A. Developer. A person who is required to or chooses to finance some or all of the cost of a public improvement that will be available to provide service to property other than property owned by the person.

B. Development permit. Any final land use decision, limited land use decision, expedited land division decision, partition, subdivision, planned unit development, applicable public or private infrastructure permit, or driveway permit.

C. Property. A lot or parcel of real property.

D. Public improvement. Any construction, reconstruction, or upgrading of public sanitary sewer, stormwater, street, water (potable or nonpotable), park, trail or other improvements, including private utility undergrounding in the public right-of-way.

E. Reimbursement agreement. An agreement between the developer and the city that is authorized by the council and provides for the installation of and reimbursement for the cost of public improvements.

F. Reimbursement district. The area determined by the council to derive a benefit from the construction of public improvements financed in whole or in part by the developer.

G. Reimbursement fee. A fee required to be paid by resolution and by the reimbursement agreement when a person develops property that benefits from the public improvement.

H. Resolution. A resolution approved by council that determines the boundaries of the reimbursement district and the methodology for allocating a reimbursement fee to each benefited property that considers the cost of reimbursing the developer for financing the construction of the public improvement(s). [BC 3.03.010, added by Ordinance No. 4834, 1/17/23]