§ 5.24.010. Definitions.

The following terms used in this chapter shall have the meanings indicated:

Landlord means a person who owns one or more rental dwellings, or a group of persons which together owns one or more rental dwellings, within American Fork City.

Owner means a natural person; or a business, corporation, or other group of persons who collectively own a dwelling; or a family trust created for the primary purpose of estate planning; who holds legal title to a rental dwelling.

Owner occupancy means:

A.

Occupancy by a natural person who possesses fifty percent ownership or more in the dwelling and said dwelling is the primary residence of such person; or

B.

Where a family trust is created for the primary purpose of estate planning, occupancy by one or more trustors who create the trust, place the dwelling in such trust, and whose primary residence is such dwelling.

Rental dwelling means a building, portion of a building, a mobile home, or manufactured home used or designated for use as a residence by one or more persons and:

A.

Available to be loaned, leased, or hired out for a period of thirty days or longer; or

B.

Arranged, designed, or built to be rented, loaned, leased, or hired out for a period of thirty days or longer.

C.

This chapter specifically does not apply to accessory apartments, as defined the city development code, which are occupied by relatives or by no more than four unrelated people, which are located in and are compliant with any R-1 zone as per the development code, and where the primary residence is owner-occupied, as defined in this section.

(Ord. No. 2013-11-48, 11-19-2013)