§ 56-2. General definitions.

When used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meaning, unless the context otherwise clearly requires:

Accessory building or structure shall mean a detached, subordinate building, the use of which is clearly indicated and related to the use of the principal building or use of the land and which is located on the same lot as the principal building or use.

Annual index means the Construction Cost Index published by the Engineering News Record, or a comparable index recommended by the county manager, to be applied annually to adjust each impact fee imposed herein pursuant to an annual index resolution as described in section 56-143.

Annual index resolution means the resolution described in section 56-143 hereof, establishing adjusted impact fee rates for a fiscal year.

Apartment shall mean a rental dwelling unit located within the same building as other dwelling units.

Applicant shall mean the person who applies for a building permit.

Board shall mean the Board of County Commissioners of Columbia County, Florida.

Building shall mean any structure, either temporary or permanent, designed or built for the support, enclosure shelter or protection of persons, chattels or property of any kind. This term shall include trailers, mobile homes or any other vehicles serving in any way the function of a building. This term shall not include temporary construction sheds, trailers erected to assist in construction and maintained during the term of a construction or recreational vehicles issued a special temporary use permit by the county pursuant to section 14.20.2(10) of the county's land development regulations.

Building permit shall mean an official document or certificate issued by the county, under the authority of ordinance or law, authorizing the construction or siting of any building. "Building permit" shall also include tie-down permits for those structures or buildings, such as a mobile home, that may not require a building permit.

Capital facilities shall mean those facilities identified in this article for which impact fees are imposed.

Capital facilities impact construction shall mean land development which changes the use of land in a manner which increases the impact upon the capital facilities for which impact fees are imposed under this article.

Certificate of occupancy shall mean the official document or certificate issued by the county under the authority of ordinance or law, authorizing the occupancy of any building, or parts thereof. "Certificate of occupancy" shall also include tie-down permits for those structures or buildings, such as a mobile home, that may not require a certificate of occupancy in order to be occupied.

Comprehensive plan shall mean the comprehensive plan of the county adopted and amended pursuant to F.S. Part II, Chapter 163, as amended and supplemented, or its successor in function.

Condominium shall mean a fee-titled dwelling unit that has at least one other similar unit within the same building structure. The term "condominium" includes all fee-simple or similarly titled multi-unit structures, including townhouses and duplexes.

County shall mean Columbia County, a political subdivision of the State of Florida.

County manager shall mean the chief administrative officer of the county or such person's designee.

Development permit shall mean any building permit, certificate of occupancy, zoning approval, subdivision approval, rezoning, development order, special exception, variance, or any other official action of local government having the effect of permitting the development of land.

Dwelling unit shall mean a building, or a portion thereof, which is designed for residential occupancy, consisting of one or more rooms which are arranged, designed or used as living quarters for one family only.

Encumbered shall mean moneys committed by contract or purchase order in a manner that obligates the county to expend the encumbered amount upon delivery of goods, the rendering of services or the conveyance of real property by a vendor, supplier, contractor or owner.

Expansion of an existing business shall mean the expansion of an existing business within the county as defined in F.S. § 196.012(16), as amended.

Impact fee shall mean collectively and individually, as the context may require, the emergency medical system impact fee, the fire protection impact fee, the correctional facilities impact fee, and the road impact fee imposed pursuant to this article.

Impact fee study shall mean collectively the emergency medical system impact fee study as defined in section 56-21 hereof, the fire protection impact fee study as defined in section 56-41 hereof, the correctional facilities impact fee study as defined in section 56-61 hereof and the road impact fee study as defined in section 56-81 hereof.

M.A.I. appraiser shall mean a member of the American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers.

Mobile home shall mean a structure transportable in one or more sections, which structure is eight body feet or more in width and over 35 feet in length, and which structure is built on an integral chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling unit when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems contained therein.

Multi-family dwelling unit shall mean a building or a portion of a building, regardless of ownership, containing more than one dwelling unit designed for occupancy by a single family, which units are not customarily offered for rent for one day, and shall include apartments, townhouses, and condominiums.

Municipalities or municipality shall mean collectively and individually the City of Lake City, the Town of Fort White, and any other municipal corporation that may be subsequently incorporated within the county.

New business shall mean a new business within the county as defined in F.S. § 196.012(15), as amended.

Owner shall mean the person holding legal title to the real property upon which capital facilities impact construction is to occur.

Permitting municipality shall mean, individually and collectively, those municipalities that undertake the issuance development permits for properties within their jurisdictional boundaries and, therefore, do not rely on the county to perform permitting functions for properties within their municipal boundaries.

Person shall mean an individual; a corporation, a partnership, an incorporated association, or any other similar entity.

Residential means multi-family dwelling units, mobile homes and single-family detached houses.

Single-family detached house shall mean a dwelling unit on an individual lot, tract, or any other parcel of land including detached houses on lots less than 50 feet wide, such as zero lot line homes and manufactured homes.

Square footage shall mean the gross area measured in square feet from the exterior faces of exterior walls or other exterior boundaries of the building, including all floors and mezzanines within said building, but excluding areas within the interior of the building that are utilized for parking.

(Ord. No. 2007-40, § 1.02, 10-18-2007)