Manorhaven, N.Y., Code of Ordinances ch. 82 (eCode360 ed. 2026) § 82-8

As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated: ACCESSORY STRUCTURE A structure, the use of which is incidental to that of the main building and which is attached thereto or located on the same premises. ALTERATION As applied to a building or structure, the change or rearrangement of the structural parts, or any enlargement, whether by extending on any side or by increasing in height, or the moving from one location to another. It does not include ordinary repairs to buildings or structures. APARTMENT or SUITE A room or suite of two or more rooms occupied or intended to be occupied as the home or residence of an individual, family or household. APPROVED Approved by the Building Inspector under the provisions of this chapter or the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, or approved by an authority designated by law or by this chapter. APPROVED MATERIAL AND CONSTRUCTION The means and materials approved by the Manager of the Building Department of the Village of Manorhaven. BASEMENT The portion of the building that is partly underground and which has more than 1/2 its height, measured from clear floor to ceiling, above the average finished grade of the ground adjoining the building. BATHROOM Enclosed space containing one or more bathtubs or showers, or both, and which may also include toilets, lavatories or fixtures serving similar purposes. BUILDING A combination of any materials, whether portable or fixed, having a roof, to form a structure affording shelter for persons, animals or property. The word "building" shall be construed, when used herein, as though followed by the words "or part or parts thereof" unless the context clearly requires a different meaning. CELLAR Lowermost portion of the building partly or totally underground, having half or more of its height, measured from clear floor to ceiling, below the average finished grade of the adjoining ground. COURT A required open and unoccupied space on the same lot and enclosed on at least three sides by walls of a building. DWELLING Building containing not more than two dwelling units occupied exclusively for residential uses. Residential uses shall include a private garage and customary home occupations conducted in the "dwelling" by the occupants, such as the practice of a profession. DWELLING, ONE-FAMILY Building containing not more than one dwelling unit occupied exclusively for residential purposes. DWELLING, TWO-FAMILY Building containing two dwelling units occupied exclusively for residential purposes. DWELLING UNIT One or more rooms with living, cooking, sanitary and sleeping facilities therein, arranged for one family with whom may reside not more than four lodgers or boarders. EXIT A way of departure from the interior of a building or structure to the exterior at street or grade, including doorways, passageways, hallways, corridors, stairways, ramps, fire escapes and all other elements necessary for egress or escape. EXTERIOR PROPERTY AREAS Open space on the premises and vacant open space on adjacent premises. EXTERMINATION The control and elimination of insects, rodents and vermin by eliminating their harborage places; by removing or making inaccessible materials that may serve as their food; by poisoning, spraying, fumigating, trapping; or by any other approved means of pest elimination. FAMILY Any number of individuals related by blood, marriage or legal adoption, living and cooking on the premises as a single housekeeping unit, or a group of not more than five persons living and cooking together on the premises as a single housekeeping unit. GARBAGE The animal, vegetable and mineral waste resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking and consumption of food. GRADE Natural surface of the ground, or surface of the ground after completion of any change in contour. GROSS FLOOR AREA The total area of all habitable space. HABITABLE SPACE Space occupied by one or more persons for living, sleeping, eating or cooking; excluding kitchenettes, bathrooms, toilet rooms, laundries, pantries, dressing rooms, storage space, foyers, hallways, utility rooms, heater rooms, boiler rooms and basement or cellar recreation rooms. INFESTATION The presence, within or contiguous to a dwelling, dwelling unit, rooming unit or premises, of insects, rodents, vermin or other pests. JUNKED VEHICLE Any vehicle, including a trailer, which is without a currently valid license plate or plates and is in either a rusted, wrecked, discarded, dismantled, partly dismantled, inoperative or abandoned condition. KITCHEN Space, 60 square feet or more in floor area, with a minimum width of five feet, used for cooking or