§ 4. Definitions. Words and terms used in this chapter shall have the\nfollowing meanings:\n 1. "Alteration." Any change in the structural parts or existing\nfacilities of any building or the moving of any building from one\nlocation or position to another.\n 2. "Apartment," or "suite." That portion of a dwelling consisting of\none or more living rooms, and occupied by the members of a family, which\ngroup of rooms is separated from all other groups within a dwelling.\n 3. "Basement." A story partly below the curb level but having at least\none-half of its height above the curb level. A basement shall be counted\nas a story in determining height, except as otherwise provided in this\nchapter.\n 4. "Boarding house," "furnished room house," "rooming house," or\n"tourist house." A multiple dwelling, in which there are less than\nthirty sleeping rooms occupied primarily by transients who are lodged\nwith or without meals, and in which there are provided such services as\nare incidental to its use as a temporary residence. Also a dwelling two\nor more stories in height, occupied by one or two families and with five\nor more transient boarders, roomers or lodgers residing with any one\nfamily.\n 5. "Cellar." An enclosed space in a dwelling having more than one-half\nof its height below the curb level. However, where a dwelling is set\nback from the curb level in such a manner that the enclosed space in the\ndwelling is above the curb level but at least one-half of its height is\nbelow the land immediately adjacent to the dwelling, such space shall be\ndeemed a cellar. A cellar shall not be counted as a story.\n 5-a. "Child caring institutions." Institutions for the residential\ncare of children operated by authorized agencies as defined by the\nsocial welfare law.\n 6. "Commission." The state building code commission in the executive\ndepartment of the state of New York.\n 7. "Converted or conversion." A change from non-dwelling or private\ndwelling use to multiple dwelling occupancy after July first, nineteen\nhundred fifty-two.\n 8. "Court." A space, other than a yard, on the same lot as a dwelling\nand open to the sky. "Inner court." A court not extending to a street or\nyard. "Outer court." A court extending to a street or yard.\n 9. "Curb level." The level of the curb at the center of the front of\nthe building, for the purpose of measuring the height of any portion of\na building; except that where a building faces on more than one street,\nthe curb level is the average of the levels of the curbs at the center\nof each front. Where no curb elevation has been established the mean\nlevel of the land immediately adjacent to the dwelling shall be\nconsidered the curb level, unless the municipal engineer shall establish\nsuch curb level or its equivalent.\n 10. "Department." The department, bureau, division, agency or person\ncharged with the enforcement of this chapter.\n 11. "Dining bay," "dining recess" or "dinette." A recess used for\ndining purposes off a living room, foyer or kitchen.\n 12. "Dormitory." Any room occupied for sleeping purposes by five or\nmore persons. A "cubicle" is a small, partially enclosed sleeping space\nwithin a dormitory, with or without a window.\n 13. "Dwelling." A building or structure which is occupied in whole or\nin part as the home, residence or sleeping place of one or more persons.\n 14. "Family." One or more persons with whom there may be not more than\nfour boarders, roomers or lodgers all living together in a common\nhousehold. A boarder, roomer or lodger residing within the family\nhousehold is a person who pays a consideration therefor and such\nresidence is not an incident of employment therein.\n 15. "Fire alarm system." An approved system of sounding a fire alarm\nor alarms installed in such a manner that it can be operated manually\nfrom any story.\n "Fire-detecting system." An approved system which automatically\ndetects a fire or an abnormal rise in temperature and
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