1. 1. “Bathroom” means a structure or room that contains at least one toilet and lavatory.
2. 2. “Bedding” has the same meaning as in A.R.S. § 36-796.
3. 3. “Clean” means free from dirt or debris.
4. 4. “Common area” means an area of a recreational vehicle park, excluding areas within dwelling spaces, that is provided by the recreational vehicle park for general use.
5. 5. “Community kitchen” means a structure or room in a common area that is provided by a recreational vehicle park for preparing food.
6. 6. “Compensation” means money or other consideration, including goods, services, vouchers, time, government or public expenditures, government or public funding, or another benefit that is received as payment.
7. 7. “Dependent recreational vehicle” means a recreational vehicle that does not have a toilet, bathtub, or shower room.
8. 8. “Distribution system” has the same meaning as in A.A.C. R18-4-103(B).

9. 9. “Dwelling space” means a plot of ground designated to accommodate one recreational vehicle for dwelling or sleeping purposes for more than 30 days, and does not include a plot of ground that is:

   1. a. Designated to accommodate one recreational vehicle and is occupied by the owner of the plot of ground; or

   2. b. Exclusively designated to:

      1. i. Accommodate a recreational vehicle specified in A.R.S. § 33-2102, and
      2. ii. Remains on the plot of ground for dwelling for more than 180 consecutive days specified in A.R.S. § 33-2101.
10. 10. “Easily cleanable” means a characteristic of a surface that allows effective removal of dirt and debris by normal cleaning methods based on the material, design, construction, and installation of the surface.
11. 11. “Faucet” means a fixture connected to a distribution system that provides and regulates the flow of potable water.
12. 12. “Fixture” means an attachment to a structure.
13. 13. “Food” means a raw, cooked, or processed edible substance, ice, beverage, or ingredient used or intended for human consumption.
14. 14. “Human excreta” means fecal and urinary discharges and includes any waste that contains this material.
15. 15. “Independent recreational vehicle” means a vehicular type that has a toilet, bathtub, or shower room.
16. 16. “Lavatory” means a sink or a basin with a faucet that supplies potable water and with a drain connected to a sewage collection system.
17. 17. “Non-absorbent” means incapable of being penetrated by liquid, such as a material coated or treated with rubber, plastic, or other sealing substance.
18. 18. “Owns” means to have the right to possess, use, and convey the interest.
19. 19. “Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental subdivision or unit of a governmental subdivision, a public or private organization of any character or another agency.
20. 20. “Political subdivision” means the same as in A.R.S. § 38-382.
21. 21. “Potable water” means water safe for human consumption that meets the requirements of 18 A.A.C. 4 or satisfies the requirements in R9-8-505(6).
22. 22. “Public health nuisance” means the activities or conditions dangerous to public health that are subject to A.R.S. § 36-601.
23. 23. “Recreational vehicle” has the same meaning as in A.R.S. § 33-2102.
24. 24. “Recreational vehicle park” or “trailer coach park” specified in A.R.S. § 36-136(I)(8) is defined in this Article to mean a place or portion of a place that offers two or more dwelling spaces for recreational vehicles to use overnight, regardless of whether or not compensation is exchanged.
25. 25. “Refuse” has the same meaning as in A.A.C. R18-13-302.
26. 26. “Refuse container” means a receptacle that is capable of being moved and is used for refuse storage.

27. 27. “Regulatory authority” means

    1. a. The Department; or

    2. b. Under delegation, the following entities as specified in A.R.S. § 36-136(E):

       1. i. A local health department,
       2. ii. A county environmental department, or
       3. iii. A public health services district.
28. 28. “Responsible party” means a person who owns a recreational vehicle park or a designee of the person who owns the recreational vehicle park.
29. 29. “Sanitary” means free from filth, bacteria, viruses, mold, and fungi.
30. 30. “Sewage” has the same meaning as in A.A.C. R18-9-101.
31. 31. “Sewage collection system” has the same meaning as in A.A.C. R18-9-101.
32. 32. “Shower head” means a fixture connected to a distribution system that allows potable water to fall on a user’s body.
33. 33. “Shower room” means a structure or room that contains at least one shower head and at least one floor drain.
34. 34. “Stored” means holding refuse before the refuse is disposed of according to A.A.C. R18-13-311 and R18-13-312.
35. 35. “Toilet” means a water-flushed, chemical-flushed, or no-flush bowl for the disposal of human excreta.

36. 36. “Toilet alternative” means any system other than a toilet that:

    1. a. Is designed or used for the purpose of collecting human excreta; and
    2. b. Has a process for waste treatment, such as composting, incinerating, chemical flushing, oil flushing, or a privy system.
37. 37. “Utensil” means a food-contact implement or container used in the storage, preparation, transportation, dispensing, sale, or service of food, such as kitchenware or tableware.

In this Article, unless otherwise specified:

Historical Note

New Section made by final rulemaking at 25 A.A.R. 748, effective March 6, 2019 (Supp. 19-1).