Unless a provision explicitly states otherwise, the following terms and phrases, as used in this article, 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. A building, or any portion thereof, containing a complete set of independent living facilities for occupancy and use by one family, including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, sanitation and cooking within a kitchen for the exclusive use of the occupants whose intent is to habitat the dwelling unit.
ONE-FAMILY DWELLING UNIT. 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 multi-family dwelling as defined by section 7-394 of Article IX.
OWNER. Any person holding title to a one-family or two-family dwelling, according to the deed records in the county clerk's office of the county in which the property is situated, or the duly authorized agent of the person holding title to a one-family or two-family dwelling, according to the deed records in the county clerk's office of the county in which the property 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.
RENTAL PROPERTY. Any one-family or any portion of a two-family dwelling unit that is not owner occupied, whether or not rent is charged. RENTAL PROPERTY includes, but is not limited to: properties rented to students, families, or any other persons; properties in which a family member of the owner resides in the home but the owner does not (regardless of whether additional persons also reside in the home); and properties where a property caretaker lives in the home but the owner does not.
TWO-FAMILY DWELLING UNIT. 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 multi-family dwelling as defined by section 7-394 of Article IX.
(Ord. 21548-12-2014, § 1, passed 12-2-2014, eff. 12-8-2014; Ord. 26005-02-2023, § 2, passed 2-14-2023, eff. 2-28-2023)