For the purpose of this chapter, “approval authority” means the county department or official identified in Chapters 16.04 and/or 17.54 as having approval authority for a discretionary permit. See “discretionary permit.”

    “Building official” means the building official of the county.

    “Building inspection department (BID)” means the building inspection department of the county.

    “Community development agency (CDA)” means the community development agency of the county.

    “Cumulative or in-lieu roadway improvement;” see “roadway improvement.”

    “Director” means the director of the public works agency of the county.

    For the purpose of this chapter, “discretionary permit” means any of the various documents described in Chapter 17.54 of the zoning ordinance or Chapter 16.04 of the subdivision ordinance required as a prerequisite to the particular new development.

    For the purposes of this chapter, “dwelling unit” means a residential building, or a portion thereof, that is adjudged by the director to be a separate adult living facility with the potential to generate additional motor vehicle trips in the county. It may include complete living facilities, as in the case of an in-law unit, or individual sleeping rooms, as in the case of a congregate residence, but it shall not include individual nursing rooms, as in the case of a care home.

    For the purposes of this chapter, “existing development” means a building, or a portion thereof, that is a lawful use under the terms of Title 17 and is adjudged by the director as being a generator of motor vehicle trips, and as such is eligible for a fee credit under the terms of Section 15.44.110. Buildings or portions of buildings that were constructed without a building permit, or constructed with a building permit issued prior to November 1988, or adjudged by CDA to be legal non-conforming, shall be considered as existing development--provided that they comply with the requirements of the first sentence.

    “Generator” means a particular occupant of a building, or portion thereof, other than the original occupant or builder, and relates to the projected trip generation rate associated with his usage of that building or portion thereof when that usage is different from that associated with the original construction or occupancy, such as a tenant infill in an unoccupied shell building or a change from an office usage to a retail usage. A “high generator” is such a change in usage that would result in a trip generation rate that is one hundred fifty (150) percent or more than the rate actually charged under the terms of this chapter for the initial building construction permit. A “low generator” is such a change in usage that would result in a trip generation rate that is fifty (50) percent or less than the rate actually charged under the terms of this chapter for the said initial permit.

    “Gross square footage (g.s.f.)” means all of the floor area confined by the outside surface of the exterior walls of a building, except for that floor area devoted solely to vehicle parking or circulation.

    “New development” means any construction, addition, enlargement, installation, conversion, or renovation of a building that requires the issuance of a building permit, and that has the potential to add to the vehicle load on the county’ s roadway system.

    For the purpose of this chapter, “peak trip” means a projected trip of a motor vehicle to or from the site of the new development, during the peak hour of traffic on the closest public roadway in the period between four and six p.m. on a weekday.

    Project-specific roadway improvement;” see “roadway improvement.”

    For the purpose of this chapter, “roadway improvement” means the planned relocation, extension, repair, replacement, or other modification of any portion of the county-maintained public roadway system that is required to be completed in conjunction with the new development. A “project-specific roadway improvement” is an improvement, or a portion of an improvement, that is designed to allow the traffic load generated by the new development to safely access the county roadway system. A “cumulative or in-lieu roadway improvement” is an improvement, or a portion of an improvement, that is designed to mitigate the cumulative traffic loads in the county, where the cumulative load could include not only the additional cumulative impact of the new development but also the overall cumulative traffic loads.

    “Shell building” means a basic building structure, typically of a B, F-2, M, or S-3 occupancy as defined in the California Building Code and falling within the usage categories listed in Section 15.44.080A under this definition, designed and constructed by a developer who intends to lease out parts or all of the building to tenants that are undefined at the time of permit issuance. See “tenant infill.”

    “Tenant infill” means the process of permitting either the necessary initial modifications to a shell building in order to allow the use of the building or a portion thereof by a tenant, or any subsequent modifications to that building or portion thereof to allow a different usage by the same tenant or a different tenant. (Ord. 2005-19 § 1; Ord. 2002-59 § 1 (part))