Block: A portion of the city, whether occupied by buildings or not, which is enclosed by
and bounded by adjoining streets having official street name designations.
Clean: The condition of being completely free from readily noticeable dirt, soil, stain,
left over food particles, or other material not intended to be a part of the object
in question.
Commissioner of health: The commissioner of health or authorized representative in the department of health.
Communal: Used or shared by, or intended to be used or shared by the occupants of two (2) or
more rooming units or sleeping rooms.
Communicable disease: The following diseases for the purposes of the housing maintenance code, are deemed
communicable: Chicken pox, diphtheria, poliomyelitis, smallpox, tuberculosis, typhoid
fever and fevers with rash.
Dining room: A habitable room used or intended to be used for the purpose of eating but not for
cooking or the preparation of meals.
Director of regulatory services: The legally designated director of regulatory services of the city or authorized
representative.
Dwelling: Any building or structure, or portion thereof, except temporary housing, which is
wholly or partly used or intended to be used for living or sleeping by human occupants.
Dwelling unit: Any habitable room located within a dwelling and forming a single habitable unit
with facilities which are used or intended to be used for living, sleeping, cooking
and eating.
Efficiency living unit: "Efficiency living unit" is any room having cooking facilities used for combined
living, dining and sleeping purposes and for the purpose of this Code shall be deemed
a dwelling unit.