“Council” means the City Council for the City of Hood River.

“Public Improvement” means a sewer or sewer line improvement, a street or street improvement, a surface water quality or quantity facility, and a water or water line improvement, or any other public improvement authorized and so designated by the Council, any and all of which conform to City standards.

“Person” means an individual or any legal entity, including the City of Hood River.

“Reimbursement Charge” means the charge imposed pursuant to this Chapter designed to reimburse a person for the costs of financing a public improvement. The Reimbursement Charge is not intended to limit or replace, and is in addition to, any other existing fees or charges collected by the City.

“Reimbursement District” means the area benefited by the construction of the public improvement financed in whole or in part by a person without the formation of a local improvement district. A Reimbursement District may be formed in conjunction with a local improvement district where a person finances a share of the costs of the improvement that is larger than the share that would result from a uniform application of the local improvement district assessment formula to property located in the local improvement district and owned by the person.

“Special benefit” or “specially benefit” mean the value associated with a capital improvement that relates to a particular property to the extent that the property is, or may be, partially relieved of a cost or expense associated with development or construction of the improvement, and which is different in degree from the value or benefit received by the general public.