As used in this chapter:
"Director" shall mean the Santa Barbara county director of planning and development.
"Existing guarantor" shall mean a guarantor who has guaranteed performance for an
existing owner or operator, on the date of adoption of this chapter, but shall not
include any person who is required to but has not yet obtained an amendment to a permit
that requires county approval prior to listing that guarantor on the permit.
"Existing owner or operator" shall mean any person who owns or operates a facility
identified as subject to this chapter pursuant to Sec. 25B-2 on the date of adoption of this chapter, but shall not include any person who owns
or operates such a facility and is required to but has not yet obtained an amendment
to a permit that requires county approval prior to the transfer of the permit to that
owner or operator.
"Guarantor" shall mean any person who guarantees performance for any county permit
or ordinance requirement for a facility subject to this chapter. For purposes of this
chapter, guarantor may include any owner, operator, or third party.
"Major Incident" shall mean any accident that results in one or more of the following:
(1)
an oil spill of fifty barrels or more, not including associated water, that escapes
any device designed for spill containment and enters the environment;
(2)
one or more fatalities or serious injuries that require significant medical intervention
to members of the public who were situated outside the facility's premises when the
incident occurred;
(3)
evacuation of people outside the boundaries of the facility from which the release
occurred; and
(4)
a fire offsite or that spread offsite.
"Managing partner" of a partnership shall mean the partner formally designated and
vested by the partnership with authority to make ordinary business decisions for the
partnership on behalf of all partners.
"Operator" shall mean any person having day-to-day control or management of or responsibility
for operations of a facility, or a portion thereof, subject to this chapter.
"Owner" shall mean any person that owns or leases a facility, or a portion thereof,
subject to this chapter.
"Pending owner or operator" shall mean any person who owns or operates a facility
subject to this chapter and is required to but has not yet obtained an amendment to
any necessary permit that requires county approval prior to the transfer of the permit
to that owner or operator.
"Person" shall include, but is not limited to, any individual, proprietorship, firm,
corporation, partner, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company,
joint venture, business trust, or other business entity, or an association, or other
organization.
