Sec. 118.611. - Definitions.

For the purposes of this Part, the following terms shall have the meaning ascribed to them herein: Capital improvement program means and includes the capital improvement programs adopted or approved by the City Council. Construction cost(s) means the estimated cost of vertical construction or alterations of a project or projected component listed within the capital improvement program including engineering, architectural and other design costs. Land acquisition costs, site preparation including remediation and abatement, furniture, fixtures, and equipment costs as well as demolition and any allowance for tree mitigation shall be excluded from the definition of vertical construction costs. Furthermore, the purchase of a building, cost overruns and change-order costs shall not be considered construction costs for the purposes of the funding calculations set forth in this Part. Construction or alterations means new construction, where construction costs are $100,000 or more, and rehabilitation, renovation, remodeling, or improvements (herein collectively "alterations") to existing buildings. Alterations to buildings that are under $100,000 in cost or are primarily "redecorating" and involve no actual structural alterations, shall be excluded. Alterations of a strictly structural or mechanical nature necessary to keep the facility functional, but without altering the aesthetic character of the facility shall be excluded. Examples of this type of alteration would be replacing an air conditioning system or major repairs to a leaking roof or windows. These types of structural items shall be included when part of a larger renovation project involving aesthetic changes to facilities. Public facility means any City-owned or controlled building or facility intended for habitation where public employees work on a regular basis or which the general public uses on a regular basis. Public facility includes, but is not limited to, office buildings, recreation and community centers, libraries, firehouses, police substations, vertical construction within parks and recreation spaces. Public facility specifically excludes water and sewer pump stations, electrical and communications substations and switching houses, and similar unoccupied structures except in designated Urban Art and Streetscaping Areas. Urban Art and Streetscaping Areas are defined as art within the boundaries of the Downtown Community Redevelopment Area, Riverside Avondale Historic District Overlay, San Marco Neighborhood Overlay Zone, and Springfield Historic District Overlay, which have been identified and approved by the Art in Public Places Selection Panel. (Ord. 2023-20-E , § 4)