Huntsville City Council
The Huntsville City Council discussed adding and amending terms within the city’s Zoning Ordinance.Â
Section 1 of the resolution modified the existing ordinance terms as follows:
Dwelling [OLD DEFINITION]: Any building or portion thereof which is used for residential purposes.
Dwelling [NEW DEFINITION]: Any building or portion thereof which is principally used solely as a residence for a family.
Dwelling, Multiple Family [OLD DEFINITION]: A residence occupied by three (3) or more families, with separate housekeeping and cooking facilities for each.
Dwelling, Multiple Family [NEW DEFINITION]: Three or more dwelling units on a single lot.
Dwelling, Single Family [OLD DEFINITION]: A detached residence occupied by one (1) family.
Dwelling, Single Family [NEW DEFINITION]: One detached or semi-detached dwelling unit on a single lot.
Dwelling, Two Family [OLD DEFINITION]: A residence occupied by two (2) families only, with separate housekeeping and cooking facilities for each.
Dwelling, Two Family [NEW DEFINITION]: Two dwelling units on a single lot.
Dwelling Unit [OLD DEFINITION]: Any portion of a building used as a separate abode for a family having its own cooking facilities.
Dwelling Unit [NEW DEFINITION]: A dwelling used as a separate residence for one family with its own permanent facilities for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation.
Family [OLD DEFINITION]:Â Any number of individuals living together as a single housekeeping unit and doing their cooking on the premises. May include domestic servants and gratuitous guests.
Family [NEW DEFINITION]:One or more individuals living together as a single housekeeping unit and sharing common access to and common use of all living, cooking, and eating areas. May include domestic servants, caregivers, and gratuitous guests. The term does not include transients, occupants of a boarding house or rooming house, or occupants that act as separate roomers or boarders.
Section 2 of the resolution adds the following terms to the city’s Zoning Ordinance:
Domicile: A family’s true, fixed, sole, and permanent home and place of habitation.
Residence: A residence is (1) a domicile; or (2) a family’s place of habitation for a period of 180 continuous days or more. This term does not include transient occupancy. Related terms, including, but not limited to, the terms reside, residing, resident, and residential, shall have meanings consistent with the term residence.
Transient: An individual or family who is temporarily boarding, rooming, lodging, or otherwise staying in a place for a period of less than 180 continuous days
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