As used in this chapter:
(a) “Domestic partnership” refers to the non- marital committed relationship of two (2) adults of the same or different sex, who share a common residence and affirm that they share responsibility for each other’s common welfare, and have signed and filed a Declaration of Domestic Partnership with the city.
(b) “Share a common residence” means that both domestic partners share the same residence. It is not necessary that both domestic partners have title to the property where they reside or the legal right to possess the common residence. Two (2) people may share a common residence even if one (1) or both have additional residences. Domestic partners do not cease to share a common residence if one (1) leaves the common residence but intends to return. Nothing in this definition or chapter shall affect or supersede any residency requirement set forth in Section 74 of the City’s Charter. Shared common residence does not have the same meaning as bona fide residence.
(c) Domestic partners will be deemed to have an “committed” relationship and to “share responsibility for one another’s common welfare” if they execute a Declaration of Domestic Partnership affirming that such facts are true.
(Ord. No. 1745-08. Passed 12-8-08, eff. 1-7-09)