(a) Unless the particular provision or the context otherwise requires, the definitions
and provisions contained in this section shall govern the construction, meaning, and
application of words and phrases used in this article and, except to the extent that
a particular word or phrase is otherwise specifically defined in this section, the
definitions and provisions contained in Article 2 (commencing with Section 1-201) of Chapter 1 and in Article 1 (commencing with Section 12-101) of Chapter 12 of this Code, shall also govern the construction, meaning, and application of words
and phrases used in this article. The definition of each word or phrase shall constitute,
to the extent applicable, the definition of each word or phrase which is derivative
from it, or from which it is a derivative, as the case may be.
(b) "Development Entitlement" shall mean a general plan amendment, community plan
amendment, specific plan amendment, zone district amendment, a UGM permit, conditional
use permit, site plan, tentative tract map, tentative parcel map, building permit,
or other permit or entitlement authorizing the development of real property or the
construction of a structure thereon.
(c) "Development Fee" shall mean a charge or fee imposed by this code or by council
resolution as a condition of the approval or issuance of a development entitlement
or the right to connect property to the city water or sewer system, the proceeds of
which fee or charge are to be utilized for the acquisition or construction of capital
facilities. (Added Ord. 95-38, § 11, eff. 6-9-95)
