The following words, terms, and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
CITY. The City of Mansfield, Texas.
CITY MANAGER. The City Manager of the City of Mansfield, Texas and his/her designees.
LAWFUL ACTIVITY. The current use of the structure is also that which the structure was built for or intended to be used for.
OWNER. Any person, agent, firm, partnership or corporation having a legal interest in the property or legal right of possession, or has been given a legal power of attorney to act on behalf of such person.
PERSON. Any person, firm, partnership or corporation, hired, employed or used by the owner.
PROPERLY MAINTAIN. To maintain a vacant building and the property where it is located in a clean, safe, secure, and sanitary condition and to take all necessary actions to keep the building and property in full compliance with all federal, state, and local laws. It shall also mean that any fire safety system installed in the vacant building shall remain fully operational during vacancy.
SECURED. A condition where all accessible means of ingress and egress to the vacant structures, including but not limited to all exterior doorways and windows, are locked so as to prevent unauthorized entry.
SHOPPING CENTERS. A group of commercial establishments under one-roof planned, constructed, and managed as a total entity with customer and employee parking provided on-site, provision for goods delivery separated from customer access or protection from the elements, including but not limited to shopping malls, strip malls, or other multi-tenant single roof buildings.
STRUCTURES. That which is built or constructed.
TEMPORARILY SECURED. A condition where all accessible means of ingress and egress to the vacant structure, including but not limited to all exterior doorways and windows are covered with suitable materials which have been nailed or bolted in place to prevent unauthorized entry.
VACANT STRUCTURE. A commercial or industrial structure that is unoccupied and/or that all lawful activity has ceased, or reasonably appears to have ceased for 90 or more consecutive calendar days after receiving a notice from Code Compliance.
(Ord. OR-2194-20, passed 11-9-20)