Unless the particular provisions or the context otherwise requires, the definitions contained in this chapter shall govern the construction, meaning, and application of the words and phrases defined, and their derivatives and derivatives therefrom wherever applicable, whenever used in this chapter.
"Development" means any building, structure, or other improvement or the construction, erection, or installation thereof, in, over or upon any parcel of land. Development does not include any temporary building, structure or other improvement, or the construction, erection or installation thereof, which under the terms of any permit issued therefore or the provisions of this code or pursuant to such other assurance as the engineer may require, may be maintained not to exceed one year or, if erected or installed for use in the performance of the work of a construction project, until completion of such work. The term improvement shall include, without limitation, any development activity that, as determined by the engineer, materially alters the natural surface of the land or restricts the imperviousness of the soil and includes without limitation paving (concrete, asphalt, oil or other means of soil stabilization) and landscaping.
"Division" means the dividing of any parcel of land into one or more lots or parcels, including, but not limited to, a division as described in Section 16.08.010, or any parcel of land that has been so divided.
"Drainage area" means the area of the city for which planned drainage facilities for the collection and removal of surface and storm waters therefrom, and the total estimated costs of constructing such facilities, are set forth in a drainage plan.
"Drainage fees" means fees established and levied as provided in this chapter to pay all or a part of the costs of planned local drainage facilities and their appurtenances.
"Drainage plan" means the storm drainage master plan, adopted by the council; such plan delineating therein a plan for the drainage area that contains an estimate of the total costs of constructing the drainage facilities required by the plan, together with their appurtenances, and a map of the drainage area showing generally its boundaries and the location of the planned local drainage facilities.
"Engineer" means the city engineer of the City of Visalia.
"Gross acreage" means the area of a parcel of land, or the area of a proposed division, including those portions designated for streets and alleys and including those portions of all abutting streets and alleys measured to the center lines thereof or to a line parallel with and thirty (30) feet from the property line, whichever shall be the lesser. In the case of a single-family residential use occupying a corner parcel, the area of the street abutting the shortest side of such parcel, or one side in the case of a square parcel, shall not be included.
"Parcel of land" means any real property improved or unimproved, shown on the latest equalized county assessment roll as a parcel and reflected by the assessor's parcel maps prepared by the office of the county assessor of the county of Tulare.
"Planned drainage facilities" means drainage facilities required for the drainage area. The term facilities shall include, without limitation, real property and rights in property for use for and in connection with the installation of planned drainage facilities, conduits, drainage channels, drainage retention, detention and recharge basins, and things incidental thereto, all as may be required for the collection and removal of surface and storm waters from the drainage area.
"Planned drainage facilities fund" means a separate fund established by the finance director for the drainage area, into which all drainage fees collected on property within the drainage area shall be deposited, and the monies in which shall be expended solely for acquisition for construction or reimbursement for acquisition or construction of planned drainage facilities within the drainage area for which such fund was established.
"Zoning ordinance" means the zoning ordinance (Title 17) of the City of Visalia. (Ord. 2017-01 (part), 2017: prior code § 9440)