In this title, the following words have the meanings indicated.
(1) "Capital improvements" means land acquisition, site development, equipment, or facilities for public schools, transportation, or public safety, and the term includes:
(i) construction of school projects contained in the adopted County capital budget and five-year capital program, transportation projects contained in the adopted County capital budget and five- year capital program or State consolidated transportation program, and public safety projects contained in the adopted County capital budget and five-year capital program; and
(ii) public safety vehicles and equipment contained in the adopted County current expense budget.
(2) "Encumbrance" means a legal commitment for the expenditure of funds, chargeable against the applicable appropriation for the expenditure, that is documented by a contract or purchase order.
(3) "Finished area" means an enclosed area in a dwelling unit that is suitable for year-round use, embodying walls, floors, and ceilings that are similar to the rest of the dwelling unit, and is further described in American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Standard Z765-2003.
(4) "Floor area" has the meaning stated in Article 18 of this Code.
(5) "General ledger" means the official accounting records where assets, liabilities, revenues, expenditures, budgets, and encumbrances are recorded.
(6) "Person" does not include a State or federal governmental entity.
(7) "Pledge" means obligate taxes, fees, or other sources of revenue for use in the repayment of a debt.
(8) "Public safety" means police and fire protection facilities.
(9) "Site-related transportation improvements" means capital improvements and dedications and conveyances of rights-of-way for site driveways and roads, right and left turn lanes leading to and from site driveways, traffic-control measures for site driveways, frontage roads, acceleration and deceleration lanes, roads necessary to provide direct access to a development, local road improvements required by this article, and any other direct access improvements.
(1985 Code, Art. 24, § 7-101) (Bill No. 50-87; Bill No. 96-01; Bill No. 27-07; Bill No. 71-08)