§ 17-171. Definitions.

When used in this division, the following terms shall have the following meaning, unless the context otherwise clearly requires:

Accessory building or structure shall mean a detached, subordinate building, meeting all development regulations, 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 vacant land use.

Alternative park impact fee shall mean any alternative fee calculated by an applicant and approved by the impact fee coordinator pursuant to section 17-178 hereof.

Alternative park impact fee study shall mean a study prepared by an applicant and submitted to the impact fee coordinator pursuant to section 17-178 hereof.

Annual index resolution means the resolution described in section 17-177 hereof, establishing adjusted park impact fee rates for countywide parks, community parks and recreational facilities for a fiscal year.

Apartment shall mean a rental dwelling unit located within the same building as other dwelling units or an accessory building or structure to the dwelling unit. In the case of apartments located within a garage or another type of accessory building or structure, impact fees will only be collected for those units which are served by a separate electrical meter.

Applicant shall mean the person who applies for a certificate of occupancy.

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 county, under the authority of ordinance or law, authorizing the construction or siting of any building.

Certificate of occupancy shall mean the official document or certificate issued by the county 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 or other final inspection sign-off for those structures or buildings, such as a mobile home, that may not require a certificate of occupancy.

Commission shall mean the Board of County Commissioners of Osceola County, Florida.

Community park shall mean a park designed to serve several communities and often contains baseball fields, soccer fields, football fields, and other intensive recreation sport uses or other natural resource based uses such as nature trails, swimming, fishing, and boating. These parks are generally fifteen (15) to seventy-five (75) acres in size and serve about a five-mile area.

Comprehensive plan shall mean the comprehensive plan of the county adopted and amended pursuant to F.S. ch. 163, pt. II, as amended and supplemented, or its successor in function.

Condominium shall mean a single-family ownership dwelling unit that has at least one (1) other similar unit within the same building structure. The term "condominium" includes all fee-simple or similarly titled multi-unit structures, including townhouses.

County shall mean Osceola 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.

County park system shall include all countywide parks, community parks, and recreational facilities owned and operated by the county, including active parks, passive parks, water access sites, and associated recreational facilities and buildings, but does not include those parks and recreational facilities that are owned and operated by private entity, the federal government, or a city or those parks and recreational facilities that are owned and operated by the State of Florida. For the purposes of this division, the term "county park system" also does not include neighborhood parks.

Countywide park shall mean a large, resource-based park that is intended to serve the entire population of the county and provide a broad range of recreational needs, from passive green space and walking trails to community buildings and special use facilities. These parks are typically seventy-five (75) acres or larger in size, but may also include smaller land areas if they provide a special use facility. Countywide parks include regional parks, natural resource parks, recreational path/greenway/trails, and special use facilities.

Dwelling unit shall mean a building, or a portion thereof, which is designed for residential occupancy, consisting of one (1) or more rooms which are arranged, designed or used as living quarters for one (1) family only.

Encumbered shall mean moneys committed by contract or purchase order in a manner that obligates the county 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.

Impact fee coordinator shall mean the person designated by the county manager to be responsible for the administration of the park impact fee or such person's designee.

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 (8) feet or more in width and over thirty-five (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. The term "mobile home" includes manufactured homes designed to be used as dwelling units, as defined in F.S. ch. 553, or its statutory successor in function, and recreational vehicles.

Multi-family dwelling unit shall mean a building or a portion of a building, regardless of ownership, containing more than one (1) dwelling unit designed for occupancy by a single family, which units are not customarily offered for rent for one (1) day, and shall include apartments, townhouses, and condominiums.

Natural resource park shall mean a large park that is typically one hundred (100) acres or larger in size and intended to provide land for conservation and passive recreational uses to the entire countywide population.

Neighborhood park shall mean a local "walk to park," which is a minimum of five (5) acres and designed to serve a small residential population.

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

Park impact fee shall mean the parks and recreational facilities impact fees imposed pursuant to section 17-176, as it may be amended from time-to-time.

Park impact fee study shall mean the study adopted pursuant to section 17-174, as amended and supplemented pursuant to section 17-188.

Recreational facilities shall mean all improvements located at both countywide parks and community parks, such as multi-purpose playfields, sports courts, picnic pavilions, community buildings, gymnasiums, playgrounds, special use facilities, and other recreational amenities.

Recreational path/greenway/trail shall mean an interconnected system of greenways, trails, and recreational pathways linking community amenities, urban areas, and transportation linkage nodes. This recreational system is intended to serve the entire countywide population.

Regional parks shall mean a large, drive-to multi-use park that is typically seventy-five (75) acres or larger in size and provides a variety of recreational opportunities, including a combination of open green space and active recreational facilities. These parks are intended to serve the countywide population.

Residential shall mean 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.

Single-family detached house shall mean a dwelling unit on an individual lot.

Special use facility shall mean a park orientated toward a single recreational purpose which is intended to provide a unique recreational opportunity to the entire countywide population. These parks are typically organized by program and may include aquatic centers, sports complexes, equestrian facilities, performing arts theaters, history centers, or other like recreational purposes.

(Ord. No. 06-10, § 1.01, 6-26-06)