§ 159.303. Definitions.

For the purpose of this article, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning:

APPLICANT. A person commencing a land development activity or a change of use or requesting approval of a land development activity or a change of use covered by this article. Applicant also includes a person requesting approval of in lieu impact fee payments as provided in this article independently of an application for development approval or change of use.

BUILDING PERMIT. Permits issued by the City, authorizing the construction or installation of buildings, structures, and other improvements including mobile homes and recreational vehicles.

CAPITAL COST. An expenditure which, under generally accepted accounting principles for local governments, would be considered a one time capital expense.

CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT. Includes, but is not limited to, construction costs, planning, engineering, design, surveys, inspection, testing, land acquisition, and other costs associated with the acquisition and construction of public buildings that add or improve public building capacity. May include payment of existing debt service as identified in the technical report.

CITY MANAGER. The City Manager of the City of Port St. Lucie, as defined in its City Charter, or a person or persons designated by the City Manager to carry out a function described in this article.

COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. The Comprehensive Plan of the City of Port St. Lucie, Florida, adopted pursuant to F.S. ch. 163.3161 et. seq.

COUNCIL. The City Council of the City of Port St. Lucie, Florida.

DWELLING UNIT. Single-family and multi-family residential units attached and detached dwellings, houses of conventional or manufactured construction, mobile homes, recreational vehicles and all other structures used for permanent residence, regardless of whether occupied by a tenant or owner. The term housing unit, as used in the technical report and as may be used in fee tables, is equivalent to a dwelling unit. Pursuant to the technical report, 2013 updated impact fees shall be imposed per housing unit on single unit residential structures and per housing unit on structures with two (2) or more units per structure.

GROSS FLOOR AREA. Total area (in square feet) of all floors of a structure that are within the principal outside faces of exterior walls including for example halls, stairways, corridors, lobbies, and elevator shafts, but excluding architectural setbacks or projections. Also includes areas where business is conducted outside the walls of the structure. If a site contains multiple buildings, the gross floor area shall be computed separately for each building. The definition of gross floor area (GFA) in the ITE trip generation manual shall be used to resolve any questions regarding calculation of gross floor area.

LAND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY OR PROJECT. A land development activity including any change in land use, or any construction of buildings or structures, or any change of use of any building or structure.

PERSON. Any individual, company, corporation, association, or other legal entity.

PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Buildings and structures owned or leased by the City and used for municipal purposes, including but not limited to, City services, job growth and economic development.

PUBLIC BUILDINGS PROGRAM. That portion of the "Five Year Capital Improvements Program" identifying public building improvements with funding programmed from public buildings impact fees, as that program may be amended from time to time.

TECHNICAL REPORT. Technical report shall mean and refer to the "Impact Fee Update — City of Port St. Lucie, Florida" by TischlerBise, dated April 12, 2013.

TRIP GENERATION MANUAL. The report entitled "Trip Generation" of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (9th edition). Official updates to the 9th edition may be accepted and used by the City as appropriate.

(Ord. No. 06-64, § 3, 10-9-06; Ord. No. 13-24, § 2, 5-28-13)