The following words and terms shall have the following meanings for the purposes of this chapter, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER: The city manager, unless the city council, by resolution, appoints another person, persons and/or official to administer this chapter.
BUILDING PERMIT: The permit required for any "development activity" as defined herein, pursuant to section 17.04.060 of this code.
CONSTRUCTION VALUE: The value of construction per square foot used by the city to determine plan check and building permit fees, multiplied by the area of development activity.
DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY: Any subdivision of land or any construction or expansion of a building, structure, or use, any change in use of a building or structure, or any change in the use of land, which is accompanied by a request for a building permit.
DWELLING UNIT: A primary or secondary residential unit, including, but not limited to, single-family dwelling, duplex, condominium unit, townhouse, apartment unit, multi-family unit or mobile home.
ELECTRICAL POWER IMPACT FEE: The impact fee imposed as a condition precedent to the approval of a building permit that is used to offset the proportionate impact of the development activity on the need for the planning, design, engineering, acquisition, financing and construction of additional electrical power generation, transmission and distribution facilities.
ENCUMBER: To reserve, set aside or otherwise earmark the impact fees in order to pay for commitments, contractual obligations or other liabilities incurred for public facilities.
ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION IMPACT FEE: The impact fee imposed as a condition precedent to the approval of a building permit that is used to offset the proportionate impact of the development activity related to environmental mitigation expenses related to environmental mitigation as provided in Utah Code Annotated section 11-36a-205.
FIRE PROTECTION IMPACT FEE: The impact fee imposed as a condition precedent to the approval of a building permit that is used to offset the proportionate impact of the development activity on the need for planning, design, acquisition, engineering, financing, and construction of fire protection facilities.
IMPACT FEE: Any fee levied pursuant to this chapter as a condition of approval of a subdivision plat or approval of a building permit.
INDEPENDENT FEE CALCULATION: An impact fee calculation prepared by a fee payer to support assessment of an impact fee different from any fee set forth herein.
LAW ENFORCEMENT IMPACT FEE: The impact fee imposed as a condition precedent to the approval of a building permit that is used to offset the proportionate impact of the development activity on the need for the planning, design, acquisition, engineering, financing, and construction of law enforcement facilities.
OWNER: The owner of record of real property, or a person with an unrestricted written option to purchase property; provided that, if the real property is being purchased under a recorded real estate contract, the purchaser shall be considered the owner of the real property.
PARKS, TRAILS AND OPEN SPACE IMPACT FEE: The impact fee imposed as a condition precedent to approval of a building permit that is used to offset the proportionate impact of the development activity on the need for the planning, design, engineering, acquisition, financing and construction of city owned parks, trails and open space.
PRIMARY DWELLING UNIT: Any dwelling unit used as a full time residence and taxed as such pursuant to Utah Code Annotated chapter 59-2 et seq.
PROJECT IMPROVEMENT: Site improvements and facilities that are planned and designed to provide service for the development activity and are necessary for the use and convenience of the development resulting from the development activity.
PUBLIC FACILITY: Any structure built by or for, or maintained by, a governmental entity.
SEWER DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE: The impact fee imposed as a condition precedent to approval of a building permit that is used to offset the proportionate impact of the development activity on the need for the planning, design, engineering, acquisition, financing and construction of additional sewer collection and sewer treatment facilities.
STORMWATER DRAIN DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE: The impact fee imposed as a condition precedent to approval of a building permit that is used to offset the proportionate impact of the development activity on the need for the planning, design, engineering, acquisition, financing and construction of additional stormwater drain facilities.
STREETS DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE: The impact fee imposed as a condition precedent to approval of a building permit that is used to offset the proportionate impact of the development activity on the need for the planning, design, engineering, acquisition, financing and construction of additional street facilities.
WATER DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE: The impact fee imposed as a condition precedent to approval of a building permit that is used to offset the proportionate impact of the development activity on the need for the planning, design, engineering, acquisition, financing and construction of water delivery systems, and for the acquisition and transfer of water rights and points of diversion and the planning, design, engineering, acquisition, financing and construction of physical sources to realize those water rights. (Ord. 2013-15)