The following words and terms will have the following meanings for the purposes of this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. Terms otherwise not defined herein shall be defined pursuant to the definitions contained within the City of Kent Planning and Zoning Code, then the Ohio Revised Code, or, if none of the aforementioned apply, given their usual and customary meaning.
(a) “City” means the City of Kent, Ohio.
(b) “Council” means the City Council of the City of Kent.
(c) “Development activity” means any construction or expansion of a residential building or structure that results in additional residential dwelling units within the City’s jurisdictional boundaries.
(d) “Feepayer” means any person, corporation, partnership, incorporated association, or any other similar entity, or department or bureau of any governmental entity or municipal corporation, including the state or federal government, which commences a land development activity that is categorized as having a residential land purpose, in whole or in part, and requires the issuance of a building permit.
(e) “Park impact fee” means a payment of money imposed by the City on development activity pursuant to this chapter, as a condition of granting development site plan approval, in order to pay for the public park facilities needed to serve the new population growth and development activity. “Park impact fee” does not include reasonable development related permit fee(s), application fee(s), plan review fee(s), or administrative costs of carrying out the provisions of this chapter.
(f) “Public park facilities” means publicly owned parks, trails, open spaces, and recreational facilities.
(Ord. 2022-031. Passed 4-20-22.)