"Family" means a person living alone, or any of the following groups living together as a single non-profit housekeeping unit and sharing common living, sleeping, cooking and eating facilities:
(a) Any number of people related by blood, marriage, civil union, adoption, foster care, guardianship or other duly authorized custodial relationship, gratuitous guests, domestic help and not more than one additional unrelated person. (Related by blood shall include only persons having one of the following relationships with another individual(s) residing within the same dwelling unit: parents, grandparents, children, sisters, brothers, grandchildren, stepchildren, first cousins, aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews);
(b) Two unrelated persons and any children related to either of them;
(c) A cumulative total of up to three adult persons. More than three adult persons may qualify as a family pursuant to subsection (d) hereof;
(d) Persons living together as a functional family as determined by the criteria listed below. For the purpose of enforcing these regulations, it shall be assumed (presumptive evidence) that more than three persons living together, who do not qualify as a family based on subsection (a) or (b) of this definition, do not constitute a functional family. To qualify as a functional family, all of the following criteria shall be met:
(1) The occupants must share the entire dwelling unit and live and cook together as a single housekeeping unit. A unit in which the various occupants act as separate roomers may not be deemed to be occupied by a functional family;
(2) The group shares expenses for food, rent or ownership costs, utilities and other household expenses;
(3) The group is permanent and stable. Evidence of such permanency and stability may include:
(A) The presence of minor dependent children regularly residing in the household who are enrolled in local schools;
(B) Members of the household have the same address for purposes of voter's registration, driver's license, motor vehicle registration and filing of taxes;
(C) Members of the household are employed in the area;
(D) The household has been living together as a unit for a year or more whether in the current dwelling unit or other dwelling units;
(E) There is common ownership of furniture and appliances among the members of the household; and
(F) The group is not transient or temporary in nature.
(Ord. 08-20. Passed 7-14-20.)