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Ambulance:
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Any motor vehicle certified by the Texas Department of State Health Services and used,
designed, redesigned or constructed and equipped for emergencies and used for the
purpose of transporting a person who may be sick or injured.
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Animal:
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Any living creature other than Homosapiens. Unless indicated otherwise, the term shall
include livestock, fowl, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, insects, and wildlife as well
as dogs, cats, birds, fish, turtles, and other creatures commonly owned as pets.
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Adoptive home:
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Residential household in which a person or persons legally assume the parenting for
another and, in so doing, permanently transfers all rights and responsibilities from
the original parent or parents. Unlike guardianship or other systems designed for
the care of the young, adoption is intended to effect a permanent change in status.
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Assisted living centers:
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Facilities that provide supervision or assistance with activities of daily living;
coordination of services by outside healthcare providers; and monitoring of resident
activities to help to ensure their health, safety, and well-being.
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Cat:
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A domesticated animal that is a member of the feline family (Felis domesticus).
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Cemetery:
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A place that is used, or intended to be used, for interment and includes a graveyard,
burial park, or mausoleum owned and operated by the City of Copperas Cove.
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City:
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City limits of the City of Copperas Cove in Coryell County, Lampasas County, and Bell
County in the State of Texas.
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Commercial:
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Any enterprise or establishment whose main purpose is to carry on a commercial activity
whether for profit or not, and typically includes, but not limited to, such enterprises
as: hotels, motels, restaurants, fast food establishments, retail stores, schools,
offices, shopping centers/malls/plazas, factories/manufacturing facilities, warehouses,
and high density occupied dwellings such as apartment complexes and mobile home parks.
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Construction debris/waste:
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Debris or waste resulting from construction or demolition projects, remodeling or
repair; includes all materials that are directly or indirectly by-products of construction
work or that result from demolition of buildings and other structures, including,
but not limited to paper, cartons, gypsum board, wood, rubber, and plastics.
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Dangerous animal:
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Any animal that:
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(1) Makes an unprovoked attack on a person causing bodily injury; or
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(2) Commits an unprovoked act of attack in a place other than the premises of the
owner within a house, building or other enclosure and said act causes a person to
reasonably believe that the animal will attack and cause bodily injury to that person.
If the premises is enclosed with a fence, the animal should not be able to extend
any part of its body over, under, or through the fence. Further such enclosure should
be of a structure and design reasonably certain to prevent the animal from leaving
the enclosure on its own; or
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(3) Attacks and bites another animal without provocation.
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Day care:
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An establishment for the care and/or instruction, whether or not for compensation,
of seven (7) or more persons at any one (1) time. Child nurseries, preschools and
adult care facilities are included in this definition.
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Dog:
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A domesticated animal that is a member of the canine family (Canis familiaris).
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Emergency medical service (EMS):
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Services used to respond to an individual's perceived need for immediate medical care
and to prevent death or aggravation of physiological or psychological illness or injury.
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Family:
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One (1) or more persons who are related by blood or marriage, living together and
occupying a single dwelling with single kitchen facilities, or a group of not more
than five (5) (excluding care takers) living together by joint agreement and occupying
a single dwelling with single kitchen facilities, on a nonprofit cost-sharing basis.
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Family member:
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Includes mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, grandchild, son, daughter, sister,
brother, spouse, step-brother, step-mother, step-father, step-sister, or legal guardian.
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Fireworks:
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All contrivances of inflammable and explosive materials combined of various proportions
for the purpose of producing in combustion beautiful, amusing, audible or scenic effects.
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Floodplain:
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Any land area susceptible to being inundated by water from any source.
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Food handler:
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Any person employed or working in a food establishment who handles food and/or drink
during preparation or serving, who comes in contact with eating, drinking or cooking
utensils, or who works in a room or rooms in which food or drink is prepared, served
or stored. Professionally trained personnel such as dieticians, nutritionists and
certified managers or supervisors are excluded from this definition.
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Foster home:
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Residential household in which a certified, stand-in "parent(s)" cares for minor children
or young people who have been removed from their birth parents or other custodial
adults by state authority.
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Government entity:
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An entity that is a direct part of a governmental agency, office. (i.e. federal, state,
county, city)
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Home based:
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Operating from one's home.
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Missed service:
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Residential or commercial customers whose containers were not collected because they
were not placed at the required point of collection on time or were blocked when the
collection vehicle arrived.
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"No transport fee":
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Service which may include the administration of treatment, aid, and/or patient evaluation
by city EMS personnel, but no transportation of the individual is made in a city ambulance.
If multiple parties are involved at the same scene and at least one (1) person is
transported, the other parties shall not be charged a "no transport fee." If no parties
are transported the "no transport fee" shall be assessed to the patient(s) the ambulance
was called for if the ambulance was requested by a patient or family member. ("No
transport fee" is waived for Medicare/Medicaid recipients.)
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Nonprofit organization:
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An organization that does not distribute its surplus funds to owners or shareholders,
but instead uses them to help pursue its goals. Examples include the chamber of commerce,
adopt-a-unit, etc.
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Nursing home:
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A home where ill or elderly people are provided with lodging and meals with or without
nursing care.
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Overloaded container:
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A container in which the capacity is exceeded, which is indicated by trash extending
above the container rim, so the lid will not close properly.
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Patient:
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Any person who receives medical attention, care, or treatment.
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Plat (final):
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The map of a subdivision which is presented to the planning and zoning commission
for review and recommendation, and which, if approved by the city council, is recorded
in the county deed records of the county in which the property is located.
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Plat (preliminary):
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The preliminary maps and plans which indicate the proposed layout of the subdivision
which are presented to the planning and zoning commission for review and approval.
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Private organization:
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An organization that is nongovernmentally owned.
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Private schools:
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Schools that are not administered by local, state or national governments.
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Residential solid waste:
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Solid waste generated from single and multifamily sources; frequently called household
solid waste or household waste.
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Structure:
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A walled and roofed building, including a gas or liquid storage tank that is principally
above ground, as well as a manufactured home.
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Vacated subdivision plat:
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A recorded instrument approved by the city nullifying a preceding recorded plat to
the pre-existing legal description of the property, upon request of the owner.
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Variance:
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A grant of relief by a community from the terms of a floodplain management regulation.
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White goods:
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Major appliances such as refrigerators, freezers, washing machines, dryers, hot water
heaters, stoves, and dishwashers.
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Youth groups:
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Groups set up to provide young people within an area with activities designed to keep
them off the streets, and give them a job and an interest in activity.
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Zoning ordinance:
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The official zoning ordinance of the city together with any and all amendments.
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