§ 26-1155. Definitions.  


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  • For purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the meaning indicated, as follows:

    HUD means the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.

    IRC means the International Residential Code.

    LCG means Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government.

    Permanent residence means a structure, building or unit, including, but not limited to, manufactured or modular structures constructed in compliance with either the applicable HUD regulations or the applicable IRC provisions.

    Recreational park trailers means camper trailers, travel trailers, truck campers, recreational vehicles, park trailers, including, but not limited to, trailers formerly owned by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and generally referred to as "FEMA trailers" and any other type of structure, building or unit which is primarily designed as temporary housing quarters for recreational, camping or seasonal use not constructed in compliance with the applicable HUD regulations or the applicable IRC provisions.

    Temporary residence or living quarters means a structure, building or unit, including, but not limited to, a recreational park trailer, that, by the way that it has been constructed, is not expected to maintain its durability for as long a period of time as a permanent residence, although it may have some of the features of a permanent residence and has not been constructed pursuant to applicable HUD regulations or the applicable IRC provisions as the same govern the construction of permanent residences. The maximum sustained period of residence in a temporary residence is a total of 180 days per calendar year, whether consecutive or not. Construction of this structure, building or unit, including, but not limited to, recreational park trailers, does not comply with either the applicable HUD regulations or the applicable IRC provisions.

(Ord. No. O-202-2013, § 2, 10-15-13)