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city designated by the city manager. Development. Only as used in sections 7.700 to 7.740, means conducting a building or mining operation, or making a physical change in the use or appearance of a structure or land, which increases the need for additional capital improvements. Development permit. Only as used in sections 7.700 to 7.740, a permit approved and/or issued by the public works department for the purpose of development within public ways. Driveway. An area on real property where automobiles and other vehicles are operated or allowed to stand. Duplex. A building designed or used as dwellings for 2 families living independently of each other and having separate housekeeping facilities for each family that are connected either by common walls or common ceiling/floor connection. A building is not a duplex if one of the dwellings is a secondary dwelling. Dwelling unit. A facility designed for permanent or semi-permanent occupancy by a single family and provided with minimum kitchen, sleeping and wastewater facilities. Flood control design storm. A theoretical storm for evaluating the capacity of the storm drainage system and designing improvements for the required level of protection, in accordance with the Design Standards for Stormwater Facilities in Public Improvement Projects. Franchisee. Any person using the public way under authority of a special ordinance granting that person the privilege of using the public way for a fee and upon conditions. Improvement fee. A fee for costs associated with capital improvements to be constructed after the date the fee is adopted pursuant to section 7.705. Local improvement. Any project or service or part thereof undertaken by the city where all or part of the costs are borne by local assessments levied against parcels of real property which provides a special benefit only to specific parcels or rectifies a problem caused by specific parcel(s). Such local improvements may include, but are not limited to, a street, sidewalk, street light, underground utility, wastewater or storm sewerage facility, water utility facility, off-street motor vehicle parking facility, flood control facility, park, playground or neighborhood recreation facility. Owner. An individual, association, partnership or corporation having legal or Ordinance - 2