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ORDINANCE NO. 2005-048 agreement or license, or pursuant to a recorded or unrecorded agreement of contract for the sale of land. Occupancy means the purpose for which a building or portion thereof is utilized or o ccupied. Occupant means any individual living or sleeping in a building, or having possession of a space within a building. Openable Area means that part of a window, skylight or door which is available for u nobstructed ventilation and which opens directly to the outdoors. Operator means any person who has charge, care or control of a structure or premises which is let or offered for occupancy. Owner means any person, agent, operator, firm or corporation having a legal or equitable interest in the property; or recorded in the official records of the state, county o r municipality as holding title to the property; or otherwise having control of the property, including the guardian of the estate of any such person, and the executor or administrator of the estate of such person if ordered to take possession of real property by a court. Person means an individual, corporation, partnership or any other group acting as a u nit. Premises means a lot, plot or parcel of land, easement or public way, including any structures thereon. Public Way means any street, alley or similar parcel of land essentially unobstructed from the ground to the sky, which is deeded, dedicated or otherwise permanently appropriated to the public for public use. Rooming House means a building arranged or occupied for lodging, with or without meals, for compensation and not occupied as a one- or two-family dwelling. Rooming Unit means any room or group of rooms forming a single habitable unit o ccupied or intended to be occupied for sleeping or living, but not for cooking purposes. Rubbish means combustible and noncombustible waste materials, except garbage; the term shall include the residue from the burning of wood, coal, coke and other combustible materials, paper, rags, cartons, boxes, wood, excelsior, rubber, leather, tree branches, yard trimmings, tin cans, metals, mineral matter, glass, crockery and dust and other similar materials. Strict Liability Offense means an offense in which the prosecution in a legal proceeding is not required to prove criminal intent as a part of its case. It is enough to prove that the defendant either did an act which was prohibited, or failed to do an act which the defendant was legally required to do. Coding: Words underscored are additions to text; words in strikethrough format are deletions to text. 12