Definitions.
San José Municipal Code § 4.59.020
in effect4.59.020 - Definitions.
The definitions set forth in this Section shall govern the application and interpretation of this Chapter.
A. "Community Oversight Committee" means the committee described in Section 4.59.370.
B. "CPI Index" means initially the Consumer Price Index - All Urban Consumers for All Items (with a base period of 1982 - 1984 = 100) for the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward Area published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics and such replacement index as determined pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter.
C. "Director" means the Director of Finance.
D. The terms "real property" and "realty" mean real property as defined by and under the laws of the State of California. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, "realty sold" includes any acquisition or transfer of ownership interests in a legal entity that would be a change of ownership of the entity's real property under California Revenue and Taxation Code Section 64. In such cases, there shall be deemed to have been an instrument executed whereby there was transferred, for fair market value, all real property that experienced a change of ownership under California Revenue and Taxation Code Section 64.
(Res. 79325.)
Source: City of San José, Municipal Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/san_jose/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT4REFIBUTA_CH4.59REPRTRTA_4.59.020DEFetched: 11/1/2026