preparation of food and deemed habitable space. KITCHENETTE Space, less than 60 square feet in floor area, used for cooking or preparation of food and not deemed habitable space. LOT Plot, tract, premises or parcel of land with or without buildings or structures located thereon, as surveyed and apportioned for sale or other purpose. MIXED OCCUPANCY Occupancy of a building in part for residential use and in part for some other use not accessory thereto. MULTIPLE RESIDENCE A building containing three or more dwelling units; a building containing living, sanitary and sleeping facilities occupied by one or two families and more than four lodgers residing with either one of such families; a building with one or more sleeping rooms, other than a one- or two-family dwelling, used or occupied by permanent or transient paying guests or tenants. NONHABITABLE ROOM Rooms within a dwelling such as bathrooms, water closet compartments, laundries, serving and storage pantries, corridors, cellars and similar spaces that are not used frequently or during extended periods. OCCUPANT Any person over one year of age, living, sleeping, cooking or eating in or having actual possession of a dwelling unit or rooming unit. OPERATOR Any person who has charge, care or control of a multiple residence in which dwelling units or rooming units are let or offered for occupancy. OUTSIDE DESIGN TEMPERATURE Temperature based on the average of the low temperatures recorded in the area either during the last 25 years or as long as temperature records have been kept. OWNER Owner or owners of the freehold of the premises or lesser estate therein, a mortgagee or vendee in possession, assignee of rents, receiver, executor, trustee, lessee or other person, firm or corporation in control of a building. PLUMBING SYSTEM Pipes, fixtures and other apparatus for supplying water for consumption or for the conveyance of waste and drainage. POTABLE WATER Water duly approved as satisfactory and safe for drinking. PREMISES A lot, plot or parcel of land, including the buildings or structures thereon. PRIVATE DWELLING A one- or two-family dwelling occupied exclusively for residence purposes by one or two families, respectively, as defined hereinabove. PUBLIC SEWER Sewer operated by a public authority or public utility and available for public use. PUBLIC SPACE Space within a residential building for public use, such as lobbies, lounges, reception, ball, meeting, lecturer and recreation rooms, banquet and dining rooms and their kitchens, and swimming pools. ROOMING UNIT Any room or group of rooms forming a single habitable unit used or intended to be used for living or sleeping but not for cooking or eating purposes. RUBBISH All combustible and noncombustible waste except garbage. SEWAGE Waste from a flush toilet, bath, sink, lavatory, dishwashing or laundry machine, or the water-carried waste from any other fixture or equipment or machine, which may include industrial wastes and liquids containing chemicals. STRUCTURE Combination of any materials, whether fixed or portable, forming a construction, including buildings. The word "structure" shall be construed as though followed by the words "or part or parts thereof." SUPPLIED FACILITIES Facilities paid for, furnished or provided by or under the control of the owner or operator. TEMPORARY HOUSING Any tent, trailer or other structure used for human shelter which is designed to be transportable and which is not attached to the ground, to another structure or to any utility system for more than 30 consecutive days. Any tent, trailer or other structure occupied for more than 30 consecutive days shall meet all requirements of this chapter. TOILET ROOM OR COMPARTMENT Enclosed space containing one or more toilets, which may also contain one or more lavatories, urinals and other plumbing fixtures. UNOCCUPIED HAZARD Any building or part thereof situated within one or more residential zoning districts or within 1,000 feet of any residential zoning district, which remains unoccupied for a period of more than two years, with either doors, windows or other openings broken, removed, boarded or sealed up; or any building under construction upon which little or no construction work has been performed for a period of more than two years. VENTILATION Supply and removal of air to and from any space by natural or mechanical means. VENTILATION, MECHANICAL Ventilation by power-driven devices. VENTILATION, NATURAL Ventilation by opening to outer air through windows, skylights, doors, louvers or stacks with or without wind-driven devices. YARD An open space on the same lot as contains a building and located between the building line and the lot line which the particular building line faces.