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Sec. 13 -3. Definitions. Terms not defined in this Section shall be as defined in the Building Code or Zoning Code. Further, terms not defined in this Section nor in the Building Code or Zoning Code shall have the ordinary and accepted meanings as the context shall require. The definitions in this Section shall apply when these words and phrases are used in this Chapter. (1) Approved. As applied to a material, device, or method of construction as approved by the Enforcement Officer under the provisions of this Chapter or approved by another authority designated by law to give approval in the matter in question. (2) Basement. The portion of a building between floor and ceiling which is partly below and partly above grade but so located that the vertical distance from grade to floor below is less than the vertical distance from grade to ceiling. (3) Building Code. The Building Code of the City including any future amendments, the Electrical Code, Plumbing Code, Heating Code, Fire Code, and Zoning Code. (4) Cellar. The portion of a building between floor and ceiling which is wholly or partly below grade and so located that the vertical distance from grade to floor below is equal to or greater than the vertical distance from grade to ceiling. (5) Dwelling. Any building or portion thereof which is designed or used primarily for residential purposes. (6) Dwelling Unit. A residential accommodation which includes a complete and permanently installed kitchen facility which is arranged, designed, used, or intended for use primarily as living quarters for one family and not more than an aggregate of two roomers or hoarders. (7) Enforcement Officer. Representative of the City responsible for the enforcement of the provisions of this Chapter. (8) Exterior Property Areas. Open space on the premises under the control of the owners or operators of the premises. (9) Extermination. The control and elimination of insects, rodents, or other pests by: A. Eliminating their harborage places. B. Removing or making inaccessible materials that may serve as their feed. C. Poison spraying, fumigating, trapping, or another recognized and legal pest elimination method. (10) Family. A group of one or more persons occupying a premises and living as a single housekeeping unit as distinguished from a group occupying a boardinghouse, lodging house, hotel, or motel. (11) Grade. The surface of the ground or surface ground after completion of any change in contour. (12) Gross Floor Area. The sum of the horizontal areas of the several floors of all buildings on a lot as measured from the exterior faces of exterior walls or from the center line of walls separating two buildings. (13) Habitable Roont. A room occupied by one or more persons used or intended for living, cooking, eating, or sleeping purposes. This definition does not include bathrooms, closets, water closet