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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 4125 ORDINANCE NO, 412 5 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 157, NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC HEARINGS, OF THE CODE OF FAYETTEVILLE, TO ADD SECTION 157.08, FIRE PREVENTION CODE, REQUIRING NOTIFICATION TO RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 200 YARDS OF A BLASTING SITE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS: Section 1 . That Chapter 157, Notification and Public Hearings, of the Code of Fayetteville is hereby amended to add the following: §157.08 FIRE PREVENTION CODE, Blasting. In addition to the requirements and regulations provided in the Fire Prevention Code, the applicant for a blasting permit shall notify all residential property owners located within 200 yards of a blasting site. Notification may be personal contact or by written notice left at the residence and shall contain the dates of any blasting activity. Cross Reference: Fire Prevention Code/Building Code, § 173.02. � tPASSED AND APPROVED this 17th day of November , 1998. � or APPROVED: ` Ay +p i By: Fred Hanna, Mayor ATTEST: By: �` Heather Woodruff, City Clerk STANDARD HOUSING CODE 1997 EDITION • SECOND PRINTING COPYRIGHTO 1997 BY SOUTHERN BUILDING CODE CONGRESS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 900 MONTCLAIR ROAD BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA 35213-1206 205-591 -1853 PRINTED IN U.S.A. A , ��c`1 I I 1 ! NOTE: The SBCCI Standard Codes are designed for adoption b}• state or local governments br reference un/.N. Jurisdictions adopting them maY make necessan additions. deletions and amendments in their adopting document. Incorporation cf an.v parr of the SBCC! Standard Codes in codes published by states, local governments. regulaton' agencies. individuals or organizations is e.vpressly prohibited. When your jurisdiction las adopted one at, more of the SBCC! Standard Codes, please j send a cope q/rhe adapting document to the SBCC! headquarters office. I I . E SECOND PRINTING 1 1 I • I ! COPYRIGHT© 1997 I I BY SOUTHERN BUILDING CODE CONGRESS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 900 MONTCLAIR ROAD ! BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA 35213-1206 f 205-591-1853 4 PRINTED IN THE U.S.A. I All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any neons, electronic or nnechanicol, including photocopy, recording or by an information storage arid retrieval system, without advance permission in writing from the publisher. For infortna ion contact: Chief Executive Officer, Southern Building Code Congress international. SInc.. 900 Montclair Road, Birmingham, Alabama 35213- 1206. i Standard Housing Code° 1997 I I THE STANDARD CODES ' Standard Amusement Device Code Standard Building Code Standard Existing Buildings Code Standard Fire Prevention Code Standard Gas Code Standard Housing Code Standard Mechanical Code Standard Plumbing Code Standard Swimming Pool Code Standard Unsafe Building Abatement Code CODE-RELATED PUBLICATIONS Standard for Proscenium Curtains Standard for Existing High Rise Buildings Standard for Floodplain Management Standard for Soil Expansion Standard for Sound Control Standard for Textile Nall Covering Standard for Roof Tile Test Standard for Hurricane Resistant Residential Construction Standard Building Code Commentary Standard Gas Code Commentary Standard Mechanical Code Commentary - Standard Plumbing Code Commentary One and Two Family Dwelling Code Commentary ' EDUCATION PUBLICATIONS Building Official Management Building Principles and Code Applications Electrical Inspection and Plans Examination Electrical Principles and Code Applications (Residential ) Fire Protection Principles and Code Applications Hurricane Resistant Construction Legal Aspects of Code Administration Mechanical Principles and Code Applications - One and Two Family Dwelling Inspection Plumbing Principles and Code Applications Rehabilitation and Housing Principles and Code Applications Structural Principles and Code Applications ' it Standard Housing Codec 1997 PREFACE The purpose of this code is to provide the basic minimum housing standards deemed essential for safe and healthful living. The code provides the minimum requirements necessary to maintain any residential occupancy in a safe and sanitary condition. The Standard Housing Code is one of the ten codes published and maintained by the Southern Building Code Congress International and is a minimum housing code relating principally to the use, occupancy and maintenance of existing residential buildings and shall not be construed as being a building construction code. The Standard Housing Code contains certain terminologies or references, such as "properly installed," "properly connected," ..properly constructed" and other similar terms. It is intended that these references relate to the Standard Building, Plumbing, Gas. Mechanical and other codes published by the Southern Building Code Congress International or any other codes officially adopted and administered by the governing body ol' this code. Broken vertical bars in the margin indicate changes made since the 1994 edition. Stars in the margin indicate deletions from the 1994 edition. Standard Housing Codec 1997 iii METRIC CONVERSIONS e MULTIPLY BY TO GET Length inches 25.4 mnr f( 0.30;5 nr Area sq in 645. 