As used in this chapter: (1) "Affordable housing" means housing occupied or reserved for occupancy by households with a gross household income: (a) equal to or less than 80% of the county median gross income for households of the same size, in certain circumstances as provided in this part; or (b) equal to or less than 60% of the county median gross income for households of the same size, in certain circumstances as provided in this part. (2) "Agency" means the same as that term is defined in Section 17C-1-102. (3) "Base taxable value" means a property's taxable value as shown upon the assessment roll last equalized during the base year. (4) "Base year" means: (a) (i) the calendar year in which the committee approves the zone; or (ii) a calendar year the committee establishes in approving the zone, which may not be a calendar year more than five years from the year in which the committee approves the zone; or (b) for a convention center reinvestment zone in a capital city, the year ending December 31, 2023. (5) "Bus rapid transit" means a high-quality bus-based transit system that delivers fast and efficient service that may include dedicated lanes, busways, traffic signal priority, off-board fare collection, elevated platforms, and enhanced stations. (6) "Bus rapid transit station" means an existing station, stop, or terminal, or a proposed station, stop, or terminal that is specifically identified as needed in phase one of a metropolitan planning organization's adopted long-range transportation plan and in phase one of the relevant public transit district's adopted long-range transit plan: (a) along an existing bus rapid transit line; or (b) along an extension to an existing bus rapid transit line or new bus rapid transit line. (7) "Capital city" means the same as that term is defined in Section 17D-4-102. (8) (a) "Commuter rail" means a regional passenger rail transit facility operated by a large public transit district. (b) "Commuter rail" does not include a light-rail passenger rail facility of a large public transit district. (9) "Commuter rail station" means an existing station, stop, or terminal, or a proposed station, stop, or terminal, which has been specifically identified as needed in phase one of a metropolitan planning organization's adopted long-range transportation plan and in phase one of the relevant public transit district's adopted long-range transit plan: (a) along an existing commuter rail line; (b) along an extension to an existing commuter rail line or new commuter rail line; (c) along a fixed guideway extension from an existing commuter rail line; or (d) at the landing point of a pedestrian bridge or vehicle bridge extending from an existing commuter rail station. (10) "Convention center" means a convention center owned by a county of the first class within a city of the first class. (11) "Convention center revitalization project" means a project within a city of the first class within a county of the first class for the revitalization, activation, and modernization of a convention center and the surrounding area, including projects meeting the objectives described in Section
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