SEC. 45-2. DEFINITIONS.

   In this chapter,

      (1)   APPLICANT means a person or entity who submits a written application to host or operate a temporary inclement weather shelter.

      (2)   INCLEMENT WEATHER means the following weather conditions:

         (A)   COLD WEATHER ADVISORY means an advisory issued:

            (1)   when the minimum nighttime temperature is forecasted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Weather Service to be 36 degrees Fahrenheit or below at any point between 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. (the next day);

            (2)   for any amount of freezing rain or ice; or

            (3)   for two or more inches of snow (alone or in combination with sleet and freezing rain).

         (B)   HEAT WEATHER ADVISORY means an advisory issued when the minimum nighttime temperature is forecasted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Weather Service to be 90 degrees Fahrenheit or higher at any point between 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. (the next day).

      (3)   OPERATOR means a person or entity permitted by the city to operate a temporary inclement weather shelter for a specified period.

      (4)   SHELTER PARTICIPANT means a homeless individual or family lodging overnight at a shelter.

      (5)   TEMPORARY INCLEMENT WEATHER SHELTER or SHELTER means a facility operating as a temporary inclement weather shelter as defined in Sections 51-4.217 and 51A-4.217 and in accordance with this chapter.

      (6)   TEMPORARY INCLEMENT WEATHER SHELTER COORDINATOR or COORDINATOR means a city employee designated by the city manager to implement, administer, and enforce this chapter or his or her designated representative.

      (7)   TEMPORARY INCLEMENT WEATHER SHELTER PERMIT means written approval issued by the coordinator to operate a shelter. (Ord. 31695)