(a) "Advisory Agency" and "Director" mean the Director of the City Department of Public Works.
(b) "Agency" means the Redevelopment Agency of the City and County of San Francisco.
(c) "Bureau of Engineering" means the City Bureau of Engineering of the Department of Public Works.
(d) "City" means the City and County of San Francisco.
(e) "City agencies" means the City and, where appropriate, all City departments, agencies, boards, commissions, and bureaus with subdivision or other permit, entitlement, review or approval authority or jurisdiction over any major phase or project in the Mission Bay Project Area or any portion thereof.
(f) "City regulations" shall have the meaning given in the Plans.
(g) "Clerk" means the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors for the City.
(h) "County," "City," "City and County," "Municipality" and "Local Agency" mean the City and County of San Francisco.
(i) "County Surveyor," "County Engineer" and "City Engineer" mean the Director and his staff.
(j) "Department of Building Inspection" and "DBI" mean the City Department of Building Inspection.
(k) "Department of Public Works" means the City Department of Public Works.
(l) "Governing Body," "Legislative Body" and "Board" mean the City Board of Supervisors.
(m) "Government agencies" means State, federal, regional or local governmental agencies, other than City agencies, having or claiming jurisdiction over all or portions of the Mission Bay Project Area or aspects of its development.
(n) "Plan Documents" means the Plans and their implementing documents, including without limitation, this Code and regulations adopted hereunder, owner participation agreements, and the design for development.
(o) "Plans" mean the Redevelopment Plan for Mission Bay North and the Redevelopment Plan for Mission Bay South.
(p) "Planning Department" means the City Department of Planning.
(q) "Planning Director" shall mean the City Director of Planning.
(r) "Project Area" or "Mission Bay Project Area" includes all of the North Plan Area and all of the South Plan Area as described in the Mission Bay North Redevelopment Plan and the Mission Bay South Redevelopment Plan, respectively.
(s) "Subdivider" or "applicant" shall mean the owner of real property, or the owner's authorized agent or representative, who applies for, or obtains, approval to subdivide such real property.
(t) "Subdivision" shall mean, in accordance with Government Code Section 66424 and subject to the exclusions described in the SMA, including Government Code Section 66412, the division of any improved or unimproved land, shown on the latest equalized County assessment roll as a unit or as contiguous units, for the purpose of sale, lease or financing, whether immediate or future. Property shall be considered as contiguous units, even if it is separated by roads, streets, utility easements or railroad rights-of-way. Subdivision includes a condominium project, as defined in Section 1451(f) of the California Civil Code or a community apartment project, as defined in Section 1451(d) of the California Civil Code. Any conveyance of land to a governmental agency, public entity, public utility or subsidiary of a public utility for rights-of-way shall not be considered a division of land for purposes of computing the number of lots. Subdivision does not include a lot line adjustment.
(Added by Ord. 329-98, App. 10/30/98)