As used in this chapter, the following words and terms have the following meanings, unless the context indicates another or different meaning or intent: (1) 'Certificate of approval' means the document issued by a special development district commission approving an application for construction, erection, alteration, demolition, or use of a structure or land within a special development district, and pursuant to which a building permit may be issued. (2) 'Certificate of rejection' means the document issued by a special development district commission rejecting an application for construction, erection, alteration, demolition, or use of a structure or land within a special development district. (3) 'Commission' means a special development district commission designated by a city council pursuant to this chapter. (4) 'Development map' means a map of a special development district that shows the parcels into which the district may have been divided according to the plan of development. (5) 'Permit' means a building permit issued by a city building inspector. (6) 'Person' means a natural person or any other legal entity, including, but not limited to, a g to the plan of development. (5) 'Permit' means a building permit issued by a city building inspector. (6) 'Person' means a natural person or any other legal entity, including, but not limited to, a corporation, firm, partnership, or trust. (7) 'Plan of development' or 'plan' means a plan, including design and development criteria and regulations, for the development of a special development district adopted by a special development district commission pursuant to this chapter. (8) 'Regulations' means the rules regulating the construction, erection, alteration, demolition, or use of a structure or land within a special development district adopted by a special development commission pursuant to a plan of development. (9) 'Special development district' means an area of a city established, designated, laid out, or defined by a city council pursuant to this chapter because it is or may be the subject of combined federal, state, local, and private action relating to a railroad relocation project. (10) 'Structure' means a building or anything that is constructed or erected and that requires location on the ground or attachment to something located on the ground. a railroad relocation project. (10) 'Structure' means a building or anything that is constructed or erected and that requires location on the ground or attachment to something located on the ground. History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 332, § 1.
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