16 mm'- sq ft 0.0929 m= Volume cu in 0.01639 L cu ft 23.3169 L gal 3.735 L Mass Ib 0.4536 ka Mass/unit length pif (Ib/ft) 1 .4S32 kg/m Mass/unit area psf (Ib/sq ft) 4.SS2 ke/m'- Mass density pcf (Ib/cu fq 16.02 kg/m3 Force Ib 4.44S2 N Forcc/unit length plf (lb/ft) 14.5939 N/m Pressure, stress, psi 6.895 kPa modulus of elasticity psf (Ib/sq fq 47.8S Pa Second moment of arca in4 416.231 mm' Section modulus in3 16.387.064 mm3 ' Temperature °F-32 5/9 "C ( T-32)F-32) + 273. 15 5/9 K Energy, work. kWh 3.6 MI quantity of heat Btu 1055 1 A • Ib (force) 1 .3558 1 Power ton (refrig) 3.517 kW BIOS 1 .0543 kW hp (electric) 745.7 W Btu/h 0.2931 W Themtal conductance Btu/r-' • h • °F 5.6783 W/m'- •K (U value) 1 1• Thermal resistance ft' • h • °F/Btu 0. 1761 m= • KrW I� (R value) Flow gpm 0.0631 Us cfm 0.4719 Us I Illuminance footcandle (lm/sq ft) 10.76 Ix (lux) I 1 Velocity (speed) mph 0.447 nils Plane angle °(angle) 0.01745 rad iv Standard Housing Codec 1997 TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 ADMINISTRATION 101 TITLE AND SCOPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 102 ORGANIZATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 103 POWERS AND DUTIES OF HOUSING OFFICIAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 104 INSPECTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 105 HARDSHIPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 106 HOUSING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS AND APPEALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 107 APPEALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 108 VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 109 VALIDITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 110 PERMITS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 CHAPTER 2 DEFINITIONS 201 GENERAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 202 DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 CHAPTER 3 MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR BASIC EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES 301 GENERAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 302 FACILITIES REQUIRED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 303 MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR _ LIGHT AND VENTILATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 • 304 MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 305 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR OF STRUCTURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 306 MINIMUM DWELLING SPACE - REQUIREMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 307 SANITATION REQUIREMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 308 ROOMING HOUSES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 309 DESIGNATION OF UNFIT DWELLINGS AND LEGAL PROCEDURE FOR CONDEMNATION . . . . . . . . . . . .13 APPENDIX A SAMPLE ORDINANCE TO ADOPT STANDARD CODES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 APPENDIX B SAMPLE HOUSING INSPECTOR'S REPORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 APPENDIX C SAMPLE HOUSING CODE ENFORCEMENT MASTER CONTROL CARD . . . . . . . . . . . .19 s Standard Housing Codec 1997 v ® CHAPTER 1 ADMINISTRATION 101 TITLE AND SCOPE occupancy classification as established by the building Official. 101. 1 Title Provisions in the following chapters and sections shall 101 .4.4 Repairs and alterations , not covered by the constitute and be known and may be cited as "The Standard preceding paragraphs of this section, restoring a building Housing Code" hereinafter referred to as "this code." to its condition previous to damage or deterioration, or altering it in conformity with the provisions of this code 101 .2 Code Remedial or in such manner as will not extend or increase an This code is hereby declared to be remedial , and shall be existing nonconformity or hazard, may be made with construed to secure the beneficial interests and purposes the same kind of materials as those of which the building thereof which are public safety, health and general welfare is constructed , but not more than 2590 of the roof through structural strength, stability, sanitation , adequate light and ventilation, and safety to life and property from covering of a building shall be replaced in any period of lire and other hazards incident to the construction, alteration. 12 months unless the entire roof covering is made to repair, removal , demolition, use or occupancy of residential conform with the requirements of this code for new buildings and accessory structures. buildings. 