Sec. 17-203. - Definitions.

For the purpose of this article, the following terms shall have the meaning set forth herein:

(a)

"Applicant" means the person(s) or legal entity or entities, who may also be the property owner, who is applying for a building permit.

(b)

"City" means the City of West Covina.

(c)

"Credit" means any amount credited against a DIF obligation for a development project in accordance with the provisions of section 17-206 (Exemptions and Credit for Existing Development).

(d)

"Development impact fee" and "DIF" mean each and all of the development impact fees established by this article.

(e)

"Development Impact Fee Study," "DIF Study," and "Study," as used in this article, mean the Final Draft Development Impact Fee Study dated September 2, 2015 and any present and future amendments, additions, and updates to said study, all of which are deemed included in such definitions as used in this article, which is on file with the planning department and the city clerk.

(f)

"Industrial" means all industry, manufacturing, and warehouse development.

(g)

"Mixed uses" includes combinations of land use types in a single project. Generally, a mixed use development consists of commercial and residential uses integrated either vertically in the same structure or group of structures, or horizontally on the same development site where parking, open spaces, and other development features are shared. However, light industrial and commercial development may also be considered as mixed use. In a mixed use development, both uses are considered primary uses of the land.

(h)

"Multi-family" or "multi-family dwelling unit" means a structure or portion thereof containing three (3) or more dwelling units designed for the independent occupancy of three (3) or more households, such as apartments and condominiums. For the purpose of DIF calculation, a second dwelling unit as defined by Government Code section 65852.2 and regulated by Title 21, Article XII, Division 11 shall also be categorized as a multi-family unit.

(i)

"Office" means all general, administrative business professional, corporate, and medical and dental office development.

(j)

"Project," as used in this article, means the development or redevelopment proposal that is the subject of an application for a building permit to construct improvements on real property which are designed to be occupied for the purpose of single-family residential, multi-family residential, retail, office, or an industrial use as defined in this section.

(k)

"Public facilities" means public facilities identified in the study, including a capital improvement project list and cost estimates of the public facilities, which may be funded by the DIFs, and may include public improvements, public services, and community amenities.

(l)

"Retail" as used in this article, means all commercial, retail and hotel/motel development.

(m)

"Single-family" as used in this article, means residential structures that do not contain more than two (2) dwelling units.

(n)

"Vacant." For the purpose of this article, a nonresidential property or a multi-family residential property shall be deemed "vacant" during the two years prior to the issuance of the building permit for a new structure, if the property owners or property tenants failed to maintain an active business license for the property during the entire two-year period. For the purpose of a single-family home, the property is "vacant" if records do not show energy usage consistent with occupancy of the building and/or adjacent single-family properties that were occupied during the two-year period.

(Ord. No. 2286, § 3(Exh. A), 12-1-15)