California § 70500 - For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply: (a)

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§ 70500. For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply: (a)

For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Central courthouse project” means the project analyzed in the Judicial Council EIR to construct the San Diego Central Courthouse and perform the demolition project. (b) “Central jail” means the county-owned central jail located at 1173 Front Street in the City of San Diego. (c) “City EIRs” means both the March 2008 City of San Diego Program Environmental Impact Report for the City of San Diego’s General Plan (State Clearinghouse No. 200691032), as updated, and the March 2006 Final Environmental Impact Report for the San Diego Downtown Community Plan (State Clearinghouse No. 2003041001), as updated. (d) “County property” means the county-owned city block in the City of San Diego bounded by West A Street to the north, Union Street to the west, West B Street to the south, and Front Street to the east. (e) “Demolition project” means the demolition of any or all improvements on the San Diego property or the county property, and the construction of the inmate tunnel. (f) “Development project” means the disposition and development of all or a portion of the San Diego property and the county property by the County of San Diego, or its successors, lessees, or agents, including any agreements therefor, in a manner consistent with the City of San Diego’s General Plan and the San Diego Downtown Community Plan. (g) “Improvements” means the existing courthouse building located on the San Diego property and the county property and the former county jail facility located on the San Diego property. (h) “Inmate tunnel” means a tunnel that will transport inmates between the central jail and the San Diego Central Courthouse. (i) “Judicial Council EIR” means the Environmental Impact Report dated December 2010, State Clearinghouse No. 2000021015, certified by the Judicial Council in December 2010, as amended. (j) “San Diego Central Courthouse” means the real property and improvements described in subdivision (d) of Section 70501. (k) “San Diego property” means both the real property described in subdivision (a) of Section 70501 and the improvements.

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