§ 54-91. Definitions.  


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  • For the purposes of this section, the following terms, words, and the derivations thereof shall have the meanings given herein.

    Child-care facility means a facility licensed, certified, or registered by the state department of human services to provide assessment, care, training, education, custody, treatment, or supervision for a child who is not related by blood, marriage, or adoption to the owner or operator of the facility, for all or part of the 24-hour day, whether or not the facility is operated for profit or charges for the services it offers.

    Community swimming pool means any man-made permanently installed or non-portable structure, basin, chamber, or tank containing an artificial body of water that is used for swimming, diving, aquatic sports, or other aquatic activity other than a residential pool and that is operated by an owner, lessee, operator, licensee or concessionaire, regardless of whether a fee is charged for use. The pool may be either publicly or privately owned. The term does not include a spa or a decorative fountain that is not used as a pool.

    Minor means a person younger than 17 years of age.

    Offender means a person required to register as a sex offender pursuant to V.T.C.A., Code of Criminal Procedure ch. 62, on the state department of public safety's sex offender database because of a reportable conviction or adjudication involving a minor.

    Park means any public land designated by a political subdivision for, and used by the public as, a park, recreation area or wildlife refuge.

    Permanent residence means a place where a person abides, lodges, or resides for 14 or more consecutive days.

    Residential swimming pool means a pool or spa that is located on private property under the control of the property owner or the owner's tenant and that is intended for use by not more than two resident families and their guests. It includes a pool or spa serving only a single-family home or a duplex.

    Temporary residence means a place where a person abides, lodges, or resides for a period of 14 or more days in the aggregate during any calendar year and which is not the person's permanent address, or a place where a person routinely abides, resides, or lodges for a period of four or more consecutive or nonconsecutive days in any month and which is not the person's permanent residence.

(Ord. No. 2007-20, § 1, 11-6-07)