§ 9-33. Definitions.  


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  • In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

    Commercial, industrial and public construction: Buildings used for commercial, industrial or public purposes, including restaurants, bars, nightclubs, public buildings, comfort stations, schools, gymnasia, factories, offices, athletic clubs, hotels and motels.

    Director: The building safety director or his designee.

    Person: An individual, public or private corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, society, estate or trust, any other private organization or enterprise, the United States, any state, territory or country or a governmental entity, political subdivision or municipal corporation organized under or subject to the constitution and laws of this state.

    Plumbing fixture: A lavatory faucet, lavatory faucet replacement aerator, kitchen faucet, kitchen faucet replacement aerator, shower head, urinal, water closet, evaporative cooler or decorative fountain. "Plumbing fixture" does not include parts necessary for routine maintenance.

    PSI: Pounds per square inch of water pressure.

    Residential construction or residential dwelling: Buildings used for temporary or permanent human habitation, including single-family residences and accessory guest houses, multifamily dwellings, townhouses, condominiums, apartments, the sleeping quarters of hotels and motels, dormitories and group housing units.

    Urinal: A fixture that consists of a water flushed bowl, and any associated flush valve, and that is used for the disposal of human urine.

    Water closet: A fixture that consists of a water flushed bowl, and any associated flush valve, and that is used for the disposal of all wastes from the human body.

(Ord. No. 1793, § 1, 14-12-93)