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r. ROOMING UNIT - shall mean any room or group of rooms form- <br />ing a single habitable unit used or intended to be <br />used for living and sleeping, but not for cooking or <br />eating purposes. <br />s. ROOMING HOUSE - shall mean any dwelling, or that part of any <br />dwelling containing one or more rooming units <br />in which space is let, for a valuable consideration, <br />by the owner or operator to five or more persons <br />who are not husband or wife, son or daughter, <br />mother or father, or sister or brother of the <br />owner or operator. <br />t. RUBBISH - shall mean combustible and non - combustible <br />waste materials, except garbage; and the term <br />shall include the residue from the burning of wood, <br />coal, coke and other combustible material, paper, <br />rags, cartons, boxes, wood, excelsior, rubber, <br />leather, tree branches, yard trimmings, tin cans, <br />metals, mineral matter, glass crockery, and <br />dust. <br />u. SUPPLIES - shall mean paid for, furnished, or provided by <br />or under the control of the owner or operator. <br />v. TEMPORARY HOUSING . shall mean any tent, trailer, or <br />other structure used for human shelter which is <br />designed to be transportable and which is not <br />attached to the ground, to another structure, or <br />to any utilities system on the same premises <br />for more than 30 consecutive days. <br />w. PREMISES - shall mean all areas including but not limited to <br />yards, outbuildings and courts. <br />x. MEANING OF CERTAIN WORDS - Whenever the words "dwelling ", <br />"dwelling unit ", "rooming house ", "rooming unit ", <br />"premises ", are used in this ordinance, they <br />shall be construed as though they were followed <br />by the words "or any part thereof ". <br />Section 2. The building commissioner is hereby <br />directed to make inspections dilligently to determine the condition of <br />dwellings, dwelling units, buildings used as dwellings, and premises <br />located within the City of South Bend, in order that he may perform <br />his duty of safeguarding the safety and health of the occupants of <br />dwellings and of the general public. For the purpose of making such <br />inspections, the building commissioner shall conform to all applicable <br />state laws regarding right -of- entry. <br />- 3 - <br />