Words used herein that are defined in Title 8, Division One, Chapter One of the Code of Regulatory Ordinances but not specifically defined in this Chapter shall have the same meaning as is ascribed to them in Title 8, Division One, Chapter One of the Code of Regulatory Ordinances. Any zoning matters referred to herein shall have the same meaning as is ascribed to them in the County of San Diego General Plan, Zoning Ordinance, and Subdivision Ordinance. Whenever the following words are used in this Chapter, they shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this Section.
(a) "Approving Body" means the Planning Commission or the Board of Supervisors as applicable.
(b) "Development" means any development as defined in California Government Code Section 66000, as it exists or may be amended (also known as the Mitigation Fee Act).
(c) "Director", unless otherwise specified, means the Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation of the County of San Diego.
(d) "Fee Rate Tables" means the fee rates by category as shown on the tables attached to the San Diego County Park and Recreational Facilities Development Impact Fee Study (Impact Fee Study), on file with the Department of Parks and Recreation, and any subsequent adjustments thereto.
(e) "Local Park Planning Area" means the geographical area(s) depicted on the Local Park Planning Area map on file with the Department of Parks and Recreation. Local Park Impact Areas coincide with the Community and Subregional Planning Area boundaries in Figure I-2 of the County of San Diego General Plan and as depicted on the Local Park Planning Area Map on file with the Department of Parks and Recreation.
(f) "Park" or "Public Park" means a fully developed and improved land that is open to the public, operated and maintained by the County of San Diego or other public agency, and improved with both on-site and off-site improvements to the standards of the Department of Parks and Recreation for a local park, including PLDO Eligible Recreational Uses and all the improvements required by the Department of Parks and Recreation for acceptance of such improved land as a fully functioning local park without the necessity of further County improvements.
(g) "Park Impact Fee" means the Park Improvement Impact Fee and/or the Park Land Acquisition Impact Fee.
(h) "Park Improvement and Acquisition Agreement" means an agreement entered pursuant to Section 810.119 of this Chapter.
(i) "Park Improvement Impact Fee" means the fee collected by the County of San Diego pursuant to Section 810.111(b) in connection with approval of a residential Development or Subdivision project for the purpose of defraying all, or a portion of, the cost of constructing park and recreational facilities needed to accommodate new residential development.
(j) "Park Land Acquisition Impact Fee" means the fee collected by the County of San Diego pursuant to Section 810.111(a) in connection with approval of a residential Development for the purpose of defraying all, or a portion of, the cost of acquiring park land for park and recreational facilities needed to accommodate new County residents.
(k) "PLDO Eligible Recreational Uses" means recreation facilities occurring on land restricted for park and recreation purposes designed to provide individual or group activities common to parks in San Diego County. PLDO Eligible Recreational Uses include adventure play areas, amphitheaters, bicycle parks, children's play areas, community gardens, community gather or event spaces, disc or Frisbee golf, dog parks or leash free areas, equestrian facilities, exercise areas or fitness stations, gymnasiums, improved overlooks, open lawn areas, picnic areas, plazas, recreation centers, skate parks, splash pads or wading pools, sport courts and fields, swimming pools, and trails outside of dedicated open space and County right-of-way. PLDO Eligible Recreational Uses do not include natural open space, nature study areas, open space buffer areas, steep slopes that are not improved with PLDO Eligible Recreational uses, golf courses, parking or staging areas, riding and hiking trails in open space preserves, trails conditioned pursuant to the County Trails Program, unimproved scenic overlooks, water courses, drainage areas, unenhanced stormwater facilities, water bodies (lakes, ponds, reservoirs), boating areas, archaeologically sensitive areas, group and individual usable open space as defined in the Zoning Ordinance, landscape corridors, pathways, environmental mitigation areas, land encumbered by easements, or other areas that preclude PLDO eligible recreational uses.
(l) "Private Park" means a local park that provides recreation including, but not limited to PLDO Eligible Recreational Uses, that is not maintained by the Department of Parks and Recreation or other public agency.
(m) "Subdivision" means any subdivision as defined in California Government Code Section 66410 et seq., as it exists or may be amended (also known as the Subdivision Map Act).
(Added by Ord. No. 10554 (N.S.), effective 1-1-19; amended by Ord. No. 10649 (N.S.), effective 2-28-20)