32. Development charge and liability thereto

Terms defined in s 2

• density

  density

  Defined · s 2

  “density” means the intensity of use of land reckoned or expressed in terms of the number of persons, dwelling units, or habitable rooms, or any combination of those factors, per unit area of land; and for the purpose of this definition, “habitable room” does not include a kitchen, storeroom, utility room, lavatory, bathroom, or garage;

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• development

  development

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  “development” means the carrying out of any building, engineering, mining, industrial, or other similar operation in, on, over, or under land, the making of any material change in the use of any land or building or any part thereof, or the subdivision or amalgamation of lands; and

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• development charge

  development charge

  Defined · s 2

  “development charge” means the development charge referred to in section 32;

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• floor area

  floor area

  Defined · s 2

  “floor area” means the total area of floor space within a building, as measured between the external sides of walls or, in the case of party walls, between the centres of such walls;

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• land

  land

  Defined · s 2

  “land” includes— (a) the surface, and all substances forming the surface, of the earth; (b) all substances below the surface of the earth; (c) all vegetation and other natural products, whether or not requiring periodical application of labour to their production, and whether on or below the surface of the earth; (d) all things, whether on or below the surface of the earth, that are attached to the earth or permanently fastened to any thing attached to the earth; (e) land covered by water; and (f) any estate or interest in, or right over, land;

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• local plan

  local plan

  Defined · s 2

  “local plan”, in relation to an area, means the local plan for the area, and any alteration of the plan, for the time being having effect in the area by virtue of subsection 15(1); and, in relation to any land or building, means the local plan, as so defined, for the area in which the land or building is situated; and

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• rules

  rules

  Defined · s 2

  “rules” means rules made under this Act;

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• use

  use

  Defined · s 2

  “use”, in relation to any land, means any use of the land other than merely for the keeping or storage of materials and equipment intended to be employed in the construction or erection of a building on the land, or as a site for temporary buildings for the accommodation of workers involved in the construction or erection of the building;

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