For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ARTERIAL ROAD. A road as defined in the future traffic-circulation map of the city's comprehensive plan.
BUILDING PERMIT. Any development permit issued by the City Building Division or any other city office before any building or construction activity can be initiated on a parcel of land.
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.
CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY (CO). A written permission to occupy a structure granted by the Building Official. In the case of land development activity generating traffic not requiring a building permit, a certificate of completion or other final written approval shall substitute for the certificate of occupancy.
COLLECTOR ROAD. A road as defined in the future traffic-circulation map of the city's comprehensive plan.
COMMENCEMENT OF LAND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY. The date of the issuance of any building permit.
DEVELOPER. Any person, corporation partnership, association, trust, estate, business trust, agency, two (2) or more persons having a joint or common interest, governmental entity, or any other entity undertaking the development of land.
EXISTING LAND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY. The most intense use of land within the twelve (12) months prior to the time of commencing land development activity generating traffic.
FAIR SHARE TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES IMPACT FEE or IMPACT FEE. The fee required to be paid in accordance with the terms of this subchapter.
FEEPAYER. A developer commencing land development activity generating traffic that places
additional demand on the major transportation system and who is obligated to pay a fair share transportation facilities impact fee in accordance with the terms of this subchapter.
IMPACT FEE PAYMENT AGREEMENT. An agreement between the Developer and the City that defines the terms under which the City may accept deferred payment of impact fees. The City may charge a fee for this service as may be adopted by Resolution of the City Council. The agreement will be recorded at the Developer’s expense and will include sufficient security to ensure payment of the impact fees. The City Manager is authorized to negotiate and execute the agreement.
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 transportation 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 highway 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 Quality/Level of Service (QLOS) Handbook as updated on August 21, 2007, Florida Department of Transportation.
LOCAL ROAD. A road designated and main- tained primarily to provide access to abutting property. A local road is of limited continuity and is not for through traffic. A local road is not considered as part of the major transportation system.
MAJOR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. All arterial and collector roads, intersections, and multi-modal transportation facilities within the City, and those providing significant service to the City, including proposed arterial and collector roads and multi-modal transportation facilities necessitated by new land development activity generating traffic.
MIXED USE LAND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY. Land development activity that includes a combination of non-residential and multi-family residential uses in a single building.
MULTI-FAMILY LAND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY. Residential land development activity that provides four (4) or more residential units in one (1) building. This includes facilities such as nursing homes, adult-congregate living facilities, apartment complexes and condominium complexes.
MULTI-MODAL TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES. Includes bikepaths, sidewalks, transit and other transportation facilities that will provide alternative transportation capacity.
NONCOMMENCEMENT. The cancellation of construction activity that is proposed to make a material change in a structure or land.
NON-RESIDENTIAL LAND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY. All land development activity that specifically excludes any residential uses.
PERSON. An individual, developer, corpora- tion, governmental agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, two (2) or more persons having a joint or common interest, or any other entity.
SHOPPING CENTER. For the purpose of calculating the traffic impact fee for shopping centers, a SHOPPING CENTER USE is defined to include restaurants, such that there is no differential traffic impact fee for restaurant uses locating in shopping
centers. This definition does not apply to freestanding restaurant buildings.
('74 Code, § 15-83) (Ord. 91-10, passed 5-16-91; Am. Ord. 2003-23, passed 6-19-03; Am. Ord. 2008-26, passed 5-1-08)