Unless a provision explicitly states otherwise, the following terms and phrases, as used in this division, shall have the meaning hereinafter designated. Where terms are not defined, they shall have their ordinary accepted meanings.
CODE COMPLIANCE DIRECTOR. The director of the code compliance department, or the director’s duly authorized representative.
DIRECTOR. The code compliance director and the director’s authorized representatives.
DWELLING UNIT. One or more habitable rooms, including an efficiency unit, which is intended to be occupied by one or more persons for living, sleeping, cooking, eating and sanitation purposes.
EFFICIENCY UNIT. A dwelling unit with one habitable room that contains facilities used for combined sleeping, living, cooking, eating and sanitation purposes.
EXISTING BUILDING. A building constructed in compliance with all codes at the time of construction, or one for which a legal building permit has been issued prior to the effective date of this division (October 22, 2007).
OWNER. Any person holding title to a one-family, two-family dwelling or unit of a two-family dwelling, according to the deed records in the county clerk’s office of the county in which the complex is situated, or the duly authorized agent of the person holding title to a one-family, two-family dwelling, or unit of a two-family dwelling, according to the deed records in the county clerk’s office of the county in which the complex is situated.
PERSON. Any individual, partnership, firm, company, corporation, association, joint stock company, trust, estate, governmental entity or any other legal entity; or their legal representatives, agents or assigns. This definition includes all federal, state and local governmental entities.
ONE-FAMILY DWELLING. A dwelling designed exclusively for residential occupancy by not more than one family, including a community-based residential home as defined by the Community Homes for Disabled Persons Location Act, Tex. Human Resources Code Chapter 123.001. One-family dwelling shall not include a two-family dwelling as defined by this section or a multifamily dwelling as defined by § 7-394 of Article IX.
TWO-FAMILY DWELLING. A dwelling designed exclusively for residential occupancy by two families, including a community-based residential home as defined by the Community Homes for Disabled Persons Location Act, Tex. Human Resources Code Chapter 123.001. Two-family dwelling shall not include a one-family dwelling as defined by this section or a multifamily dwelling as defined by § 7-394 of Article IX.
(Ord. 17827, § 10, passed 10-9-2007)