11-38-030 Definitions

The following terms as used in this chapter shall have the indicated meaning:

BUILDING CODES: The building and other technical codes adopted pursuant to Title 11 of this code.

CO DETECTOR: A device sensing invisible particles of carbon monoxide that is either battery powered, AC powered with battery backup or connected to a system via an approved control panel that has been installed in accordance with its manufacturer’s recommendations, which, when activated, will provide some form of visual or audible signal, and which has been either UL (Underwriters Laboratories Inc.) listed or CSA (Canadian Standards Association) approved.

DWELLING: Any building or portion thereof containing one or more dwelling units occupied as, or designed or intended for occupancy as, a residence by one or more families.

DWELLING UNIT: Any building or portion thereof designed, occupied, or intended as a `residence, with complete and independent living facilities for one or more persons including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation.

RESIDENTIAL OCCUPANCIES:

A. Any of the residential uses as such terms are defined and described in International Building Code and the International Residential Code as amended by the Pitkin County Code in Chapters 11.04 and 11.20.

B. Any residential occupancy or any institutional occupancy with sleeping units as such terms are defined in the building codes.

C. Any other occupancy used for sleeping purposes.

SEPARATE SLEEPING AREA: Bedrooms or sleeping rooms separated by other use areas, such as a kitchen or living room, but not including bathrooms.

SLEEPING UNIT: A room or space in which people sleep, which can also include permanent provisions for living, eating, and either sanitation or kitchen facilities but not both.