§ 54-112. General definitions.
When used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings, 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.
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.
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 or trailers erected to assist in construction and maintained during the term of a construction.
Building permit shall mean an official document or certificate issued by the city, under the authority of ordinance or law, authorizing the construction or siting of any building. "Building permit" shall also include site plan approvals, or other development orders or tie-down permits for those activities, 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 city 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 or other final inspection sign-off for those structures or buildings, such as a mobile home, that may not require a certificate of occupancy.
City shall mean the City of Palatka, an incorporated municipality of the State of Florida.
City manager shall mean the chief administrative officer of the city or such person's designee.
Commission shall mean the city commission of the City of Palatka, Florida.
Comprehensive plan shall mean the comprehensive plan of the city adopted and amended pursuant to the requirements of F.S. § 163.3161 et seq., 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 Putnam County, Florida, in which the City of Palatka is located.
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 or dwelling 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 monies committed by contract or purchase order in a manner that obligates the city 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.
Governmental buildings or facilities shall mean property owned by the United States of America or any agency thereof, a sovereign state or nation, the State of Florida or any agency thereof, a county, a special district, a school district, or a municipal corporation.
Impact fee shall mean collectively and individually, as the context may require, the park impact fee, the fire rescue impact fee, the road impact fee, the law enforcement impact fee, the water impact fee and the sewer impact fee.
Impact fee study shall mean collectively the park impact fee study as defined in section 54-115 hereof, the fire rescue impact fee study as defined in section 54-122 hereof, the road impact fee study as defined in section 54-130 hereof, the law enforcement impact fee study as defined in section 54-138 hereof, and the water and wastewater impact fee study as defined in sections 54-146 and 54-154 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.
Multifamily 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.
Owner shall mean the person holding legal title to the real property upon which capital facilities impact construction is to occur.
Person shall mean an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an incorporated association, or any other similar entity.
Residential means multifamily dwelling units, mobile homes and single-family home.
Single-family home shall mean a dwelling unit on an individual lot, 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. 07-23, § 1.02, 12-17-2007)