§ 23-89. Definitions.

The following definitions shall apply to this division:

Building permit means an official document or official certification which authorizes the construction, alteration, enlargement, conversion, reconstruction, remodeling, rehabilitation, erection, demolition, moving or repair of a building or structure. In the case of a change in use or occupancy of an existing building or structure, the term shall specifically include certificates of occupancy and occupancy permits, as those terms are defined by the county land development regulations. The terms "building permit" and "certificate of occupancy permit" also mean those municipal permits which are equivalent to these county permits, regardless of the names by which they are called within a municipality. Building permits shall include those permits which allow the installation or location of a mobile home or recreational vehicle on a site or lot.

Capital equipment is equipment with an expected useful life of three (3) years or more.

Certificate of use means a certificate, required by appropriate authority under the provisions of the zoning ordinance, which authorizes the occupancy of a structure or premises and is required prior to the occupancy, change in use and under other specific conditions as outlined in the zoning ordinance.

County administrator means the county administrator and/or the county or municipal officials he or she may designate to administer the various provisions of this division.

Feepayer is a person commencing a land development activity by applying for the issuance of a building permit or certificate of use.

Independent fee calculation study means the impact documentation prepared by a feepayer to allow the determination of the impact fee other than by the use of the table in section 23-91(a) of this division.

Participating municipality means any municipality which enters into an interlocal agreement with the county to collect within the municipality the impact fees imposed by this division.

Public capital facilities are public library buildings and library materials, including books and other media; police and law enforcement buildings, motor vehicles, jails, communication capital equipment, and any other capital equipment related to police and law enforcement; other public buildings and capital equipment for judicial facilities, county administration and operations, offices for constitutional officers and their staffs; acquisition of sites for public buildings; and building design and facility need studies.

(Ord. No. 86-27, § 4, 10-28-86; Ord. No. 93-6, § 4, 3-25-93; Ord. No. 96-13, § 4, 7-16-96; Ord. No. 97-16, § 4, 7-7-97; Ord. No. 01-17, § 4, 10-23-01)