§ 11-6-1. Definitions.

Unless otherwise expressly stated or the context clearly indicates a different intention, the following terms shall for the purpose of this chapter, have the meanings indicated in this section:

(1)

Building. Any structure or dwelling, whether public or private, which is devoted to or designed for occupancy of any kind, or for the transaction of business of any nature, for the rendering of professional service, for amusement, for the display, sale or storage of goods, wares or merchandise, or for the performance of work or labor, including hotels, apartment buildings, roominghouses, office buildings, public buildings, stores, theaters, markets, restaurants, warehouses, workshops, factories and all other houses, sheds, and other structures on premises used for business or dwelling purposes, whether they are occupied or not.

(2)

Occupant. The person using or occupying any building or part thereof, whether owner or tenant. In the case of vacant buildings or vacant portions thereof, the owner, agent or custodian shall have the responsibility as occupant.

(3)

Owner. The person who is the actual owner, agent or custodian of the building and also the lessee thereof when, under the terms of a lease the lessee is responsible for maintenance and repair.

(4)

Person. The word "person" shall include one or more natural persons, associations, partnerships, corporations, syndicates, societies, clubs, lodges, trustees, fiduciaries or any group of the foregoing operating or doing business as a single organization.

(5)

Rat. The word "rat" or any term including the word "rat" shall include mice.

(6)

Rat eradication. The elimination or extermination of rats within and without buildings and from rat harborages of any kind by any or all of the accepted measures, such as baiting, fumigation, trapping, etc., so that the buildings and rat harborages are completely freed of rats and there is no evidence of rat infestation remaining.

(7)

Rat harborages. Any condition which provides shelter or protection for rats, thus favoring their multiplication and continued existence in, under or outside of a building of any kind.

(8)

Ratproofing. A form of construction preventing the ingress of rats into buildings from the exterior or from one building to another. It consists essentially of treating or closing all actual or potential openings in the exterior walls, ground or first floors, basements, roofs and foundations, that may be reached by rats from the ground by climbing or by burrowing, with material or equipment which is impervious to rat gnawing.

(9)

Code official. The person designated to enforce chapter 34 of the Uniform Statewide Building Code which is incorporated into the city code by section 8-1-2. (Code 1963, Sec. 26-1; Ord. No. 3931, 6/14/97, Sec. 1)