101.3 Scope 101 .5 Special Historic Buildings and Districts 101 .3. 1 The provisions of this code shall apply to all The provisions of this code relating to the construction, buildings or portions thereof, all accessory structures or alteration , repair, enlargement, restoration, relocation or portions thereof located on residential property, used or moving buildings or structures .shall not be mandatory for unused , designed or intended to be used for human existing buildings or structures identified and classified by habitation or the storage of materials associated with the state or local jurisdiction as historic buildings when such human habitation. buildings or structures are judged by the housing official to be safe and in the public interest of health , safety and 101 .3.2 This code establishes minimum standards for welfare regarding any proposed construction, alteration, occupancy, and does not replace or modify standards otherwise established for construction, replacement or repair, enlargement. restoration, relocation or moving of buildings within fire districts. The applicant must submit repair of buildings except such as are contrary to the provisions of this code. complete architectural and engineering plans and specifications beating the seal of a registered professional 101 .3.3 Buildings or structures moved into or within the engineer or architect. jurisdiction shall comply with the requirements in the Standard Building Code® for new buildings. 101.6 Maintenance All buildings or structures, both existing and new, and all 101.4 Existing Buildings parts thereof, shall be maintained in a safe and sanitary 101.4. 1 Alterations, repairs or rehabilitation work may be condition. All devices or safeguards which arc required by made to any existing building without requiring the this code in a building when erected, altered, or repaired. building to comply with all the requirements of this code shall be maintained in good working order. The owner, or provided that the alteration, repair or rehabilitation work conforms to the requirements of this code for new his designated agent , shall be responsible for the construction . The housing official .shall determine, , maintenance of buildings, structures and premises. subject to appeal to the Board of Adjustments and Appeals, the extent, if any, to which the existing building 101.7 Application of Zoning Ordinance shall be made to conform to the requirements of this code Nothing in this code shall be construed to cancel, modify or for new construction. set aside any provision of the zoning ordinance of the • ' ' . •' authority having jurisdiction. 101 .4.2 Alterations, repairs or rehabilitation work shall _ not cause an existing building to become unsafe as 102 ORGANIZATION defined in 103.2. 101 .4.3 If the occupancy classification of an existing 102.1 Enforcement Ofllccr building is changed from R1 , R2 or R3 to any other There is hereby established by the applicable governing occupancy classification, the building shall be made to body provisions for the enforcement of this code by the conform to the intent of the technical codes for the new housing official. Standard Housing Codem 1997 r 102.2 Restrictions on Employees inadequate maintenance, dilapidation, obsolescence. or , An officer or employee connected with the department, except abandonment. are considered unsafe buildings. All such one whose only connection is as a member of the board, unsafe buildings are herebv declared illegal and shall be established by this act, shall not be financially interested in the abated by repair and rehabilitation or by demolition in furnishing of labor. material, or appliances for the construction. accordance with 103.2.3. 103.2.3 and 103.2.4. alteration, or maintenance of a building, or in the making of plans or of specifications therefor. unless he is the owner of 103.2.2 Whenever the housing official determines that such building. Such officer or employee shall not engage in there are reasonable grounds to believe that there has any work which is inconsistent with his duties or with the been a violation of any provision of this code or of any interests of the department. rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto, he shall give notice of such alleged violation to the person or persons 102.3 Records responsible therefor and such alleged violations shall The housing official shall keep, or cause to be kept, a record constitute a nuisance. Such notice shall: of the business of the department . The records of the L Be put in writing: department shall be open to public inspection. 2. Include a statement of the reasons why it is being used; 103 POWERS AND DUTIES OF HOUSING OFFICIAL 3. Allow IS days to correct major violations and 30 -_ days to correct minor violations with a maximum 103. 1 Right of Entry time limit of 120 days for either, subject to 103. 