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ORDINANCE AMENDMENT OF THE BOARD OF ALDERS OF THE CITY OF NEW HAVEN AMENDING THE PROCESS FOR APPEALS OF HOUSING CODE CITATIONS
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Title V
HOUSING CODE1
ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL
Par. 100. Definitions.
The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation and enforcement of this title:
(a) Authority shall mean the authority appointed pursuant to paragraph 500 of this title.
(b) Basement shall mean a portion of a building located partly underground, but having less than one-half of its clear floor-to-ceiling height below the average grade of the adjoining ground. Where the contour of the ground level immediately adjacent to the building is interrupted by ditching, pits, or trenching, the average adjoining ground level shall be the nearest contour line parallel to the walls of the building without regard to the level created by ditching, pits, or trenching.
(c) Cellar shall mean a portion of a building located partly or wholly underground, and having one-half or more than one-half of its clear floor-to-ceiling height below the average grade of the adjoining ground.
(d) Director of public health shall mean the legally designated health authority of the city, or their authorized representative.
(e) Dwelling shall mean any building which is wholly or partly used or intended to be used for living or sleeping by human occupants; provided that temporary housing as hereinafter defined in subparagraph (aa) of this paragraph shall not be regarded as a dwelling.
(f) Dwelling unit shall mean any room or group of rooms 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.
(g) Enforcing officer shall mean the Director of the Office of Building Inspection and Enforcement or the Director of the Livable City Initiative, except it shall mean the fire marshal with respect to any nuisance or other condition which constitutes a serious fire hazard, and it shall...
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