§ 5-2-2. DEFINITIONS.

In this chapter:

(1)

AGE means a person over the age of 18 years.

(2)

COMMISSION means the Austin Human Rights Commission.

(3)

DIRECTOR means the director of Human Resources Department.

(4)

DISABILITY means, with respect to an individual:

(a)

a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activity of the individual, including caring for one's self, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning, and working;

(b)

a record of the impairment; or

(c)

being regarded as having an impairment.

(5)

DISCRIMINATION means the direct or indirect exclusion, distinction, segregation, limitation, refusal, denial or any other differentiation in the treatment of a person based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, or disability in a public accommodation.

(6)

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT/FAIR HOUSING OFFICE means the staff of the Human Relations Department that handles complaints under this chapter.

(7)

GENDER IDENTITY means a person's various individual attributes, actual or perceived, that may be in accord with or sometimes opposed to, one's physical anatomy, chromosomal sex, genitalia, or sex assigned at birth.

(8)

PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION means:

(a)

an inn, hotel, motel or other lodging establishment for transient guests, excluding an establishment located in a building with not more than five rooms for rent or hire and occupied by the owner or operation as a primary residence;

(b)

a restaurant, cafeteria, lunchroom, lunch counter, soda fountain, or other facility principally engaged in selling food for consumption on the premises, including a facility located on the premises of a retail establishment or a gasoline station;

(c)

a movie theatre, theater, concert hall, sports arena, stadium, or other place of exhibition or entertainment;

(d)

a bar, tavern, pub, drinking establishment, or facility where alcoholic beverages are served for consumption on the premises;

(e)

a retail establishment that sells goods or services; and

(f)

an establishment physically located in the premises of an establishment described in this subsection or containing within the premises of which is physically located a covered establishment, and an establishment which holds itself out as serving patrons of a covered establishment.

Source: 1992 Code Section 7-2-2; Ord. 031106-12; Ord. 031211-11; Ord. 040610-7.