1 . 1 Whenever necessary to make an inspection to approval of the housing official : and enforce any of the provisions of this code, or whenever 4. State that , if such repairs , reconstruction , the building official has reasonable cause to believe that alterations , removal or demolition are not there exists in any building or upon any premises any - voluntarily completed within the stated time as set condition or code violation which makes such building, forth in the notice , the housing official shall structure , premises , electrical . gas , mechanical or institute such legal proceedings charging the person plumbing systems unsafe, dangerous or hazardous, the or persons, firm , corporation or agent with a building official may enter such building, structure or violation of this code. d , premises at all reasonable times to inspect the same or to '- perform any duty imposed upon the building official by 103.2.3 Service of notice shall be as follows: this code. If such building or premises are occupied, he I . By delivery to the owner personally, or by leaving shall first present proper credentials and request entry. If the notice at the usual place of abode of the owner such building, structure, or premises are unoccupied, he with a person of suitable age and discretion; or shall first make a reasonable effort to locate the owner or 2. By depositing the notice in the United States Post other persons having charge or control of such and Office addressed to the owner at his last known request entry. If entry is refused, the building official address with postage prepaid thereon: or. shall have recourse to every remedy provided by law to 3. By posting and keeping posted for 24 hours a copy secure entry. : of the notice in a conspicuous place on the _ premises to be repaired. . 103. 1 .2 When the building official shall have first obtained a proper inspection warrant or other remedy 103.2.4 When a residential building is to be demolished. a provided by law to secure entry, no owner or occupant or it shall be done so in accordance with the provisions of any other persons having charge, care or control of any the Standard Unsafe Building Abatement Code. building, structure, or premises shall fail or, neglect, after proper request is made as herein provided, to promptly 103.3 Requirements Not Covered by Code permit entry therein by the building official for the , .' Any requirement, not specifically . covered by this code, purpose of inspection and examination pursuant to this found necessary for the safety, health, and general welfare code. of the occupants of any dwelling, shall be determined by the - housing official subject to appeal to the Housing Board of 103.2 Unsafe Residential Buildings Adjustments and Appeals. 103.2. 1 All residential buildings or structures used as such which are imsafe; 'unsanitary, unfit for human 103.4 Liability t . habitation , or not provided with adequate egress, or Any officer or employee, or member of the Housing Board which constitute a fire hazard, or arc otherwise dangerous ' • of Adjustments and Appeals, charged with the enforcement to human life , or which in relation to existing use of this code, in the discharge of his duties, shall not thereby constitute a hazard to safety or health by reason of render himself liable personally, and he is .hereby relieved 2 Standard Housing Codec 1997 from all personal liability for any damage that may accrue to one shall be appointed for I year, one for 2 years . and persons or property as a result of any act required or one for 3 years. Any one or more members of said board permitted in the discharge of his duties. Any suit brought shall be subject to removal or replacement by the against any officer or employee because of this code shall be appointing authority at any time for cause of stated defended by the Department of Law until the final charges after a public hearing before the appointing termination of the proceedings. authority, and a vacancy on said board shall be filled by the appointing authority for the unexpired term of such 103.5 Reports vacancy. The members of said board shall serve without The housing official shall annually submit a report to the compensation. chief administrator covering the work of the department during the preceding year. He shall incorporate in said report 106. 1.2 As soon as practical after their appointment. the a summary of the decisions of the Housing Board of members of the Housing Board of Adjustments and Adjustments and Appeals during said year. Appeals shall meet and organize by electing a chairman. vice-chairman. and secretary. Thereafter officers of the 103.6 Letter of Compliance board shall be elected by the members at the first annual A letter indicating compliance with the provisions of this meeting of the board. code may be issued by the housing official . 