Ocean Beach, N.Y., Code of Ordinances ch. 127 (eCode360 ed. 2026) § 127-2

As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated: ADULT A person who has attained the age of 18 years. BEDROOM A room used for the purposes of overnight sleeping. A kitchen or bath Sshall not be considered a "bedroom." No dwelling shall have more than four bedrooms, except for dwellings with more than four bedrooms with a grandfathered exception to § 164-22 and/or § 164-35 . DWELLING Any building that contains one or more dwelling units used, intended, or designed to be built, used, rented, leased, let or hired out to be occupied or that are occupied for living purposes. DWELLING, MULTIPLE A dwelling which is either rented, leased, let or hired out to be occupied or is occupied as a dwelling unit, residence or home of three or more families living independently of each other. DWELLING, SINGLE-FAMILY A detached building or a condominium unit, as defined in the New York Real Property Law, Article 9-B, designed for the exclusive occupancy of one family doing its own cooking. DWELLING, TWO-FAMILY A detached building or a condominium unit, as defined in the New York Real Property Law, Article 9-B, designed for the exclusive occupancy of two families, each doing its own cooking. DWELLING UNIT A building or part of a building where the unit consists of one or more rooms with provisions for cooking, living, sanitary and sleeping facilities designed exclusively for residential use and arranged or intended to be occupied by one individual household or family living independently of other individual households or families. FAMILY A. One or more persons related by blood, adoption or marriage living and cooking together as a single housekeeping unit, exclusive of household servants; or B. One or more persons living and cooking together as a single, permanent, nonprofit housekeeping unit and being the functional and factual equivalent of a traditional family, whether related by blood, adoption or marriage or not, shall be deemed to constitute a "family;" or C. A group of unrelated persons, limited in number to two persons per sleeping room of their dwelling, living and cooking together in a nonprofit housekeeping unit, whether or not their relationship constitutes the functional or factual equivalent of a "family" or whether such relationship is permanent or seasonal in nature. RENT A return in money, property or other valuable consideration (including payment in kind or for services or other thing of value) for the use and occupancy or the right to the use and occupancy of a dwelling unit, whether or not a legal relationship of landlord and tenant exists between the owner and the occupant or occupants thereof. RENTAL An agreement, which is either oral or written, whereby a dwelling unit is leased, used or occupied by a family for which compensation is paid, directly or indirectly. SHARE The grant of authority or permission to a person or persons to reside overnight in a single-family, two-family or condominium dwelling in any room, rooms or portion thereof. TENANT An adult who leases, uses or occupies a dwelling unit. TRANSIENT A rental where the duration of the occupancy is less than seven consecutive days. USE The purpose for which land or a building or structure is designed, arranged or intended or for which it is or may be occupied or maintained. The term "use" shall include any actions of any owner, operator, tenant or subtenant and/or realtor.