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(b) As used in this chapter, unless otherwise specified: <br />"Adequate" shall mean meeting the established minimum standards in this chapter and <br />therefore not preventing the approval of new development. <br />"Approval" shall mean the review process, ultimately responsible for authorizing <br />development, required subject to the County's relevant land development ordinances handling <br />subdivision and site plan applications. <br />"Approve" shall mean the act of authorizing the development of a subdivision or site plan <br />subject to the County's relevant land development ordinances handling subdivision and site plan <br />applications. <br />"Approved" shall mean a subdivision or site plan that has been authorized for <br />development subject to the County's relevant land development ordinances handling subdivision <br />and site plan applications. <br />"Binding Agreement" shall mean an agreement with the force of law made between the <br />County and developer(s) that specifies the developer's responsibility regarding project phasing <br />and financial obligations for public facility improvements that must be taken on in order for road, <br />water, and sewer facilities to be declared adequate for the purposes of this chapter. <br />"Capital improvements program" shall mean, if the County owns the road, water, or <br />sewer system in question, the County's adopted schedule of all major projects requiring the <br />expenditure of public funds over a five- or six-year period for the purchase, construction, or <br />replacement of physical assets for the County. If the County does not own the road, water or <br />sewer system in question, then this shall mean the schedule of all major projects relative to the <br />capacity of the system in question, as adopted by the road, water, or sewer system's owner. <br />"County" shall mean County of Hawaii. <br />"Chapter" shall refer to this chapter and all subsequent additions or amendments thereto. <br />"Developer" shall mean any individual submitting a plan for new development under the <br />provisions of this chapter. <br />"Development pipeline" shall mean approved lots or development projects having a legal <br />claim to the County's road, sewer, and/or water capacity. <br />"Equivalent unit" shall mean the flow of water or wastewater equivalent to the average <br />flow of a unit -type planned for new development. <br />"Inadequate" shall mean not meeting the established minimum standards in this chapter <br />and, therefore, the County. <br />2 <br />