For the purpose of this chapter the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ARCHITECT. An architect registered in the State of Ohio to practice in the field of architecture.
BORROW. Earth material acquired from an off-site location for the use in grading on a site.
BUILDING COMMISSIONER. The person employed by the village in the capacity of Building Commissioner or his authorized agents or employees, to perform specific duties in the review and enforcement of this chapter.
EARTH MATERIAL. Any rock, fill, or natural soil and/or combination thereof.
ENGINEERING GEOLOGIST. A full member in good standing of the Association of Engineering Geologists or the American Institute of Professional Geologists.
EROSION. The wearing away of the land surface by the action of wind, water, gravity, or other natural process.
EXCAVATION. Any artificial or mechanical act by which earth, sand, rock, or other similar material is dug into, cut, quarried, uncovered, removed, displaced, relocated, or bulldozed and shall include the conditions resulting therefrom.
FILL. Any artificial or mechanical act by which earth, sand, gravel, rock, or any other material is placed, pushed, dumped, pulled, transported, or moved to a new location above the natural surface of the ground or on top of the stripped or excavated surface and shall include the conditions resulting therefrom. The difference in elevation between a point on the original ground and a designated point of higher elevation on the final grade. The material used to make a fill.
NATURAL TERRAIN. Existing ground as shown on the most recent published editions of the City of Cincinnati and Hamilton County Metropolitan Topographic Survey sheets prior to the date of this chapter.
REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER. A civil engineer registered in the State of Ohio to practice in the field of civil engineering.
SEDIMENT. Solid material both mineral and organic, that is in suspension, is being transported or has been moved from its original site or origin by air, water, or gravity as a product of erosion.
SITE. Any lot or parcel of land or contiguous combination thereof, upon which excavation or filling is, has been, or will be performed.
SLOPE. An inclined ground surface, the inclination of which is expressed as the arc tangent of vertical distance y to horizontal distance x, where x and y are in the same linear units.
SOIL SCIENTIST. A full member in good standing of the Soil Science Society of America and who has special knowledge and training in the physical, chemical, and biological sciences applicable to soil.
SOIL ENGINEERING. The application of the principles of soil mechanics in the investigation, evaluation, and design of civil works involving the use of earth materials and the inspection and testing of the construction thereof.
SOIL ENGINEER. A civil engineer experienced and knowledgeable in the practice of soil engineering.
VILLAGE ENGINEER. The persons, firms, or corporations, or their authorized agents or employees, employed or designated by the village to perform engineering services for the village.
('69 Code, § 154.02) (Ord. C-474, passed 1-8-79)