§ 25-1-701. DEFINITIONS.

In this article:

(1)

DIRECTOR means the director of the City's Neighborhood Housing and Community Development Department.

(2)

HIGH OPPORTUNITY AREA means an area that provides certain conditions that places individuals in a position to be more likely to succeed or excel. This area must include one or more of the following conditions:

(a)

racial and economic integration;

(b)

access to employment;

(c)

high performing schools;

(d)

access to fresh and healthy foods;

(e)

low levels of poverty;

(f)

low crime rate;

(g)

access to parks;

(h)

minimal environmental hazards; or

(i)

is identified in the Imagine Austin Plan as a center.

(3)

HOUSING COSTS means:

(a)

for an owner-occupied dwelling unit, the average monthly cost for mortgage, utilities, and, if applicable, condominium dues; or

(b)

for a dwelling unit for lease, the average monthly cost for rent and utilities.

(4)

MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME means the median family income for the Austin statistical metropolitan area as determined by the director of the City's Neighborhood Housing and Community Development Department.

(5)

MOBILE HOME PARK means a site containing five or more structures that:

(a)

are transportable in one or more sections;

(b)

in travelling mode, are at least 8 feet in width or 40 feet in length or, when erected onsite, are 320 square feet or more in area;

(c)

are built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling, with or without a permanent foundation; and

(d)

includes plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, and electrical systems; or

(e)

satisfies all criteria other than the size requirements in Paragraph (4)(b).

(6)

MULTI-FAMILY REDEVELOPMENT means the demolition, partial demolition, redevelopment, rezoning, or change in use of a multi-family building, or any portion of a multi-family building, or a mobile home park.

(7)

TENANT means any person who occupies a residential unit primarily for living or dwelling purposes under a rental agreement or lease, including those persons who are considered to be tenants under Section 92.001 or 94.001 of the Texas Property Code. For purposes of this article, "tenant" does not include owner of a dwelling unit or mobile home lot, or members of the owner's immediate family.

(8)

TENANT DISPLACEMENT means any condition that requires a tenant to vacate a multi-family building or mobile home park due to multi-family redevelopment, where a tenant will not be relocated to another comparably sized unit within the same building or site.

Source: Ord. 20071129-100; Ord. No. 20141106-124, Pt. 1, 11-17-14 ; Ord. No. 20160901-050 , Pt. 3, 9-12-16.