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Words and phrases that are defined in the Act shall have the same definition in this Impact Fee Ordinance. The following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:

“Capital Facilities Plan” means the plan required by Section 11-36-201 of the Act. In Section 11-36-201(2)(e) there is an exception to the Capital Facilities Plan for cities of 5,000 or less in population, based on the latest census. Lindon City does not meet this exception and has thus completed a Capital Facilities Plans in accordance with the Act and has adopted the Capital Facilities Plans in conjunction with this Ordinance.

“Development Activity” means any construction or expansion of building, structure or use, any change in use of building or structure, or any change in the use of land located within the Lindon City-Wide Service Area that creates additional demand and need for Public Facilities related to parks, recreation facilities and trails.

“Development Approval” means any written authorization from the City that authorizes the commencement of Development Activity. Typically, development approval would be in the form of a building permit issued by the City’s building department.

“Dwelling Unit” has the same meaning as defined in Title 17 Chapter 2, Section 010 of the Lindon City Code.

“Dwelling, single-family” means a building containing only one (1) dwelling unit.

“Dwelling, multiple-family” means a building containing more than one (1) dwelling unit.

“City” means a local political subdivision of the State of Utah and is referred to herein as Lindon City.

“Impact Fee” means a payment of money imposed upon Development Activity as a condition of development approval. “Impact Fee” includes development Impact Fees, but is not a tax, a special assessment, a hookup fee, a building permit fee, a fee for project improvements, or other reasonable permit or application fees.

“Project Improvements” means site improvements and facilities that are planned and designed to provide service for development resulting from a Development Activity and are necessary solely for the use and convenience of the occupants or users of said Development Activity. “Project improvements” do not include “System Improvements” as defined below.

“Proportionate Share” of the cost of public facility improvements means an amount that is roughly proportionate and reasonably related to the service demands and needs of a Development Activity.

“Public Facilities” means, for purposes of this Ordinance, parks, recreation and trail improvements or facilities of the Lindon City-Wide Service Area.

“Service Area” refers to a geographic area designated by the City based on sound planning and engineering principles in which a defined set of the City’s Public Facilities provides service. For purposes of this Ordinance, the Lindon City-Wide Service Area shall have coterminous boundaries with the City. The Lindon City-Wide Service Area is identified in the attached map (Exhibit A: Map of the Lindon City-Wide Service Area).

“System Improvements” refer both to existing Public Facilities designed to provide services within the Lindon City-Wide Service Area and to future Public Facilities identified in the Parks, Trails, and Recreation Master Plan and Capital Facilities Plan adopted by the City that are intended to provide service to the Lindon City-Wide Service Area. “System Improvements” do not include “Project Improvements” as defined above.