§ 61.2103 — Definitions

§61.2103 Definitions

The meaning of the various terms in this Division shall be as follows: (a) PREPARATION COSTS shall mean those costs incurred or to be incurred pursuant to San Diego Municipal Code Section 61.0515. (b) UNDERGROUND OR UNDERGROUNDING shall mean the placement, construction and maintenance of underground utility services as provided for in Chapter VI, Article I, Division 5, San Diego Municipal Code and under commission order or ruling. (c) COMMISSION shall mean the Public Utilities Commission of the State of California. (d) CITY shall mean The City of San Diego. (e) COUNCIL shall mean the City Council of the City. (f) CITY MANAGER shall mean the City Manager and any officer, department, or division of the City designated by him for the administration of this Division. (g) APPLICANT shall mean the person or persons filing for preparation cost deferral or whose application has been finally approved by the Department. (h) LIEN AGREEMENT has the meaning set forth in Section 61.2108. (i) INCOME shall mean all income of any nature from any source derived, including, but not limited to, salaries, wages, dividends, interest, capital gains, rents, income from the operation of a farm or business, income from the sale or exchange of property, gifts, inheritances, Social Security payments, other retirement benefits, welfare benefits, alimony and support payments and any other things of economic value. (j) LIMITED–INCOME OWNER shall mean an owner (1) whose income is within the guidelines for low–income citizens and families set by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, Economic Marketing Analysis Division, as adjusted annually for the San Diego Metropolitan Statistical Area and (2) whose net assets do not exceed $10,000. (k) NET ASSETS shall mean all real and personal property of any character which a limited–income owner owns or has an interest in, including stocks, bonds, and savings accounts but excluding the real property subject to preparation cost deferral. (l) OWNER shall mean the person or persons owning and occupying real property in the City of San Diego which is included in an Underground Utility District of the City and successors in interest or the legally appointed representatives of such person or persons. (m) REFINANCING shall mean any new indebtedness incurred by an owner after delivery to the City of a lien agreement pursuant to this Division and any extension, modification, or additional advances made upon any indebtedness previously incurred by an owner, where such indebtednesses are secured by a mortgage on all or any part of the real property in which the City has a security interest. (n) SECURITY or SECURITY INTEREST has the meaning set forth in Section 61.2108. (o) TRANSFER, when referring to real property, shall mean any sale, exchange, gift, or lease of real property or any interest therein, whether made by the original owner, any successor in interest or legally appointed representative of the owner or made pursuant to the laws of inheritance and succession. (p) UNDERGROUND UTILITY DISTRICT has that meaning as provided in the Underground Utilities Procedural Ordinance.

(Amended 1–14–2002 by O–19032 N.S.)