§ 7-1.803. Definitions.

Unless the context requires otherwise, the definitions set forth in this section shall apply to the following terms as used in this article:

(a)

"Advance" means amounts expended by the City or other governmental entity towards the costs of a public facilities project within or for the benefit of an area of benefit and for which the City shall be reimbursed from facilities benefit assessments;

(b)

"Area(s) of benefit" means lands which are designated as receiving special benefits from the construction, acquisition and improvement of public facilities project(s) as established by a resolution of designation adopted by the City Council pursuant to this article;

(c)

"Building permit" means the permit issued or required for the construction of any structure in connection with the development of land pursuant to and as defined by the Uniform Building Code;

(d)

"Capital program" means a plan for the implementation and financing of public facilities projects including but not limited to a schedule for the commencement of construction, the estimated cost of construction and the payment of facilities benefit assessments;

(e)

"Construction" means design, acquisition of property, administration of construction contracts, actual construction and incidental costs related thereto;

(f)

"Contribution" means amounts expended by the City or other governmental entity toward the cost of a public facilities project in relation to the general benefit received by the City for construction of the public facilities project;

(g)

"Costs" mean amount spent or authorized to be spent in connection with the planning, financing, acquisition and development of a public facilities project, including, without limitation, the costs of land, construction, engineering, administration, and legal and financial consulting fees;

(h)

"Development" means the division of land, grading or original construction of an improvement to real property, which division of land, grading or construction is of the type normally associated with urban development as opposed to agriculture activity;

(i)

"Facilities benefit assessment(s)" means the amounts collected under the terms of this article to provide funds for public facilities project(s) which will benefit designated areas of benefit;

(j)

"Public facilities project" means any and all public improvements the need for which is directly or indirectly generated by development, including but not limited to the following:

(1)

Water mains, pipes, conduits, tunnels, hydrants, and other necessary works and appliances providing water service.

(2)

Lines, conduits and other necessary works and appliances for providing electric power service.

(3)

Mains, pipes and other necessary works and appliances for providing gas service.

(4)

Poles, posts, wires, pipes, conduits, lamps and other necessary works and appliances for lighting purposes.

(5)

Sidewalks, crosswalks, steps, safety zones, platform, seats, statuary, fountains, culverts, bridges, curbs, gutters, tunnels, subways or viaducts, parks and parkways, recreation areas, including all structures, buildings and other facilities necessary to make parks and parkways and recreation areas useful for the purposes for which intended.

(6)

Sanitary sewers or instrumentalities of sanitation, together with the necessary outlets, cesspools, manholes, catch basins, flush tanks, septic tanks, disposal plants, connecting sewers, ditches, drains, conduits, tunnels, channels or other appurtenances.

(7)

Storm drains, tunnels, sewers, conduits, culverts and channels for drainage purposes; with necessary inlets, outlets, pumps, retention basins, percolation basins, energy dissipation structures, manholes, catch basins, flush tanks, septic tanks, disposal plants, connecting sewers, ditches, drains, conduits, channels and appurtenances.

(8)

Pipes, hydrants and appliances for fire protection.

(9)

Retaining walls, embankments, buildings and any other structures or facilities necessary or suitable in connection with any of the work mentioned in this section.

(10)

Compaction of land, change of grade or contours, construction of caissons, retaining walls, drains and other structures suitable for the purpose of stabilizing land.

(11)

Works, systems or facilities for the transportation of people, including rolling stock and other equipment appurtenant thereto.

(12)

All other work auxiliary to that described in subparagraph (11) which may be required to carry out that work, including terminal and intermediate stations, structures, platforms or other facilities which may be necessary for the loading of people into and unloading of people from such transportation facilities.

(13)

The grading or regrading, the paving or repaving, the planking or replanking, the macadamizing or remacadamizing, the graveling or regraveling, and the oiling or reoiling of streets.

(14)

Acquisition, construction, improvement and equipping of library buildings.

(15)

Acquisition, construction, improvement and equipping of fire stations.

(16)

Acquisition, construction, improvement and equipping of temporary and permanent school buildings.

(17)

Acquisition, construction, improvement and equipping of police stations.

(18)

Acquisition, construction and installation of traffic signs, signals, lights and lighting.

(19)

Public works maintenance facilities.

(20)

All of the work auxiliary to any of the above which may be required to carry out that work, including but not limited to the maintenance of public facilities projects regardless of whether or not such projects were financed by assessments levied pursuant to the authority set forth in this article and administrative, engineering, architectural and legal work performed in connection with establishing, implementing and monitoring public facilities projects. The term "maintenance" as used in this subparagraph means any and all expenses incurred to keep a public facilities project in fit operating condition, including but not limited to the extension and/or enlargement of a public facilities project, the acquisition or construction of other works or improvements useful in the proper operation of a public facilities project, and the replacement of any obsolete equipment with new modern equipment found by the City Council to be necessary to the proper operation of a public facilities project.

(21)

Acquisition of any and all property, easements and rights-of-way which may be required to carry out the purposes of the project.

(Added by Ord. 2432-C.S., § 1, amended by Ord. 2539-C.S., § 1, effective 9-24-87)