Ohio § 1710.01

§ 1710.01.

As used in this chapter: (A) “ Special improvement district ” means a special improvement district organized under this chapter. (B) “ Church ” means a fellowship of believers, congregation, society, corporation, convention,

or association that is formed primarily or exclusively for religious purposes and

that is not formed for the private profit of any person. (C) “ Church property ” means property that is described as being exempt from taxation under division (A)(2) of section 5709.07 of the Revised Code and that the county auditor has entered on the exempt list compiled under section 5713.07 of the Revised Code . (D) “ Municipal executive ” means the mayor, city manager, or other chief executive officer of the municipal

corporation in which a special improvement district is located. (E) “ Participating political subdivision ” means the municipal corporation or township, or each of the municipal corporations

or townships, that has territory within the boundaries of a special improvement district

created under this chapter. (F) “ Legislative authority of a participating political subdivision ” means, with reference to a township, the board of township trustees. (G) “ Public improvement ” means the planning, design, construction, reconstruction, enlargement, or alteration

of any facility or improvement, including the acquisition of land, for which a special

assessment may be levied under Chapter 727. of the Revised Code, and includes any

special energy improvement project or shoreline improvement project. (H) “ Public service ” means any service that can be provided by a municipal corporation or any service

for which a special assessment may be levied under Chapter 727. of the Revised Code. (I) “ Special energy improvement project ” means any property, device, structure, or equipment necessary for the acquisition,

installation, equipping, and improvement of any real or personal property used for

the purpose of creating a solar photovoltaic project, a solar thermal energy project,

a geothermal energy project, a customer-generated energy project, or an energy efficiency

improvement, whether such real or personal property is publicly or privately owned. (J)(1) Except as provided in division (J)(2) of this section, “ existing ” qualified nonprofit corporation” means a nonprofit corporation that existed before

the creation of the corresponding district under this chapter, that is composed of

members located within or adjacent to the district, that has established a police

department under section 1702.80 of the Revised Code , and that is organized for purposes that include acquisition of real property within

an area specified by its articles for the subsequent transfer of such property to

its members exclusively for charitable, scientific, literary, or educational purposes,

or holding and maintaining and leasing such property;  planning for and assisting

in the development of its members;  providing for the relief of the poor and distressed

or underprivileged in the area and adjacent areas;  combating community deterioration

and lessening the burdens of government;  providing or assisting others in providing

housing for low- or moderate-income persons;  and assisting its members by the provision

of public safety and security services, parking facilities, transit service, landscaping,

and parks. (2) Regarding a special improvement district to implement a shoreline improvement project,

“existing qualified nonprofit corporation” has the same meaning as in division (J)(1)

of this section, except that the nonprofit does not need to have an established police

department and does not need to be organized for purposes that include the acquisition

of real property. (K) “ Energy efficiency improvement ” means energy efficiency technologies, products, and activities that reduce or support

the reduction of energy consumption, allow for the reduction in demand, or support

the production of clean, renewable energy and that are or will be permanently fixed

to real property. (L) “ Customer-generated energy project ” means a wind, biomass, or gasification facility for the production of electricity

that meets either of the following requirements: (1) The facility is designed to have a generating capacity of two hundred fifty kilowatts

of electricity or less. (2) The facility is: (a) Designed to have a generating capacity of more than two hundred fifty kilowatts of

electricity; (b) Operated in parallel with electric transmission and distribution facilities serving

the real property at the site of the customer-generated energy project; (c) Intended primarily to offset part or all of the facility owner's requirements for

electricity at the site of the customer-generated energy project and is located on

the facility owner's real property;  and (d) Not producing energy for direct sale by the facility owner to the public. (M) “ Reduction in demand ” means a change in customer behavior or a change in customer-owned or operated assets

that reduces or has the capability to reduce the demand for electricity as a result

of price signals or other incentives. (N) “Electric distribution utility” and “mercantile customer” have the same meanings

as in section 4928.01 of the Revised Code . (O) “ Shoreline improvement project ” means acquiring, constructing, installing, equipping, improving, maintaining, or

repairing real or tangible personal property necessary or useful for making improvements

to abate erosion along either the Lake Erie shoreline or any water resource. (P) “Water resource” has the same meaning as in section 6105.01 of the Revised Code . (Q) “ Park district ” means a park district created under Chapter 1545. of the Revised Code.