Willmar, Minn., Code of Ordinances ch. 6.5, art. II § 6.5-30

(a) The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation and enforcement of this article: Whenever the word "dwelling," "dwelling unit," "rooming units," "premises," or "structure" is used in the article, the word shall be construed as though it was followed by the words "or any part thereof."
(b) The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this subsection, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Accessory building or structure means a detached building or structure in a secondary or subordinate capacity from the main or principal building or structure on the same premises.
Appropriate authority means that person within the governmental structure of the corporate unit who is charged with the administration of the appropriate code or that agency which is specifically designated to deal with situations related to a specific issue pertaining to this article.
Approved means approved by the local or state authority having such administrative authority.
Ashes means the residue from the burning of combustible materials.
Attic means any story situated wholly or partly within the roof, and so designated, arranged or built as to be used for business, storage or habitation.
Basement means the lowest story of a building, below the main floor and wholly or partially lower than the surface of the ground.
Building means a fixed construction with walls, foundation and roof, such as a house, factory, garage, etc.
Bulk container means any metal garbage, rubbish and/or refuse container having a capacity of two cubic yards or greater and which is equipped with fittings for hydraulic and/or mechanical emptying, unloading and/or removal.
Cellar means a room or group of rooms totally below the ground level and usually under a building.
Central heating system means a single system supplying heat to one or more dwelling units or more than one rooming unit.
Chimney means a vertical masonry shaft of reinforced concrete, or other approved noncombustible heat resisting material enclosing one or more flues, for the purpose of removing products of combustion from solid, liquid or gaseous fuel.
Dilapidated means no longer adequate for the purpose or use for which it was originally intended.
Dormitory means a building or a group of rooms in a building used for institutional living and sleeping purposes by four or more persons.
Dwelling means any enclosed space wholly or partly used or intended to be used for living, sleeping, cooking and eating, provided that temporary housing as hereinafter defined shall not be classified as a dwelling. Industrialized housing and modular construction which conform to nationally accepted industry standards and used or intended for use for living, sleeping, cooking and eating purposes shall be classified as dwellings. Mobile homes are included in this definition.
Dwelling unit means a room or group of rooms located within a dwelling 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 means an arrangement of exit facilities to ensure a safe means of exit from buildings.
Egress window means a window meeting the specifications in UBC section 1204.
Extermination means the control and elimination of insects, rodents, or other pests by eliminating their harborage places; by removing or marking inaccessible materials that may serve as their food; by poisoning, spraying, fumigating, or trapping; or by any other recognized and legal pest elimination methods approved by the local or state authority having such administrative authority.
Fair market value means a price at which both buyers and sellers are willing to do business.
Family means one or more individuals living together and sharing common living, sleeping, cooking and eating facilities. See also Household.
Flush water closet means a toilet bowl which is flushed with water which has been supplied under pressure and equipped with a water sealed trap above the floor level.
Garbage means the animal and vegetable waste resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking, serving and nonconsumption of food.
Grade means the finished ground level adjacent to a required window.
Guest means an individual who shares a dwelling unit in a nonpermanent status for not more than 30 days.
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, furnace rooms, pantries, kitchenettes and utility rooms of less than 50 square feet of floor space, foyers, or communicating corridors, stairways, closets, storage spaces, and workshops, hobby and recreation areas.
Health officer means the county sanitation officer or an authorized representative who is the legally designated health authority of the county in which the city is situated.
Heated water means water heated to a temperature of not less than 120 degrees Fahrenheit at the outlet.
Heating device means all furnaces, unit heaters, domestic incinerators, cooking and heating stoves and ranges, and other similar devices.
Household means one or more individuals living together in a single dwelling unit and sharing common living, sleeping, cooking and eating facilities. See also Family.
Infestation means the presence within or around a dwelling of any insects, rodents or other pests.
Kitchen means any room used for the storage of foods, preparation of foods and containing the following equipment: sink and/or other device for dishwashing, stove or other device for cooking, refrigerator or other device for cool storage of food, cabinets and/or shelves for storage of equipment and utensils, and counter or table for food preparation.
Kitchenette means a small kitchen or an alcove containing cooking facilities.
Lead-based paint means any paint containing more lead than the level established by the U.S. Consumer Safety Commission as being the "safe" level of lead in residential paint and paint products.
Multiple dwelling means any dwelling containing more than two dwelling units.
Occupant means any individual, over one year of age, living, sleeping, cooking or eating in or having possession of a dwelling unit or a rooming unit; except that, in dwelling units a guest shall not be considered an occupant.
Operator means 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 means a temperature ten degrees Fahrenheit below the highest recorded temperature in the locality for the prior ten-year period.
Ordinary winter conditions means a temperature 15 degrees Fahrenheit above the lowest recorded temperature in the locality for the prior ten-year period.
Owner means any person who, alone or jointly or severally with others: (1)
Shall have legal title to any premises, dwelling or dwelling unit, with or without accompanying actual possession thereof; or
(2) Shall have charge, care, or control of any premises, 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 means the maximum number of individuals permitted to reside in a dwelling unit, rooming unit or dormitory.
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, catch basins, drains, vents, and any other similar supplied fixtures, and the installation thereof, together with all connections to water, sewer or gas lines.
Premises means 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 nondwelling structure, and includes any such building, accessory structure or other structure thereon.
Privacy means 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 individuals.
Properly connected means connected in accordance with all applicable codes and ordinances of this city 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 means any conditions or place where rats can live, nest or seek shelter.
Ratproofing means a form of construction which will prevent the ingress or egress of rates 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 by climbing, burrowing or other methods by the use of materials pervious to rat gnawing and by other methods approved by the appropriate authority.
Refuse means all putrescible and nonputrescible solids, except body wastes, including garbage, rubbish, ashes and dead animals.
Refuse container means a watertight container that is constructed of metal or other durable material impervious to rodents, that is capable of being serviced without creating insanitary conditions, or such other containers as have been approved by the appropriate authority. Openings into the container such as covers and doors shall be tightfitting.
Rental unit means any dwelling, dwelling unit, roominghouse or rooming unit which is leased to another party and any renter-occupied mobile home.
Roominghouse means any dwelling other than a hotel or motel or that part of any dwelling, containing one or more rooming units, and/or one or more dormitory rooms and in which persons either individually or as families are housed with or without meals being provided.
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 purposes.
Rubbish means nonputrescible solid wastes (excluding ashes) consisting of either: (1)
Combustible wastes such as paper, cardboard, plastic containers, yard clippings and wood; or
(2) Noncombustible wastes such as tin cans, glass and crockery.
Safety means the condition of being reasonably free from danger and hazards which may cause accidents or disease.
Space heater means a self-contained heating appliance of either the convection type or the radiant type and intended primarily to heat only a limited space or area such as one room or two adjoining rooms.
Supplied means paid for, furnished by, provided by or under the control of the owner, operator or agent.
Temporary housing means any tent, trailer, mobile home or any 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 30 consecutive days.
Toxic substance means any chemical product applied on the surface of or incorporated into any structural or decorative material which constitutes a potential hazard to human health at acute or chronic exposure levels.
Variance means a difference between that which is required or specified and that which is permitted.