(a) “Act” means the Targeted Tax Area Act, Government Code section 7097.

(b) “Agency” means the Department of Housing and Community Development.

(c) “Applicant” means a city, a county, or a city(ies) and county that submits an Application to the Agency to have a geographical area in its Jurisdiction designated as a Targeted Tax Area. A county and any cities within the county may apply jointly as a single Applicant provided that a portion of the Application Area is located within each Applicant's jurisdiction.

(d) “Application” means the written application submitted to the Agency, by an Applicant. The Application shall contain the information described in sections 8448.4, 8448.5, 8448.6, 8448.7, and 8448.8.

(e) “Application Area” means the geographical area for which the Applicant is seeking Conditional Designation. The Application Area shall be wholly contained within the Eligible Area identified in the Application.

(f) “Community” means the geographical area within a county, a city, or a county and city(ies) within that county, where is all or part of the Eligible Area identified in the Application.

(g) “Conditional Designation” means designation by the Agency of an Applicant's Application Area as a Targeted Tax Area, subject to the Final Applicant's completion of the conditions necessary for Final Designation specified in the Conditional Designation Document described in section 8448.12.

(h) “Decennial Census” means the population survey of the United States conducted every ten years by the United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.

(i) “Designation Process” means all steps described in sections 8448.1 through 8448.15 which are required for Final Designation, including determination of eligibility, submission of an Application, Conditional Designation and Final Designation.

(j) “Distressed Area” means a geographical area that meets at least four of the following requirements:

(k) “Eligible Area” means a geographic area that meets the requirements of section 8448.2.

(l) “Targeted Tax Area” means an Application Area contained in an Application awarded Final Designation status by the Agency.

(m) “Final Applicant” means the Applicant which has been awarded Conditional Designation status by the Agency.

(n) “Final Designation” means that the Applicant with Conditional Designation status has completed, to the satisfaction of the Agency, all conditions of the Conditional Designation and that designation of the Applicant's Application area as a Targeted Tax Area is final and complete. The Agency shall provide notice of Final Designation to the Final Applicant.

(o) “Infrastructure” means the physical systems and services which support development and people, including, but not limited to, streets, and highways, transit services, airports, and water and sewer systems.

(p) “Jurisdiction” means the geographic area where the Applicant has authority to enforce ordinances and resolutions.

(q) “Median Family Income” means the median family income for that Jurisdiction using the most currently available data at the time of Application.

(r) “Percentage of Persons Below Poverty” means the percentage for that Jurisdiction using the most currently available data at the time of Application.