7-21-1002. Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply:

(1) "Landowner" means an owner of a legal or equitable interest in real property. The term includes an heir, a successor, or an assignee of the ownership interest.

(2) "Local government" means the governing body of a county, a municipality, or a consolidated city-county that exercises planning or zoning authority. The term includes a board, commission, or agency of the local government that has review or approval authority of a site-specific development plan.

(3) "Property" means real property subject to land use regulation by a local government.

(4) (a) "Site-specific development plan" means a plan that has been submitted to a local government by a landowner or the landowner's representative and that describes, with reasonable certainty, the type, density, and intensity of use for a specific property. The plan may be in the form of but is not limited to an application or plan for:

(i) a site plan;

(ii) a conditional or special use approval; or

(iii) any other land use approval designation used by a local government.

(b) The term does not include a request for a variance.