Title 18 - Unified Development Ordinance

 

18.110 Rules of Interpretation and Definitions

18.110.020 Definitions

  1. A.
    Where a word or term is not defined in this Chapter but is defined elsewhere in this ordinance or in the Code, such definition shall be applicable unless the context indicates that a standard dictionary definition is more appropriate.
  2. B.
    Where a word or term is defined in this Chapter and also defined elsewhere in this ordinance, the definition contained in this Chapter shall be generally applicable except in the Chapter or Section to which the other definition applies.

(History: Ord. ZRR-1725; ZRR-1661; ZRR-1637)

18.110.240 Family

Family means any of the following:

  1. 1.
    A group of not more than four (4) related or unrelated persons of any age living together by joint agreement and occupying a single housekeeping unit with common kitchen facilities, or a mixed group of related and non-related persons of any age who together constitute no more than a cumulative total of four (4) persons living together by joint agreement and occupying a single housekeeping unit with common kitchen facilities.
  2. 2.
    A group of any size and age consisting entirely of an immediate family. For the purpose of this section an “immediate family” shall be a group consisting of only a spouse, parent, child, grandchild, grandparent, brother or sister, all related by marriage or consanguinity, and all of who can provide documentation of such relationship within a reasonable time upon request by the appropriate enforcement officers of the City. Ten (10) calendar days shall constitute a reasonable period of time unless the occupants can establish the necessity of an extension of time to obtain such documentation from the authorized sources, and any request for an extension of time to the City must be submitted in writing prior to the expiration of the ten day response time, and must be accompanied by names, dates and location of the births or marriages sought to be documented.
  3. 3.
    A group of not more than seven (7) persons who are 18 years of age or older who are related by marriage or consanguinity, all living together and occupying a single housekeeping unit with common kitchen facilities, and all of who can provide documentation of such relationship within a reasonable time upon request by the appropriate enforcement officers of the City, as provided in subsection (2) above.
  4. 4.
    In any civil or criminal prosecution for violation of the permitted occupancy of a single-family dwelling, a court may, where appropriate, infer from the evidence presented in that prosecution, including, without being limited to, evidence that more than four (4) persons age 18 or older are occupying a single family dwelling, that such occupancy constitutes an occupancy in violation of the Municipal Code.

(History: Ord. ZRR-2281 §1, 2001; ZRR-1725; ZRR-1661; ZRR-1637; ZRR-889 §18.02)

Effective on: 1/1/1901