106.2 Meetings 104 INSPECTIONS The board shall meet at regular intervals to be determined by The housing official shall make or cause to be made the chairman but in any event the board shall meet within 10 inspections to determine the condition of residential days after notice of appeal has been received. Reasonable buildings and premises in the interest of safeguarding the notice of the place, time and date of such meetings shall be health and safety of the occupants of such buildings and of given all the members of the board and all interested panics the general public . For the purpose of making such in each case to be heard by the board. inspections, the housing official • or his agent, is hereby • authorized to enter, examine, and survey at all reasonable 106.3 Records times all residential buildings and premises. The owner or All minutes of the board meetings shall be public records occupant of every residential building or the person in and the secretary of the board shall keep all records and charge thereof shall give the housing official free access to perforin such additional duties as the board may deem such residential building and its premises, at all reasonable proper. times for the purpose of such inspection, examination. and 106.4 Duties survey. 106.4. 1 The duties of the Housing Board of Adjustments 105 HARDSHIPS and Appeals shall be: L To consider and determine appeals whenever it is Where the literal application of the requirements of this code claimed that the true intent and meaning of this would appear to cause undue hardship on atm owner or tenant code or any of its regulations have been or when it is claimed that die true intent and meaning of this misconstrued or wrongly interpreted. code or any of the regulations therein have been misconstrued 2. To permit , in appropriate cases where the or wrongly interpreted, the owner of such building or structure, application of the requirement of this code in the or his duly authorized agent• may appeal the decision of the allowance of the stated time for the performance of housing official to the Housing Board of Adjustments and any action required hereunder would appear to Appeals. as set forth in 107. cause undue hardship on an owner, one or more extensions of time, not to exceed 120 days each. 106 HOUSING BOARD OF from the date of such decision of the board . ADJUSTMENTS AND APPEALS Applications for additional extensions of time shall be heard by the board. Such requests for additional 106. 1 Appointment extensions of time shall be filed with the housing 106. 1 . 1 There is hereby created by the applicable official not less than 30 days prior to the expiration governing body a board to be known as the Housing of the current extension. Board of Adjustments and Appeals• which shall consist of not less than three members appointed by the 106.4.2 An appeal should not be considered where an governing body. The members shall be residents of the appeal case has been previously decided involving the governed area. Members of the board shall be appointed same premises. for 3 year terms, except that on the initial appointment. Standard Housing Code* 1997 3 106.5 Procedure 110 PERMITS The Housing Board of Adjustments and Appeals shall establish its own rules of procedure for accomplishment of Any owner, authorized agent, or contractor who desires to 1 its duties and functions. provided that such rules shall not be construct, enlaree, alter, repair. move, demolish, or change a 1 in conflict with the provisions of this code and the laws of residential building or structure or to cause any such work to the state, be done, shall first make application to the housinz official and obtain the required permit therefor. Ordinary minor 106.6 Decisions repairs may be made with the approval of the housing All decisions of the Housing Board of Adjustments and official without a permit, provided that such repairs shall not Appeals to vary the application of any provision of this code violate any of the provisions of this code. or to modify an order of the housing official shall specify in I what manner such variance or modification is made. the condition upon which it is made, and the reasons therefor. Even• decision shall be in writing and shall indicate the vote upon the decision. A copy of all decisions shall be promptly filed in the office of the housing official and shall be open to public inspection. The secretary shall notify the appellant in writing of the final action of the board. 