§ 54-91. Definitions.  


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  • The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

    Apartment means a building containing three or more dwelling units with independent cooking and bathroom facilities.

    Approved sprinkler system means any sprinkler system that is designed, installed, and tested according to NFPA 13, 13R, or 13D standards.

    Board and care occupancy means a building or space used for lodging and boarding of four or more residents, not related by blood or marriage to the owners or operator, for the purpose of providing personal care services.

    Dormitory means a building or space in a building in which group sleeping accommodations are provided for more than 16 persons who are not members of the same family in one room or a series of closely associated rooms under joint occupancy and single management, with or without meals, but without individual cooking facilities.

    Fire protection sprinkler system means an integrated system designed in accordance with fire protection engineering standards. The installation includes one or more automatic water supplies, and the system is usually activated by heat from a fire and discharges water over the fire area.

    Hotel means a building or group of buildings, under the same management, in which there are sleeping accommodations for more than 16 persons that are primarily used by transients for lodging, with or without meals.

    Occupancy means the purpose for which a building or portion thereof is used or intended to be used.

    Substantial renovation means any construction project involving exits or internal features of such building or structure costing more than the building's or structure's assessed value (according to county tax records) at the time of such renovation.

(Ord. of 2-27-07; Ord. of 7-24-07; Amd. of 2-24-09; Amd. of 2-26-13)