DEFINITIONS.
Austin City Code § 2-14-3
in effect§ 2-14-3 - DEFINITIONS.
(1) ACCOMMODATION means a change, exception, or adjustment to a requirement.
(2) APPLICANT means the eligible individual that requests an accommodation.
(3) DIRECTOR means the department head or City official with authority to administer, implement, or enforce a requirement that is the basis of the request for a reasonable accommodation.
(4) DISABILITY means a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more major life activities; a record of such impairment; or being regarded as having such an impairment, but does not include current, illegal use of a controlled substance.
(5) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL means an individual with a disability, a representative of the individual with a disability, or a person that lives, or will live, with the individual with a disability.
(6) REQUIREMENT means a provision of the City Code, an uncodified ordinance, a rule or regulation adopted pursuant to Chapter 1-2 (Adoption of Rules), or an administrative policy or procedure.
Source: Ord. No. 20160204-046, Pt. 1, 2-15-2016.
Source: City of Austin, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/austin/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT2AD_CH2-14REAC_ART1GEPR_S2-14-3DEFetched: 10/27/2026