Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 510 - Building Code Commission › Chapter 00 - N/A › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 6 - RISBC-6 Rhode Island Property Maintenance Code › Section 510-RICR-00-00-6.4 - Chapter 2 Definitions

Current through June 14, 2024
Delete existing section 201.3 and substitute the
					 following:
201.3 Terms defined in
				 other codes
Where terms are not defined in this code and are defined in
					 Rhode Island State Building Codes SBC-1-2021 (Part 1 of this Subchapter), Rhode
					 Island One and Two-Family Dwelling Code SBC-2-2021 (Part 2 of this Subchapter),
					 Rhode Island Plumbing Code SBC-3-2021 (Part 3 of this Subchapter), Rhode Island
					 Mechanical Code SBC-4-2021 (Part 4 of this Subchapter), Rhode Island Electric
					 Code SBC-5-2021 (Part 5 of this Subchapter), Rhode Island Energy Conservation
					 Code SBC-8-2021 (Part 8 of this Subchapter), Rhode Island Fuel Gas Code
					 SBC-19-2021 (Part 19 of this Subchapter), Rhode Island Fire Code
					 (450-RICR-00-00-1 through 10), or in the locally adopted Zoning Code, such
					 terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them as stated in those codes.
The Provisions of the Rhode Island Swimming Pool and Spa
					 Code SBC-14-2021 (Part 14 of this Subchapter) shall apply whenever referenced
					 in this code as International Swimming Pool and Spa Code and shall apply to
					 matters governing the design and construction of swimming pools and spas
Chapter 2 Definitions section 202
Add the following definitions:
"Accessory structure" means a detached structure which is
					 not used or not intended to be used for living or sleeping by human occupants,
					 and which is located on the same premises with a dwelling.
"Appropriate authority" means the official department, or
					 agency, designated by a local community to administer and enforce these
					 Regulations pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter.
Delete existing definition and substitute
					 "Approved."
"Approved" means approved by the local or State authority
					 having administrative authority.
Add the following definitions:
"Basement" means a portion of the building partly
					 underground but having less than half its clear height below the average grade
					 of the adjoining ground.
"Board" means the board established or designated as the
					 housing board of review.
"Cellar" means the portion of the building partly
					 underground, having half or more than half its clear height below the average
					 grade of the adjoining ground.
"Central heating system" means a single system supplying
					 heat to one (1) or more dwelling unit(s) or more than one (1) rooming
					 unit.
"Corporate unit" means a city or town, as the case may be,
					 delegated with the powers to provide for the enforcement of this
					 Chapter.
"Enforcing officer" means the official charged with the
					 administration and enforcement of this Chapter, or the officials authorized
					 representative.
"Guest" means any person who shares a dwelling unit in a
					 nonpermanent status for not more than thirty (30) days. (OR TRANSIENT)
"Household" means one (1) or more persons living together
					 in a single dwelling unit, with common access to, and common use of, all living
					 and eating areas and all areas and facilities for the preparation and storage
					 of food within the dwelling unit. The term "household unit" is synonymous with
					 the term "dwelling unit" for determining the number of units allowed within any
					 structure on any lot in a zoning district. An individual household shall
					 consist of any one (1) of the following:
1. A family, which may also include servants
				 and employees living with the family; or
2. A person or group of unrelated persons
				 living together. The maximum number may be set by local zoning ordinance, but
				 this maximum shall not be less than three (3).
"Kitchen" means any room containing any or all of the
					 following equipment, or area of a room within three feet (3') of that
					 equipment: sink, and/or other device for dish washing, stove or other device
					 for cooking, and refrigerator or other device for cool storage of food.
"Lead-based substances" means any paint, plaster, or other
					 building material which contains lead at levels in excess of acceptable
					 environmental lead levels established by Department of Health
					 Regulations.
"Noxious" means harmful or injurious to health or physical
					 well-being: noxious fumes.
"Nuisance" means a use of property or course of conduct
					 that interferes with the legal rights of others by causing damage, annoyance,
					 or inconvenience.
"Occupant" means any person, over one (1) year of age,
					 living, sleeping cooking or eating in or actually having possession of, a
					 dwelling unit, and/or structure, except that in dwelling units a "guest" will
					 not be considered an occupant.
"Oil" means any liquid fuel with a flash point of greater
					 than one hundred degrees Fahrenheit (100° F), including, but not limited
					 to, kerosene.
"Plumbing" means and includes all of the following supplied
					 facilities and equipment: gas pipes, gas burning equipment, waste pipes,
					 garbage disposal units, water closets, sinks, installed dishwashers,
					 lavatories, bathtubs, shower baths, installed clothes washing machines, catch
					 basins, drains, vents, and any other similar supplied fixtures, together with
					 all connections to water, sewer, septic tank, or gas lines.
"Potential hazardous material" means any toxic material,
					 including building material containing heavy-metal compounds in concentrations
					 dangerous to the public health as deemed by the Department of Health of this
					 State.
"Privacy" means the ability of a person or persons to carry
					 out an activity commenced without interruption or interference, either by sight
					 or sound, by unwanted persons.
"Refuse" means all putrescible and non-putrescible solids
					 (except body wastes) including garbage, rubbish, ashes, and dead
					 animals.
"Safety" means the condition of being free from danger and
					 hazards which may cause accidents or disease.
"Structure" means that which is built or constructed or a
					 portion thereof; and used; unused; or intended to be used for residential,
					 commercial, business, or industrial use or occupancy.
"Supplied" means paid for, furnished, provided by, or under
					 the control of the owner or operator.
"Un-vented portable space heater" means a non-flue
					 connected, self-contained, self-supporting, oil, gas, or solid-fueled heating
					 appliance equipped with an integral reservoir designed to be carried from one
					 (1) room to another.