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 Orange County
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 23. IMPACT FEES
 Article II. LAW ENFORCEMENT IMPACT FEE

  § 23-27. Definitions.  

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  • The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

    Affordable shall mean as set forth in Orange County Administrative Regulation No. 4.08, as it may be amended or replaced from time to time.

    Calls for service shall mean requests for law enforcement services which are logged by the sheriff's communication center.

    Capital cost shall mean any expenditure for a capital improvement

    Capital improvement shall mean, but is not limited to, site planning, land acquisition, site improvements, buildings, motor vehicles, personal equipment and communications facilities, but excludes maintenance and operations. Acquisition of a "capital improvement" means a purchase of a capital improvement that expands the capacity of the Orange County Sheriff's Office to provide law enforcement services made necessary by growth.

    Certificate of occupancy shall mean a certificate issued by the county building department upon completion of a building erected in accordance with approved plans, and after final inspection of a building, stating, at a minimum, the nature of the occupancy permitted, the number of persons for each floor when limited by law, and the allowable load per square foot for each floor in accordance with the Florida Building Code.

    Commercial/retail shall include but not necessarily be limited to those land uses defined by Standard Industrial Classification codes 50-59, which include wholesale and retail trade, restaurants, service stations and the like.

    Comprehensive plan shall mean the 2010-2030 Orange County Comprehensive Plan adopted by the board of county commissioners on May 19, 2009, in accordance with Florida Statutes, as amended from time to time.

    County facilities constructed for nonproprietary governmental purposes shall mean facilities constructed by or for the county to be used for governmental purposes, but shall exclude Orange County Utilities Department and Orange County Convention Center Facilities.

    Development shall mean any improvement which requires a building permit.

    Dwelling unit shall mean any of the following: single-family or multifamily residential unit, attached or detached dwelling, house of conventional construction, mobile home, manufactured home, and any other structure used for permanent residence or for dwelling purposes, regardless of whether occupied by an owner or tenant. The term shall not include a hotel, motel or tourist trailer camp.

    Impact fee study shall mean the "Orange County Law Enforcement Impact Fee Study," prepared by Tindale Oliver, dated August 22, 2017.

    Low income shall mean as set forth in Orange County Administrative Regulation No. 4.08, as it may be amended or replaced from time to time.

    Mobile home shall mean a structure transportable in one (1) or more sections, which structure is eight (8) body 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 when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning and electrical systems contained therein.

    Multifamily shall mean two (2) or more attached dwelling units. For purposes of this article, time-share development shall be considered as multifamily.

    Office/Institutional shall include but not necessarily be limited to those land uses defined by Standard Industrial Classification codes 40-49 and 60-99, which include transportation, utilities, government, health care, banking, insurance, real estate, personal and business services and the like.

    Residential development shall mean any development designed or intended to be used as a dwelling unit.

    Service standard index shall mean a standard for measuring the level of law enforcement services based on the number of calls for service received by the Orange County Sheriff's Office per sworn officer per year.

    Single-family detached shall mean a single dwelling unit not attached to any other dwelling unit.

    Very low income shall mean as set forth in Orange County Administrative Regulation No. 4.08, as it may be amended or replaced from time to time.

(Code 1965, § 1-54-502; Ord. No. 86-11, § 2, 5-19-86; Ord. No. 92-10, § 1, 4-7-92; Ord. No. 96-35, § 1, 10-29-96; Ord. No. 98-21, § 2, 9-22-98; Ord. No. 2006-02 , § 1, 2-7-06; Ord. No. 2009-09 , § 2, 4-7-09; Ord. No. 2009-33 , § 2, 11-3-09; Ord. No. 2013-01 , § 2, 1-15-13; Ord. No. 2018-01 , § 1, 1-9-18)

Cross reference

Definitions and rules of construction generally, § 1-2.