Section 202. General Definitions
202.1 General.
Except as provided in § 202.2 of this Code, terms that are used in this Code and defined in the International Property Maintenance Code (2021 Edition) have the meanings given in the International Property Maintenance Code (2021 Edition).
202.2 Supplemental definitions.
Notwithstanding any different definition in the International Property Maintenance Code, the following terms have the meanings given in this § 202.2.
202.2.1 Code Official.
"Code Official" has the meaning stated in § 103.1 of this Code.
202.2.2 Condemn.
"Condemn" means:
1. to adjudge equipment or facilities as being unsafe for use, or
2. to adjudge a structure as being unsafe or unfit for occupancy.
202.2.3 Dwelling unit.
"Dwelling unit" has the meaning stated in § 202.2 of the Baltimore City Building Code.
202.2.4 Habitable space.
"Habitable space" means space in a structure for living, sleeping, or eating. Bathrooms, toilet rooms, closets, halls, storage or utility spaces, and similar areas are not considered habitable spaces. Kitchens with less than 56 sq. ft. (5.2 sq. m.) of floor area are not considered habitable spaces.
202.2.5 May not, etc.
"May not", "must not", and "no ... may" are each mandatory negative terms used to establish a prohibition.
202.2.6 Multiple-family dwelling.
"Multiple-family dwelling" means a building or a group of buildings on the same lot that contains or is designed or intended to contain:
1. more than 2 dwelling units,
2. 2 dwelling units and any other residential or commercial occupancy, or
3. any combination of 3 or more rooming units and dwelling units.
202.2.7 Must/shall.
"Must" and "shall" are each mandatory terms used to express a requirement or to impose a duty.
202.2.8 Occupancy.
"Occupancy" has the meaning stated in § 202.2 of the Baltimore City Building Code.
202.2.9 Occupant.
"Occupant" has the meaning stated in § 202.2 of the Baltimore City Building Code.
202.2.10 Operator.
"Operator" has the meaning stated in § 202.2 of the Baltimore City Building Code.
202.2.11 Owner.
"Owner" means any person that:
1. has a legal or equitable interest in the property,
2. is recorded in the land records as holding title to the property, or
3. otherwise has control of the property, with or without accompanying possession of the property, including:
a. a guardian of the person or estate of an owner,
b. a trustee, including a trustee in bankruptcy, of an owner, or
c. the personal representative of the estate of an owner.
202.2.12 Person.
"Person" has the meaning stated in § 202.2 of the Baltimore City Building Code.
202.2.13 Premises.
"Premises" means a lot or group of lots, together with all or any part of any structures on the lot or group of lots, considered as a unit devoted to a particular use, including accessory structures and open spaces required or used in connection with that particular use.
202.2.14 Rooming house.
"Rooming house" means a building that:
1. is not a multiple-family dwelling, and
2. contains more than 2 rooming units occupied or designed or intended to be occupied by individuals who, even though they might share common areas and facilities, do not form a single housekeeping unit and do not provide compensation under a single lease for occupancy of the rooming house.
202.2.14.1 Inclusions.
"Rooming house" includes a hotel, motel, bed and breakfast (as defined in Zoning Code § 1-303(f)), or boarding house.
202.2.15 Rooming unit.
"Rooming unit" means any room or group of rooms that form a single habitable unit occupied or designed or intended to be occupied for sleeping or living, but not for cooking purposes.
202.2.16 Strict liability offense.
"Strict liability offense" means an offense in which the prosecution in a legal proceeding is not required to prove knowledge or intent as a part of its case. It is enough to prove that the defendant either did an act that was prohibited or failed to do an act that the defendant was legally required to do.
202.2.17 Structure.
"Structure" has the meaning stated in IPMC § 202 and, unless the context indicates otherwise, includes premises and lands.
202.2.18 Trash.
"Trash" means rubbish, as defined in IPMC § 202.
202.2.19 Workmanlike.
"Workmanlike" means executed in a skilled manner in accordance with the standards of the trade – e.g., generally plumb, level, square, in line, undamaged, and without marring adjacent work.