§ 38-88. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this fire prevention code, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Approval, as applied to a material, device or mode of construction, means approval by the fire chief or chief of the bureau of fire prevention in accordance with the provisions of this fire prevention code.

Assembly occupancy means the occupancy or use of a building or structure or any portion thereof by a gathering of 100 or more persons.

Automatic fire alarm system means a system which automatically detects a fire condition and actuates a fire alarm signal device.

Business occupancy means the occupancy or use of a building or structure or any portion thereof for the transaction of business or the rendering or receiving of professional services, including offices.

Chief of bureau of fire prevention means the head of the bureau of fire prevention or an authorized deputy.

Dwelling unit means one or more rooms arranged for the use of one or more individuals living together as a single housekeeping unit with cooking, living, sanitary and sleeping facilities.

Educational occupancy means the occupancy or use of a building or structure or any portion thereof by persons assembled to learn or receive educational instruction.

Fire chief means the head of the village fire department or an authorized deputy.

Fire district means the entire village.

Fire resistance rating means the time in hours that the material or construction will withstand the standard fire exposure as determined by a fire test made in conformity with the "Standard Methods of Fire Tests of Building Construction and Materials," ASTM E119, UL Inc. 263, or NFPA No. 251.

Firewall means a wall which has a fire resistance rating of not less than four hours and which subdivides a building or separate buildings to restrict the spread of fire including a three-foot parapet wall.

High-hazard occupancy means the occupancy or use of a building or structure or any portion thereof that involves highly combustible, highly flammable, hazardous chemical or explosive material, or which has inherent characteristics that constitute a special fire hazard.

Industrial occupancy means the occupancy or use of a building or structure or any portion thereof for assembling, fabricating, finishing, manufacturing, packaging or processing operations, except when classified as a high-hazard occupancy.

Institutional occupancy means the occupancy or use of a building or structure or any portion thereof by persons harbored or detained to receive medical, charitable or other care or treatment, or by persons involuntarily detained.

Mercantile occupancy means the occupancy or use of a building or structure or any portion thereof to display, sell or buy goods, wares or merchandise, except when classified as a high hazard occupancy.

Multifamily house means the occupancy or use of a building or portion thereof containing three or more dwelling units.

NFPA means the National Fire Protection Association.

Owner means and includes his authorized agent or attorney, a purchaser, devisee, fiduciary or a person having a vested or contingent interest in the property in question.

Storage occupancy means the occupancy or use of a building or structure or any portion thereof for the storage of goods, wares, merchandise, raw materials, agricultural or manufactured products, including parking garages, or the commercial sheltering of livestock and other animals, except when classified as a high-hazard occupancy.

(Code 1985, § 22.01(5))

Cross reference

Definitions generally, § 1-2.