CIP means capital improvements program.
Developer means a person, business, or government agency with primary financial responsibility for undertaking or proposing the construction of one or more structures or any other development project.
Development project or project means any land improvement, including but not limited to the subdivision of land, alteration to an existing structure, redevelopment, and the change of use of land.
Development Rights and Responsibilities Agreement means an agreement established pursuant to section 321 of the LMC, as authorized in Section 13.01 of Article 66B of the Annotated Code of Maryland.
Director means the director of public works or designee.
Dwelling unit means a room or group of rooms forming a single residential unit with facilities for living, sleeping, and cooking used exclusively for the person or persons living within the unit.
Fair Housing Act means 42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.
gpd means gallons per day; a measure of water and sewer supply.
Housing for older persons means housing intended and operated for occupancy by persons fifty-five (55) years of age or older, and meeting the following criteria:
(1) At least eighty (80) percent of the occupied units are occupied by at least one person who is fifty-five (55) years of age or older;
(2) The housing facility or community publishes and adheres to policies and procedures that demonstrate the intent required under this subparagraph; and
(3) The housing facility or community complies with the rules promulgated by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for verification of occupancy, as set forth in the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.
Land Management Code or LMC means Appendix A of the Frederick City Code (1966, as amended).
Level of service or LOS means a standardized index of relative service provided by a road or highway ranging from “A” to “F” with “A” representing free, unobstructed flow and “F” representing a forced flow beyond capacity of the facility, as defined in the Highway Capacity Manual published by the Highway Research Board.
Lot of record means any lot legally recorded in the land records of Frederick County as of April 15, 2007. A lot of record must have satisfied all zoning and subdivision regulation requirements in effect at the time the lot was recorded.
Master plan means a comprehensive plan to guide the long-term physical development of a particular area, in accordance with the provisions of section 310 of the LMC.
Minimum residual pressure means twenty (20) psi.
Moratorium means any executive or legislative action by any governmental body (city, county, state, or federal) that prevents the recordation of plats or issuance of building permits.
Nonresidential project means any use other than a residential use, as identified in section 404 of the LMC.
Normal required pressure means forty (40) psi, unless determined otherwise by the director based on site-specific requirements or engineering studies.
Peak hour means the one-hour period of greatest utilization of a transportation facility; weekdays normally have an a.m. peak and a p.m. peak.
psi means pounds per square inch, a measurement of pressure.
Public facilities means public roads, water line, water source/supply, water treatment capacity, sewer line, sewer treatment capacity, and schools.
Roadway capacity means the maximum number of vehicles that can pass a given point during one hour under prevailing roadway and traffic conditions.
State rated capacity or SRC means the maximum number of students, as determined by the state of Maryland, that can be reasonably accommodated in a public school facility.
Water contract means a water service contract executed pursuant to the city’s 2002 water allocation ordinance, or a water and sewer allocation contract executed pursuant to section 742 of the LMC. (Ord. No. G-07-6, § 1, 3-22-07; Ord. No. G-07-19, § 1, 9-6-07)