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The following words and phrases, as used in this chapter, have the following definitions and meanings:

A. Capital Improvement(s). Public facilities or assets used for any of the following:

1. Water supply, treatment and distribution;

2. Sanitary sewers, including collection, transmission and treatment;

3. Storm sewers, including drainage and flood control;

4. Transportation, including but not limited to streets, sidewalks, bike lanes and paths, street lights, traffic signs and signals, street trees, public transportation, vehicle parking, and bridges; or

5. Parks and recreation, including but not limited to mini-neighborhood parks, neighborhood parks, community parks, public open space and trail systems, buildings, courts, fields and other like facilities.

B. Development. As used in Sections 4.20.020 through 4.20.180 means constructing or enlarging a building or adding facilities, or making a physical change in the use of a structure or land, which increases the usage of any capital improvements or which will contribute to the need for additional or enlarged capital improvements.

C. Improvement Fee. A fee for costs associated with capital improvements to be constructed after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter.

D. Qualified Public Improvements. A capital improvement that is:

1. Required as a condition of development approval; and

2. Is identified in the plan adopted pursuant to section 4.20.080 and is either:

a. Not located on or contiguous to property that is the subject of development approval; or

b. Located on or contiguous to the property that is the subject of development approval and is required to be built larger or with greater capacity than is necessary for the particular development project to which the improvement fee is related.

E. Reimbursement Fee. A fee for costs associated with capital improvements constructed or under construction on the date the fee is adopted pursuant to Section 4.20.040.

F. Systems Development Charge. A reimbursement fee, a public improvement charge or a combination thereof assessed or collected at any of the times specified in Section 4.20.090. It shall not include connection or hook-up fees for sanitary sewers, storm drains or water lines, since such fees are designed by the City only to reimburse the City for the costs for such connections. Nor shall the SDC include costs for capital improvements which by City policy and State statute are paid for by assessments or fees in lieu of assessments for projects of special benefit to a property, or the cost of complying with requirements or conditions imposed by a land use decision. (Ord. 3174 § 1, amended, 03/19/2019; Ord. 2791 § 1, amended, 1997)