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development. For the purposes of wastewater impact fees, except for small lot subdivisions,
<br />commencement occurs upon the purchase of a water meter or, if no water meter is required, upon
<br />physical connection to the County's wastewater line serving the property. For small lot
<br />subdivisions, when connection to the County wastewater system is required, commencement
<br />occurs at final subdivision approval, or if connection to the County wastewater system is
<br />required after final subdivision approval for individual lots, commencement occurs at time of the
<br />physical connection with the County's wastewater line serving the property.
<br />"Major roadway facilities" means arterials (roads providing the highest level of service at
<br />the greatest speed for the longest uninterrupted distance, with some degree of access control) and
<br />collectors (roads providing a less highly developed level of service at a lower speed for shorter
<br />distances by collecting traffic from local roads and connecting them with arterials), including
<br />state roads and federal highways located within the County.
<br />"Major roadway system improvements" means improvements that expand the capacity of
<br />major roadway facilities, including but not limited to the acquisition ofright-of--ways,
<br />construction of new roads,'addition of lanes, widening of existing roads, improvement of
<br />intersections, and installation of traffic signals. Lane reconstruction, sidewalk construction,
<br />median construction, landscaping, street lighting installation and other customarily related
<br />components of acapacity-expanding road improvement shall not be considered system
<br />improvements when they are not an integral part of acapacity-expanding improvement.
<br />"Needs assessment study" means the Infrastructure and Public Facilities Needs
<br />Assessment: Impact Fee Study prepared for Hawaii County by Duncan Associates in September
<br />2006, or a subsequent similar report.
<br />"OHCD" means the office of housing and community development or its designated
<br />agents and contractors.
<br />"Park facilities" means land, buildings and improvements to County-owned or County-
<br />maintained land used for recreational purposes, and recreational facilities and improvements
<br />made or installed by the County on property not owned by the County and available for public
<br />use.
<br />"Park system improvements" means capital improvements that result in a net expansion
<br />of the capacity of park facilities to serve new development. Remodeling, replacement, or
<br />maintenance of existing equipment or facilities does not constitute park system improvements.
<br />"Person" means an individual, corporation, governmental agency or body, business trust,
<br />estate, trust, partnership, association, two or more persons having a joint or common interest, or
<br />any other entity.
<br />"Police facilities" means land, buildings, vehicles, and capital equipment owned by the
<br />County and used for providing police services, including police stations, police department
<br />administrative offices, training facilities, patrol vehicles, and police equipment.
<br />"Police system improvements" means capital improvements that result in a net expansion
<br />of the capacity of the police facilities to serve new development. Remodeling, replacement, or
<br />maintenance of existing equipment or facilities does not constitute police system improvements,
<br />except to the extent that they have the net effect of adding capacity.
<br />"Service units" means roadway "vehicle-miles or travel," park "equivalent dwelling
<br />units" (EDUs), fire/EMS EDUs, police EDUs, solid waste EDUs, or wastewater "single-family
<br />equivalents."
<br />"Single-family equivalent (SFE)" means the wastewater demand associated with a typical
<br />single-family detached unit.
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