATION. The presence within or around a dwelling or dwelling unit of any insect, bird, rodent, vermin or other pest.


KITCHEN. A space which contains a sink with counter working space, adequate space for installing cooking and refrigeration equipment, and adequate space for the storage of cooking utensils.


LABELED. Devices, equipment, appliances, or materials to which has been affixed a label, seal, symbol or other identifying mark of a nationally recognized testing laboratory, inspection agency or other organization concerned with product evaluation that maintains periodic inspection of the production of the above-labeled items and by whose label the manufacturer attests to compliance with applicable nationally recognized standards.


LET. To permit, provide or offer possession or occupancy of a dwelling, dwelling unit, rooming unit, building, premise or structure by a person who is or is not the legal owner of record thereof, pursuant to a written or unwritten lease, agreement or license, or pursuant to a recorded or unrecorded agreement of contract for the sale of land.


OCCUPANT. Any person (including owner or operator) living, sleeping, cooking, and eating in a dwelling unit or living and sleeping in a rooming unit.


OPENABLE AREA. That part of a window, skylight or door which is available for unobstructed ventilation and which opens directly to the outdoors.


OPERATOR. The owner or agent who has charge, care, control, or management of a building, or part thereof, in which dwelling units or rooming units are let.


OWNER. Any person who owns a dwelling. Or, any person or entity that holds an ownership stake of any kind, and/or any person representing any such owner. Any such owner must comply with the provisions of this chapter to the same extent as the OWNER .


OWNER. Any person who owns a dwelling. Any person representing an owner must comply with the provisions of this chapter to the same extent as the OWNER .


PERMISSIBLE OCCUPANCY. The maximum number of persons permitted to reside in a dwelling unit or rooming unit.


PERSON. An individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation or joint venture, or organization of any kind.


PREMISES. A parcel of land which includes a dwelling.


RECYCLABLES. Materials which may be recycled or reused through recycling processes, including metal beverage containers, glass, newsprint, plastic bottles with necks, corrugated cardboard, magazines, catalogs, phone books, and any other materials designated as recyclables by City Council resolution.


REFUSE. All putrescible and non-putrescible waste solids including garbage and rubbish.


RENTAL UNIT. A dwelling or dwelling unit let for rent or lease in exchange for monetary payment or which is occupied by someone other than the owner for a period longer than six months.


REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT. To remove an existing or portion of a system and to construct or install a new item of a quality similar to that of the existing item when it was new. Replacement ordinarily takes place when repair of the item is impractical.


RESIDENCE OR RESIDENTIAL USE. A dwelling unit that is intended for occupancy as a domicile for an individual, family, or groups of individuals as specified in this chapter, for no less than 30 consecutive days, whether owned or rented.


RODENT. Shall include: chipmunks, groundhogs/woodchucks, lemmings, mice, moles, pocket gophers, rats, shrews, squirrels and voles, and any other non-domesticated animals as may be defined by § 92.03 .


RODENT HARBORAGE. Any place where rodents can live, nest, or seek shelter.


ROOMING UNIT. 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 and eating purposes.


SAFETY. The condition of being reasonably free from danger and hazards which may cause accidents or disease.


SHORT-TERM RENTAL UNIT. A form of transient occupancy, similar to motels or other such uses, in a residential zoning district for which occupancy of a residential building, room, or suite of rooms is offered, rented, or used, for periods of fewer than 30 consecutive days.


STORY. The lowest story in a building which qualifies as a story, as defined herein, except that a floor level in a building having only one floor level shall be classified as a first story, provided such floor level is not more than four feet below grade, as defined herein, for more than 50% of the total perimeter, or more than eight feet below grade, as defined herein, at any point.


SUPPLIED. Paid, furnished, or provided by, or under the control of, an owner or operator.


TENANT. A person, corporation, partnership or group, whether or not the legal owner of record, occupying a building or portion thereof as a unit.


TOILET. A toilet, with a bowl and trap made in one piece, which is connected to the city water and sewer systems, or other approved water supply.


TOILET ROOM. A room containing a water closet or urinal but not a bathtub or shower.


UNSAFE. A condition or a combination of conditions which are dangerous or hazardous to persons or property.


UNSANITARY. Conditions which are dangerous or hazardous to the health of persons.


VENTILATION. The natural or mechanical process of supplying conditioned or unconditioned air to, or removing such air from, any space.


WASH BASIN. A plumbing fixture dedicated to handwashing.


WATER CLOSET. A toilet, with a bowl and trap made in one piece, which is connected to the city water and sewage system or other approved water supply and sewer system.


WORKMANLIKE. Executed in a skilled and professional manner including obtaining all necessary city/state permits, inspections, approvals of the authority having jurisdiction, adherence to all applicable codes, installation to manufacturer's specifications, the use of proper materials for designed purposes, installation to current architectural or engineering standards, surfaces (material, color, texture) to conform to current surrounding areas, and all work shall be generally plumb, level, square, in line, undamaged and without marring adjacent work.


(Prior Code, § 150.124) (Ord. 08-003, passed 4-22-2008; Ord. 2025-02, passed 4-22-2025; Ord. 2025-05, passed 10-28-2025; Ord. 2025-06, passed 10-28-2025; Ord. 2026-01, passed 5-12-2026)