Norwalk, Conn., Code of Ordinances ch. 59 § 59-1

A. The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation and enforcement of this chapter: BASEMENT A portion of a building located partly underground, but having less than 1/2 of its clear floor-to-ceiling height below the average grade of the adjoining ground. CELLAR A portion of a building located partly or wholly underground and having 1/2 or more of its clear floor-to-ceiling height below the average grade of the adjoining ground. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH The legally designated health authority of the city or his authorized representative. DWELLING Any building which is wholly or partly used or intended to be used for living or sleeping by human beings, provided that "temporary housing" as defined in this section shall not be regarded as a "dwelling." DWELLING UNIT Any room or group of rooms located within a building and forming a single habitable unit with facilities which are used or intended to be used for living, sleeping, cooking and eating, which contains a complete bathroom fixture group and an approved kitchen or kitchenette. EXTERMINATION The control and elimination of insects, rodents or other pests by eliminating their harborage places; by removing or making inaccessible materials that may serve as their food; by poisoning, spraying, fumigating or trapping; or by any other recognized and legal pest-elimination methods approved by the Director of Public Health. FAMILY One person plus one or more persons who are legally related to said person and residing in the same dwelling unit with said person, provided that this shall not limit the number of persons residing in a single location under the terms of Sections 8-119d through 8-119j of the Connecticut General Statutes concerning congregate housing for the elderly. GARBAGE The animal and vegetable waste resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking, storage, spoilage and consumption of food. GUEST Any noncontributing person who shares a dwelling unit in a nonpermanent status for not more than 60 days. HABITABLE ROOM A room or enclosed floor space used or intended to be used for living, sleeping, cooking or eating purposes, excluding bathrooms, water closet compartments, laundries, furnace rooms, pantries, kitchenettes and utility rooms of less than 70 square feet, foyers or communicating corridors, stairways, closets, storage space and workshops, hobby and recreation areas in unsealed or uninsulated parts of a structure below ground level or in attics. HOUSEHOLD A family, including servants and not more than two boarders, who shares the same dwelling and uses some or all of its cooking and eating facilities. INFESTATION The presence, within or around a dwelling, of any insects, rodents or other pests. KITCHEN A room used for the preparation of foods, which shall contain at least one gas or electric stove with a minimum of three top burners, an oven for cooking, one gas or electric refrigerator, a kitchen-type sink properly installed and serviced with running hot and cold water and cabinets for the storage of dry foods, dishes, pots and pans. KITCHENETTE A small kitchen or alcove which shall contain the facilities of a kitchen. These facilities may be constructed and/or arranged in a compact unit. LEAD PAINT Any pigmented, liquid substance applied to surfaces by brush, roller or spray in which the total nonvolatile ingredient contains more than 1% of lead by weight, calculated as metallic lead. MULTIPLE DWELLING Any dwelling containing more than two dwelling units. OCCUPANT Any person over one year of age living, sleeping, cooking or eating in, or actually having possession of, a dwelling unit or a rooming unit, except that in dwelling units a guest will not be considered an "occupant." OPERATOR Any person who has the charge, care or control of a building, or part thereof, in which dwelling units or rooming units are let. OWNER Any person who, alone or jointly or severally with others: (1) Shall have legal title to any dwelling or dwelling unit, with or without accompanying actual possession thereof. (2) Shall have charge, care or control of any dwelling or dwelling unit, as owner, agent of the owner, fiduciary or any other legal representative of the owner or his estate. Any such person thus representing the actual "owner" shall be bound to comply with the provisions of this chapter and of rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto to the same extent as if he were the "owner." PERMISSIBLE OCCUPANCY The maximum number of persons permitted as family or household or not more than five unrelated people to reside in a dwelling unit or rooming unit, based on the formula for square footage stated in § 59-7 of this chapter. PERSON Includes any individual, firm, corporation, association or partnership. PLUMBING Includes all of the following supplied facilities and equipment: gas pipes, gas-burning equipment, water pipes, garbage disposal units, waste pipes, water closets, sinks, installed dishwashers, lavatories, drains, vents and any other similar supplied fixtures, together with all connections to water, approved sewage-disposal systems or gas lines. REGISTER OF OCCUPANT A written record containing the true name, address, place of employment, if any, and initial date of occupancy of all persons occupying rooming house premises. ROOMING HOUSE Any dwelling, or the part of any dwelling containing one or more rooming units, in which space is let by the owner or operator to three or more persons who are not husband or wife, son or daughter, mother or father, or sister or brother of the owner or operator, provided that hospitals, homes for the aged and other institutions licensed by the State Department of Health under Chapter 181 of the Connecticut General Statutes shall not be regarded as "rooming houses" or as subject to the provisions of this chapter. ROOMING UNIT Any room or group of rooms forming a single habitable unit used or intended to be used for living and sleeping, which may include a kitchenette. RUBBISH Combustible and noncombustible waste materials, except garbage. The term shall include the residue from the burning of wood, coal, coke and other combustible material, paper, rags, cartons, boxes, wood, excelsior, rubber, leather, tree branches, yard trimmings, tin cans, metals, mineral matter, glass, crockery and dust. SUPPLIED Paid for, furnished or provided by or under the control of the owner or operator. TEMPORARY HOUSING Any tent, trailer or similar structure which is to be used for temporary human shelter shall be in accordance with Section 314.0, Temporary Structures, of the State of Connecticut Basic Building Code and as approved by the Norwalk Building Board of Appeals. [Amended 4-24-1984 ] B. Meaning of certain words. Whenever the words "dwelling," "dwelling unit," "rooming house," "rooming unit" or "premises" are used in this chapter, they shall be construed as though they were followed by the words "or any part thereof." Whenever the masculine pronoun is used, it shall also mean the feminine.