§ 25-46. Definitions.

For the purposes of sections 25-45 through 25-49, certain terms and words are hereby defined. Where words are not herein defined, but are defined in section 1-2, those words shall have the meaning as defined therein. Unless otherwise defined herein, words related to construction shall be as defined in this code and in the latest adopted applicable editions of the Georgia codes applicable to building construction adopted pursuant to state law. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in sections 25-45 through 25-49, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Apartment means one (1) or more rooms intended for occupancy as a separate living quarters with cooking, sleeping and bathroom facilities provided within the dwelling where the occupants have no ownership interest in the dwelling but rather occupy the dwelling as tenants paying rental payments to a landlord.

Architectural or historic restrictions means a building or structure that has been identified by this Code or a state or federal government entity as a historic site or is one hundred (100) years or older and has special historic or esthetic interest or value.

Certificate of compliance means a written form in which a home inspector, department of watershed management inspector, or a licensed plumber pursuant to the laws of the state asserts, under penalty of perjury, that all structures on the property only contain water-conserving plumbing fixtures and that all other kinds of plumbing fixtures have been removed from all structures on the property.

Commercial qualifying property means all land except residential qualifying property in unincorporated DeKalb County containing a structure(s) constructed prior to 1993, including apartments.

Extreme economic hardship means a cost to comply with the requirements of these sections that exceeds one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) per toilet in a single-family residential building or two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) per toilet for a commercial building.

Residential qualifying property means any land in unincorporated DeKalb County containing a structure(s) constructed prior to 1993 that is an attached or detached single-family dwelling or dwelling unit as those terms are defined by section 27-31. Residential qualifying property does not include apartments as that term is defined in this section.

Qualifying property means any land in unincorporated DeKalb County containing a structure(s) constructed prior to 1993 and includes commercial and residential qualifying property.

Water conserving plumbing fixtures means ultra-low-flow toilets (ULFTs) that use a maximum of 1.6 gallons per flush; urinals that use a maximum of 1.0 gallon per flush; showerheads that emit a maximum of 2.5 gallons per minute; lavatory faucets that emit a maximum of 2.0 gallons per minute; kitchen faucets that emit a maximum of 2.2 gallons per minute.

(Ord. No. 08-04, Pt. I, 2-26-08)