107 APPEALS Any person receiving written notice from the housing 1 official of deficiencies in his property under this code may _ within 30 days following the date of such notice enter an j appeal in writing to the Housing Board of Adjustments and Appeals: Such appeal shall state the location of the property, 1 the date of the notice of violations• and the number of such notice. The appellant must state the variance or modification requested , the reasons therefor, and the hardship or conditions upon which the appeal is made. 108 VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES Any person, firm, corporation or agent, who shall violate a provision of this code, or fail to comply therewith, or with any of the requirements thereof, or who shall erect , construct, alter, demolish or move any structure. or has erected. constructed, altered, repaired, moved or demolished a building or structure in violation of this code shall be prosecuted within the limits provided by state or local laws. Each such person shall be ' deemed guilty of a separate . . offense for each and every day or portion thereof during which any violation of any of the provisions of this code is committed, or continued and upon conviction of any such violation such person shall be punished within the limits and as provided by state laws. ' 109 VALIDITY ' If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this code. 4 Standard Housing Codec 1997 CHAPTER 2 DEFINITIONS '201 GENERAL located that the vertical distance from grade to the floor below is less than the vertical distance from grade to ceilinsi. 201 . 1 Tense, Gender and Number provided, however, that the distance from grade to ceiling For the purpose of this code, certain abbreviations, terms, shall be at least a ft 6 inches ( 1372 trim). phrases, words, and their derivatives, shall be construed as set forth in this chapter. Words used in the present tense BUILDING—any structure built for the support, shelter or include the future. Words in the masculine gender include enclosure of persons, animals. chattels, or property of any the feminine and neuter. Words in the feminine and neuter kind which has enclosing walls for 50% of its perimeter. gender include the masculine. The singular number includes The term "building" shall be construed as if followed by the the plural and plural number includes the singular. words "or part thereof." (For the purpose of this code each portion ora building separated from other portions by a fire 201 .2 Special Meaning and Words Not Defined wall shall be considered as a separate building.) 201 . 2 . 1 Words not defined herein shall have the mcanines stated in the Standard Building Code. Standard CELLAR—that portion of a building, the ceiling of which is Mechanical Code , Standard Plumbing Code . Standard entirely below grade or less than a ft 6 inches ( 1372 mm) Gas Code or Standard Fire Prevention Code. Words not above grade. defined in the Standard Codes shall have the meanings in Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary. as revised. DORNIITORY—a space in a unit where group sleeping accommodations are provided with or without meals for 201 . 2.2 Whenever the words "dwelling ." "dwelling persons not members of the same family group, in one room. units ," " rooming house ," " rooming units . " and or in a series of closely associated rooms under joint "premises" arc used in this code, they shall be construed occupancy and single management , as in college as though they were followed by the words. "or any pan dormitories , fraternity houses, military barracks and ski thereof." lodges. 202 DEFINITIONS DWELLING — when used in this code without other qualifications, means a building occupied exclusively for ADDITION—an extension or increase in floor area or residential purposes by not more than two families. height of a building or structure. DWELLING UNIT—a single unit providing complete . ALTER OR ALTERATION—any change or modification independent living facilities for one or more persons in construction or occupancy. including permanent provisions for living, sleeping. eating, cooking and sanitation. APARTMENT—a dwelling unit as defined in this code. EXTERMINATION—the control and extermination of APARTMENT HOUSE—any building or portion thereof insects , rodents , or other pests by eliminating their used as a multiple dwelling for the purpose of providing harborage places; by removing or making inaccessible three or more separate dwelling units which may share materials that may serve as their food ; by poisoning . means of egress and other essential facilities. spraying, fumigating, trapping: or by any other recognized and legal pest elimination methods. APPLICABLE GOVERNING BODY—a city, county, state, state agency or other political government subdivision or FAMILY—one or more persons living together, whether entity authorized to administer and enforce the provisions of related by blood, marriage or adoption, and having common this code, as adopted or amended. housekeeping facilities. APPROVED—approved by the housing official or other FLOOR AREA—the total area of habitable space in a • authority having jurisdiction. building or structure. BASEMENT—that portion of a building between floor and GARBAGE—the animal and veeetable waste resulting from ceiling. which is partly below and partly above grade, but so the handling, preparation . cooking , and consumption of food. Standard Housing Code* 1997 5