§ 13-570. Definitions.  


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  • The following words, terms and phrases, are defined for purposes of this article as follows:

    Asbestos survey shall mean an inspection of a building or facility to determine the location, quantity, and condition of asbestos containing material (ACM) as required to be performed by the state regulatory authority.

    Commercial building shall mean all buildings, including, but not limited to, institutional, public, and industrial structures which are not otherwise defined herein as residential buildings; however, the term specifically excludes:

    (a)

    A state or federal building or installation (civilian or military);

    (b)

    A private residence;

    (c)

    An apartment building or residential complex with no more than four (4) dwelling units; or

    (d)

    A building, facility, or any portion thereof which has been determined to be structurally unsound and in danger of imminent collapse by a professional engineer, registered architect, or a city, county, or state government official.

    Demolition shall mean operations in which load-bearing structural members of a building are wrecked or removed.

    Multiunit residential complex shall mean an apartment, condominium, hotel/motel or other complex or facility used, intended, or capable of being used for domestic occupation; including temporary or transient lodging, which complex possesses five (5) or more units.

    Person shall mean any individual, partnership, co-partnership, firm, company, corporation, association, joint stock company, trust, estate, governmental entity, or any other legal entity; or their legal representatives, agents, or assigns.

    Regulatory authority shall mean the city manager or duly authorized representative of the city manager.

    Renovation shall means additions to or alterations beneath the exterior/interior surfaces of a commercial building or multiunit residential complex for purposes of repair or restoration by removal, repairing, and/or rebuilding, or other activity intended to or likely to disturb or dislodge asbestos present in a structure. This activity may include alterations to a fire sprinkler system.

    Residential building shall mean a single family dwelling, or a residential complex or apartment complex with four (4) or less units used or capable of being used for human habitation, all being categories of structures excluded from provisions of this article.

    State regulatory agency means the department or state official that has been appointed by the State of Texas to enforce the Asbestos Abatement Program.

(Ord. No. 7623, § 1, 8-14-07)