Each word that is defined in this Article appears in the text of this Article in italicized letters. Terms defined in the Act but not defined in this Article have the meaning given them in the Act. For the purpose of this Article, the following definitions shall apply:

Act means the Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982 (Chapter 2,5, commencing with Section 53311 of Part I, Article 2, Title 5 of the California Government Code), as amended from time to time.

Conference center facility means any building, improvement to real property, equipment or personal property (in each case having an expected useful life of five years or longer) that is publicly owned and any expansion, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, replacement or upgrade thereto.

Landowner means the owner of the real property upon which a visitor accommodation facility is located, except that if the fee owner of the real property is a government entity, this term means the lessee of the government entity, if any.

Occupancy has the meaning set forth in Section 35-10.

Operator has the meaning set forth in Section 35-10.

Rent has the meaning set forth in Section 35-10.

Transient has the meaning set forth in Section 35-10.

Visitor accommodation facility has the meaning set forth in Section 35-10; provided, that the City may create sub-classifications of visitor accommodation facilities for purposes of determining the level of or exemption from the special tax in the proceedings for the formation of any community facilities district hereunder. (Ord. 3479 § 2, 2013)