For purposes of this chapter:
“Capital improvements” means facilities or assets used for:
1. Water supply, treatment and distribution;
2. Waste water and sewage collection, transmission, treatment and disposal;
3. Storm drainage and flood control;
4. Transportation;
5. Parks and recreation.
“Development” means building, making a physical change in the use or appearance of a structure or land, dividing land into two or more parcels (including partitions and subdivisions), or annexing property into the city when water or sewer services are provided to the property annexed.
“Improvement fee” means a fee for costs associated with capital improvements to be constructed after the date the fee is adopted pursuant to Section 3.16.040.
“Land area” means the square footage of a parcel of land, not including that part of the parcel within a recorded right-of-way or easement subject to a servitude for a public street or scenic or preservation purpose.
“Owner” means the owner or owners of record title or the purchaser or purchasers under a recorded sales agreement, and other persons having an interest of record in the described real property.
“Parcel of land” means a lot, parcel, block or other tract of land that is occupied or may be occupied by a structure or structures or other use, and that includes the yards and other open spaces required under the zoning, subdivision or other development ordinances.
“Qualified public improvements” means a capital improvement that is:
1. Required as a condition of development approval;
2. Identified in the plan adopted pursuant to Section 3.16.080; and is either:
a. Not located on or contiguous to a parcel of land that is the subject of the development approval; or
b. Located in whole or in part on or contiguous to property that is the subject of development approval and required to be built larger or with greater capacity than is necessary for the particular development project to which the improvement fee is related.
“Reimbursement fee” means a fee for costs associated with capital improvements constructed or under construction on the date the fee is adopted pursuant to Section 3.16.040.
“System development charge” means a reimbursement fee, an improvement fee or a combination thereof assessed or collected at the time of increased usage of a capital improvement, at the time of issuance of a development permit or building permit, or at the time of connection to the capital improvement. “System development charge” includes that portion of a sewer or water system connection charge that is greater than the amount necessary to reimburse the city for its average cost of inspecting and installing connections with water and sewer facilities. “System development charge” does not include fees assessed or collected as part of a local improvement district or a charge in lieu of a local improvement district assessment, or the cost of complying with requirements or conditions imposed by a land use decision. (Prior code § 2.610)