Grand Terrace, Cal., Code of Ordinances ch. 5.80 § 5.80.020

For purposes of this Chapter, the following terms, phrases and words shall have the meanings given herein. Unless otherwise expressly stated, words not defined herein shall be given their common and ordinary meaning.
"Apartment house" means any dwelling, which is designed, built, rented, leased, let or hired out for occupation, or which is occupied as the home residence of three or more families living independently of each other in dwelling units.
"Applicable codes and standards" means those minimum standards governing residential rental property as contained in the State Housing, Building Fire and Civil Codes.
"Approved" means performed in a manner and/or materials consistent with the California Building Code in effect at the time of construction or substantial renovation unless otherwise provided.
"Basement" means a story having a clear height of at least seven feet from finished floor to finished ceiling, the floor level of which is below finished grade but not less than four feet below the average finished grade, having floor and walls of approved construction.
"Code enforcement" means City personnel responsible for enforcement of applicable municipal and building codes and standards. Also referred to as "inspector."
"Habitually substandard" means rental property with code or standards violations that persist for six months or more after notice of violation has been given and where there has been no attempt to abate the problem.
"Inspection fee" means a fee set by the City to cover the cost of administering this program.
"Landscape" means areas defined as the general landscape area, rights-of-way and detention or pond areas.
"Maintenance standards" means standards, which govern the physical appearance and condition of both the exterior and interior areas of an apartment house.
"Non-owner occupied/rental property" means a residential dwelling wherein the owner/landlord gives to another the temporary possession and use of property in exchange for consideration and the latter agrees to return the property to the owner/landlord.
"Notification of inspection" means notice from the City to the property owner/agent that the City will be conducting an inspection.
"Occupant" means any person who occupies a unit, as a tenant or permittee of the owner, but not an owner-occupied unit.
"Owner" means any individual, partnership, corporation including the agent(s) of the owner who has title to a residential rental unit.
"Owner occupied" means a residential unit, which is occupied by the owner.
"Well-maintained properties" means properties with no existing violations of the Grand Terrace Municipal Code, California Housing Code, California Building Code, California Fire Code or the California Civil Code.