For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. Facilities or assets used for:
(1) Water supply, treatment and distribution;
(2) Waste water collection, transmission, treatment and disposal;
(3) Drainage and flood control;
(4) Transportation, including, but not limited to, streets, sidewalks, bike lanes and paths, street lights, traffic signs and signals, street trees, public transportation, vehicle parking and bridges; or
(5) Parks and recreation, including, but not limited to, neighborhood parks, community parks, public open space and trail systems, buildings, courts, fields and other like facilities.
DEVELOPMENT. Conducting a building or mining operation or making a physical change in the use of a structure or land which increases the usage or demand for usage of any capital improvement or which contributes to the need for additional or enlarged capital improvement(s).
IMPROVEMENT FEE. A fee for costs associated with capital improvements to be constructed after the date the fee is adopted pursuant to § 32.062.
LAND AREA. The area of a parcel of land as measured by projection of the parcel boundaries upon a horizontal plane with the exception of a portion of the parcel within a recorded right-of-way or easement subject to a servitude for a public street or scenic or preservation purpose.
OWNER. The owner or owners of record title or the purchaser or purchasers under a recorded sales agreement, and other persons having an interest of record in the described real property.
PARCEL OF LAND. A lot, parcel, block or other tract of land that is occupied or may be occupied by a structure or structures or other use, and that includes the yards and other open spaces required under the zoning, subdivision or other development ordinances.
QUALIFIED PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS. A capital improvement that is:
(1) Required as a condition of residential development approval;
(2) Identified in the plan adopted pursuant to § 32.066; and
(3) Not located on or contiguous to a parcel of land that is the subject of the residential development approval.
REIMBURSEMENT FEE. A fee for costs associated with capital improvements constructed or under construction on the date the fee is adopted pursuant to § 32.062.
SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT CHARGE. A reimbursement fee, an improvement fee, or a combination thereof, assessed or collected at the time of increased usage of a capital improvement, at the time of issuance of a development permit for a development as defined by this subchapter, or a building permit, or at the time of connection to the capital improvement. SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT CHARGE includes that portion of a sewer or water system connection charge that is greater than the amount necessary to reimburse the city for its average cost of inspecting and installing connections with water and sewer facilities. SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT CHARGE does not include fees assessed or collected as part of a local improvement district or a charge in lieu of a local improvement district assessment, or the cost of complying with requirements or conditions imposed by a land use decision.
(Ord. 409, passed 5-9-2011)