For the purposes of this chapter, the words and terms listed
in this article shall have the meanings herein given, except as they
are defined in any other law, ordinance or regulation which may apply
in particular cases.
A structure, the use of which is incidental to that of the
residential building and which is located on the same premises.
A use, occupancy or tenancy customarily incidental to the
principal use or occupancy of a residential building. Such accessory
uses may include, among others, the following: offices for the building
management; dining rooms, banquet rooms, public kitchens and ballrooms;
recreation and play rooms; laundries for the use of tenants and occupants
and in connection with the management and operation of a residential
building; maintenance and work shops; storage rooms for linen, bedding,
furniture, supplies and tenants' equipment and effects; rooms
or space for the incidental sale or display of merchandise to occupants
and tenants, such as newspaper, candy and cigar stands; garages within
a residential building or on the premises thereof used primarily for
the storage of passenger-type motor vehicles.
Approved by the administrative officer under the regulations
of this chapter or approved by an authority designated by law or this
chapter.
That portion of a building the floor of which is not less
than two feet below grade and the ceiling of which is not less than
four feet six inches above grade.
Enclosed space containing one or more bathtubs or showers,
or both, and which may also contain water closets, lavatories or fixtures
serving similar purposes. See "toilet room."
A combination of materials to form a construction that is
safe and stable, adapted to permanent or continuous occupancy and
affording shelter to persons, animals or property.
That portion of a building the ceiling of which is entirely
below grade or less than four feet six inches above grade.
A building designed for and occupied exclusively by one family.
A detached or semidetached building designed for and occupied
exclusively by two families.
One or more rooms with provision for living, cooking, sanitary
and sleeping facilities arranged for the use of one family.
The exit doorway or doorways or such doorways, together with
connecting passageways or stairways, through which persons must pass
from a room or space to a street or to an open space which provides
safe access to a street.
One or more persons related by blood, marriage or legal adoption
who live together in one dwelling unit and maintain a common household.
A specification, code, rule, guide or procedure in the field
of construction or related thereto, recognized and accepted as authoritative.
When a curb level has been established, "grade" means curb
level; when a curb level has not been established or when the natural
surface is at a different level from the curb level and remains unchanged,
"grade" means, with respect to a building, the average ground elevation
adjoining the building.
A room occupied by one or more persons for living, eating
or sleeping, and includes kitchens serving individual households or
apartments, but does not include bathrooms, water closets, compartments,
laundries, serving and storage pantries, corridors and cellars and
similar spaces that are not used frequently or during extended periods,
nor does it include kitchens or kitchenettes of less than 70 square
feet of floor area.
The presence within or contiguous to a dwelling, dwelling
unit, lodging house, lodging unit or premises of insects, rodents,
vermin or other pests.
Space, 70 square feet or more in floor area, with a minimum
width of five feet, used for cooking or preparation of food.
Space, less than 60 square feet in floor area, used for cooking
or preparation of food.
Occupancy of a building in part for residential use and in
part for some other use not accessory thereto.
A building or portion thereof used or designed as a residence
for three or more families or households living independently of one
another.
See "multiple dwelling."
The City of Mount Vernon, New York.
Space used as kitchenettes, pantries, bath, toilet, laundry,
rest, dressing, locker, storage, utility, heater and boiler rooms,
closets and other spaces used for access and vertical travel between
stories. See "habitable room," "public space" and "exit."
The water supply system, the drainage system, the vent system,
fixtures and traps, including their respective connections, devices
and appurtenances within the property lines of the premises.
Water which is approved for drinking, culinary and domestic
purposes.
Space within a residential building for public use, such
as lobbies, lounges, reception, ball, meeting, lecture and recreation
rooms, banquet and dining rooms and their kitchens, and swimming pools.
A building in which sleeping accommodations are provided.
Any lodging house, rooming house, furnished rooming house,
tourist home and any other similarly occupied building, structure
or portion thereof having more than three sleeping rooms which are
directly or indirectly let, sublet, used or occupied for single-room
occupancy; also any multiple dwelling which has been converted or
altered or used for single-room occupancy.
Liquid waste containing animal or vegetable matter in suspension
or solution and which may include industrial wastes and liquids containing
chemicals.
An occupancy for hire by one or more persons living independently
of those occupying other rooms in any apartment or suite or portion
of a building or structure.
A combination of materials forming a structure that is safe
and stable, and includes, among other things, stadiums, gospel and
circus tents, reviewing stands, platforms, staging, observation towers,
radio towers, water tanks and towers, trestles, piers, wharves, sheds,
storage bins, walls, fences and display signs. The word "structure"
shall be construed, when necessary, as if followed by the words "or
part thereof."
Enclosed space containing one or more water closets, which
may also contain one or more lavatories and other plumbing fixtures.
See "bathroom."
Supply and removal of air to and from a space by natural
or mechanical means.
Ventilation by power-driven devices.
Ventilation by opening to outer air through windows, skylights,
doors, louvers or stacks, with or without wind-driven devices.
The use of the present tense includes the future tense; the
masculine gender includes the feminine and neuter; the singular number
includes the plural, and the plural number includes the singular.
The word "person" includes a corporation and partnership as well as
an individual; "writing" includes printing and typewriting; "oath"
includes affirmation; "signature" or "subscription" includes a mark
made by a person who cannot write, if his name is written near such
mark.
