§ 2-25-31. Definitions.

Unless given a different meaning in this article or the context indicates to the contrary, words or phrases used in this article have a defined meaning as provided for in the act.

Board means the board of county commissioners of Manatee County.

County means Manatee County.

Development has the meaning given it in Section 380.04 F.S.

Dispute resolution proceeding means any combination of facilitation sessions, formal or informal hearings, of a public nature involving the special master authorized under the act. The dispute resolution proceeding terminates with the issuance of the ripeness decision as provided in section 2-25-31 [definition of ripeness decision].

Participant means:

(1)

A person holding title to land contiguous to the owner's property, who has been accepted by the special master as a participant in the proceeding; or

(2)

A substantially affected person who submitted oral or written testimony, sworn, of a substantive nature and which stated with particularity support for or objections to the development order or enforcement action in a prior proceeding, including a public hearing, and who has been accepted by the special master as a participant in the proceeding.

Party or parties shall include the owner, the county and any other governmental entity made a party to the proceeding by the special master upon application of the owner, the county or any other governmental entity.

Person includes individuals, firms, associations, joint ventures, partnerships, estates, trusts, business trusts, syndicates, fiduciaries, corporations, and all other groups or combinations.

Ripeness decision means an available use decision pursuant to Subsection 22 of the Act which describes as specifically as possible the use or uses available to the subject real property.

(Ord. No. 96-32, § 2, 6-4-96)