For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS.
The outlay of capital dollars for the planning of, engineering for, acquisition of land for, and construction of roads, turn lanes, intersection improvements and signalization, but does not include maintenance.
COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PLAN (CIP).
The five-year capital improvement element adopted in the City of Palm Bay Comprehensive Plan.
DEVELOPER.
Any person, any business entity including but not limited to any corporation partnership, association, trust, estate, business trust, agency, two (2) or more persons having a joint orcommon interest, governmental entity, or any other entity undertaking the development of land.
FAIR SHARE TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES IMPACT FEE
or
IMPACT FEE.
The fee required to be paid in accordance with the terms of the appropriate sections of the City of Palm Bay Fair Share Transportation Facilities Impact Fee Ordinance.
LAND.
The earth, water, and air above, below, or on the surface, and includes any improvements or structures customarily regarded as land.
LAND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY GENERATING TRAFFIC.
The carrying out of any building activity or the making of any material change in the use of any structure or land that attracts or produces vehicular trip(s) over and above that produced by the existing land development activity, and consequently places an additional demand on the major road network system.
LEVEL OF SERVICE.
A qualitative measure that represents the collective factors of speed, travel time, traffic interruption, freedom to maneuver, safety, driving comfort and convenience, and operating costs provided by a road facility under a particular volume condition. Levels of service vary from A to F.
LEVEL OF SERVICE C
shall mean a roadway condition as determined and established by the 2002 Florida Department of Transportation's 2002 Quality/Level of Service Handbook.
MAJOR ROAD NETWORK SYSTEM.
All arterial and collector roads within the city, including proposed arterial and collector roads necessitated by new land development activity generating traffic.
PERSON.
An individual, any business entity including but not limited to a developer, corporation, governmental agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, two (2) or more persons having a joint or common interest, or any other entity.
(Ord. 2006-128, passed 11-14-06)