A. "Benefit district" means one or more parcels of land for which development approvals will be granted only after payment of special development assessments.

B. "Development" means the subdivision of a parcel of land into two or more parcels, or the construction thereon of improvements. Development shall not include improvements that the city council finds to be of a minor or insubstantial nature.

C. "Development approval" means an approval by the city precedent to development, or to sale or occupancy of a parcel on which development has occurred. A development approval may include, without limitation, rezoning of land, approval of a tentative or final subdivision map or parcel map, approval of a development agreement or issuance of a building or occupancy permit. The development approval that applies to a benefit district will be determined by the city council when the benefit district is formed.

D. "Special development assessment" means an assessment payable to the city as a precondition to a development approval within a benefit district. The amount of the assessment will be determined by the city council when the benefit district is formed.