For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT(S). Public facilities or assets used for any of the following:
(1) Water supply, treatment, and distribution;
(2) Sanitary sewer (wastewater) collection, transmission, treatment, and bio-solids management;
(3) Storm water drainage and flood control;
(4) Transportation, including but not limited to streets, sidewalks, bike lanes and pathways, street lights, traffic signs and signals, street trees, public transportation, vehicle parking, and bridges; or
(5) Parks and recreation, including but not limited to parks, park facilities, trails, land acquisition, restrooms, playground equipment, landscaping, and signs.
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN (CIP). A public facilities plan, master plan, or comparable plan that includes a list of the capital improvements that may be funded with improvement fee revenues and the estimated cost and timing for each improvement. The CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN and list may be modified at any time.
DEVELOPMENT. Constructing or enlarging a building or adding facilities, or making a physical change in the use of a structure or land, which increases the usage of any capital improvements or which will contribute to the need for additional or enlarged capital improvements.
IMPROVEMENT FEE. A fee for costs associated with projected capital improvements needed to increase the capacity of the systems to which the fee is related. (This term shall have the same meaning as the term “improvement fee” as used in O.R.S. 223.297 through 223.314.)
QUALIFIED PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.
(1) A capital improvement that is required as a condition of development approval, is identified in the plan adopted pursuant to § 50.20(B) of this subchapter and is either:
(a) Not located on or contiguous to property that is the subject of development approval; or
(b) Located in whole or in part on or contiguous to property that is the subject of development approval and required to be built larger or with greater capacity than is necessary for the particular development project to which the improvement fee is related.
(2) A
QUALIFIED PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT does not include improvements sized or established to meet only the demands created by the development.
REIMBURSEMENT FEE. A fee for costs associated with existing capital improvements at the time the fee is adopted pursuant to § 50.18 of this subchater. (This term shall have the same meaning as the term “reimbursement fee” as used in O.R.S. 223.297 through 223.314.)
SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT CHARGE (SDC). A reimbursement fee, an improvement fee, or a combination thereof, assessed or collected at any of the times specified in § 50.21 of this subchapter. The SDC shall not include installation or inspection fees for water, sanitary sewer, or storm water drain connections, since such fees are designed by the city only to reimburse the city for the costs of such connections. Nor shall the SDC include costs for capital improvements which by city policy and state statute are paid for by assessments, or fees in lieu of assessments, for projects of special benefit to a property.
(Ord. 264, passed 8-19-2003)