For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply, except where the context of this chapter otherwise expressly requires. The definition of a word or phrase shall apply to any variants of the word or phrase.
"Affordable housing" means housing with an affordable housing cost, as defined in Health and Safety Code Section 50052.5, or affordable rent, as defined in Health and Safety Code Section 50053, for households whose gross income does not exceed 120 percent of the area median income.
"Agricultural buffers" mean areas of permanent vegetation between agricultural land and urban development.
"Agricultural conservation easement" means a conservation easement executed pursuant to Civil Code section 815, et seq. for purposes of agriculture.
"Agricultural processing uses" means operations that transform, package, sort, or grade livestock or livestock products, agricultural commodities, or plant or plant products into goods that are used for the intermediate or final consumption, including goods for non-food use.
"Conversion" means to develop land through construction or improvement of land associated with approval of a project such that the land may not be converted back to agricultural use.
"Converted land" means the area of land that would be converted as a result of project approval, as calculated in section 18.04.070A.
"Farmland of statewide importance" is a category of farmland defined by the California Department of Conservation for purposes of the Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program (FMMP).
"In-lieu fee" means payment in-lieu of direct acquisition of an agricultural conservation easement.
"Preserved land" means that land to be encumbered by an agricultural conservation easement, as determined in section 18.04.070A.
"Prime farmland" is a category of farmland defined by the California Department of Conservation for purposes of the Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program (FMMP).
"Project" means a development project requiring an approval action from the City of Visalia that would authorize the construction or operation of buildings or uses. For purposes of this chapter, project does not include annexation of land, redesignation of a planned land use, or rezone action as these actions alone do not authorize development.
"Public facility" means a facility owned or operated by a public, quasi-public, or private entity used for the production, storage, transmission, collection, or treatment of electricity, wastewater, stormwater, water, and refuse, or for the provision of general hospitals, public cemeteries, public schools or open space, including both public and private parks and trails.
"Qualified entity" means an entity qualified and approved to hold agricultural conservation easements in compliance with section 18.04.100.
"Roadways" means freeways, arterials, collectors, and local roads dedicated for public use.
"Southern San Joaquin Valley" means the portions of Madera, Fresno, Kings, Tulare, and Kern counties located within the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District boundaries.
"Sphere of influence" means the ultimate service area of an incorporated city, as established by the applicable Local Agency Formation Commission.
"Tier II" means the Tier II Urban Development Boundary as defined in the Visalia General Plan.
"Tier III" means the Tier III Urban Growth Boundary as defined in the Visalia General Plan.
(Ord. 2023-02 (part), 2023)