§ 56-201. 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, not a dwelling unit, 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.

Alternative educational system impact fee shall mean any alternative fee calculated by an applicant and approved by the superintendent pursuant to section 56-224 herein.

Ancillary plant shall mean the buildings, sites and site improvements necessary to provide support services to educational programs and shall include, but not be limited to, such facilities as vehicle maintenance, warehouses, maintenance or administrative buildings not located at educational plants. Any such building, site or site improvement may be independently referred to as an ancillary facility.

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 from a permitting municipality or the county.

Assisted living facilities shall mean any building or buildings licensed as an assisted living facility pursuant to F.S. Part III, Chapter 400, or its statutory successor in function.

Auxiliary facilities shall mean those portions of an educational plant which are not designated for student occupant stations.

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 14.10.2(10) of the County's Land Development Regulations.

Building permit shall mean an official document or certificate issued by the county or a city 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 do not require a building permit.

Certificate of occupancy shall mean the official document or certificate issued by the county or a city under the authority of ordinance or law, authorizing the occupancy of any building, or parts thereof, within residential construction. "Certificate of occupancy" shall also include tie-down permits for those structures or buildings, such as a mobile home, that do not require a certificate of occupancy.

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 dwelling unit that has at least one other similar unit within the same building structure. The term "Condominium" includes all fee-simple 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, including mobile homes and manufactured housing, but excluding, time-share property and assisted living facilities.

Educational facilities shall mean the building, furniture and equipment that are built, installed or established to serve educational purposes and are designated for student occupant stations or to facilitate the delivery of educational services.

Educational plant shall mean the land, building, furniture, equipment and site improvements necessary to accommodate students, faculty, administrators, staff and the activities of the educational programs and services for each student and shall include both the educational facilities and auxiliary facilities.

Educational system shall mean the educational plants and ancillary plants which are used to provide instruction within the public schools or the administrative or support activities related thereto.

Educational system impact fee shall mean the fee imposed pursuant to section 56-221 of this article, as it may be amended from time-to-time.

Educational system impact fee trust account shall mean the separate trust account created pursuant to section 56-225 herein.

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

Housing for older persons shall mean residential dwelling units that (1) are within a community or subdivision that is operated as housing for older persons in compliance with the terms and provisions of the Federal Fair Housing Act, Title VIII of the Civil Rights Acts of 1968, as amended by the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 and the Housing for Older Persons Act of 1995, 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601-19, or its statutory successor in function; and (2) prohibit any person under the age of 18 years of age from residing within any dwelling unit on the property as a permanent resident, as evidenced by a recorded declaration of covenants and restrictions that runs with the land and is not subject to revocation or amendment for a period of at least 30 years from the date of recording.

Impact fee study shall mean the study adopted pursuant to section 56-204 herein, as amended and supplemented pursuant to section 56-245 herein.

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

Owner shall mean the person holding legal title to the real property upon which residential construction is to be built.

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.

Public schools shall mean all pre-kindergarten classes; kindergarten classes; elementary, middle and high school grades and special classes; and all adult, part-time, vocational and evening schools, courses or classes operated by law under the control of the school board.

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

Residential construction shall mean land development designed or intended to permit more dwelling units than the existing use or non-use of land contains.

School board shall mean the School Board of Columbia County, Florida, which is the governing body of the School District of Columbia County, Florida.

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.

Student occupant station shall mean the area necessary for a student to engage in educational activities, excluding ancillary and auxiliary spaces.

Superintendent shall mean the chief administrative officer of the public schools, as elected pursuant to F.S. § 1001.46.

Time-share property shall mean the facilities and accommodations offered in a time-share plan that are classified as time-share estates and time-share licenses as those terms are defined in F.S. Chapter 721.

(Ord. No. 2007-41, § 1.01, 10-18-2007)