Sec. 22-1. Definitions.
For the purpose of this chapter the following definitions
shall apply:
Building shall mean any structure, whether public or private,
whether vacant or occupied that is adapted to or used: For dwelling
occupancy; for the transaction of business; for the rendering of
professional services, amusement; the display, or sale or storage
of goods, wares, merchandise, articles or equipment; for the
performance of work or labor; for office buildings, public
buildings, stores, theaters, markets, restaurants, warehouses,
grain processing factories, abattoirs, worships, garages; or
structures where domestic or other animals or fowl are kept; for
sheds, barns, outbuildings, or other structures or premises used as
accessory to any such use.
Occupant shall mean the person that has the use of or
occupancy of any building, or a portion thereof, whether the actual
owner or tenant. In the case of vacant buildings or any vacant
portion of a building, the owner, agent or other person having the
custody of the building shall have the responsibility of an
occupant of a building.
Openings shall mean and refer to any openings in the
foundation, sidewalls, ground or first floor, basements, and roofs
including chimneys, eaves, grills, windows, vents, vent pipes,
ventilators, sidewalk grates, elevators and space around any pipe,
wire, or other installations connected with buildings through which
rodents may enter.
Owner shall mean the actual owner of the buildings, whether
individual, partnership or corporation, or the agent of the
building, or other person having custody of the buildings or to
whom the rent is paid.