For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
AGRICULTURAL USE. Land use consistent with raising of livestock, grain and/or vegetables. Excluded from this definition are the storage of grain for more than one concern, the production of agricultural related chemicals or the commercial slaughter and processing of livestock or meat.
APPLICANT. Any person who seeks or is granted site development approval which is on behalf of and who is a representative of the owner of the project and/or the project site.
BUILDING PERMIT. A permit issued by the County Department of Technical Code Enforcement for the construction, erection or alteration of a structure or building.
CERTIFY or CERTIFICATION. Formally attesting that the specific inspections and tests required have been performed by a qualified professional and that the tests comply with the applicable requirements of this chapter.
CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY. Land alteration associated with the construction of infrastructure and structures. This term does not include routine ditch, road maintenance or landscaping projects disturbing less than one acre.
CONSTRUCTION PLAN. A representation of a project site and all activities associated with the project. The plan includes the location of the project site, buildings and other infrastructure, grading activities, schedules for implementation and other pertinent information related to the project site. A storm water pollution prevention plan is a part of the CONSTRUCTION PLAN.
COUNTY. Bartholomew County, Indiana.
DEVELOPED or DEVELOPMENT. A land alteration that requires, pursuant to state law or local ordinance, the approval of a site plan, plat, special land use, planned unit development, rezoning of land, land division approval, private road approval or other approvals required for the construction of land or the erection of buildings or structures; provided, however, that, for purposes of this chapter only, developed or development shall not include the actual construction of, or an addition, extension or modification to, an individual single-family or a two-family detached dwelling.
DEVELOPER. Any individual, firm, association syndicate, partnership, corporation, trust or any other legal entity initiating land altering activity for himself or herself or for another.
DEVELOPMENT SITE. Any land that is being or has been developed or that a developer proposes for development.
DRAINAGEWAY. The area within which surface water or ground water is carried from one part of a lot or property to another part of the lot or property or lo adjacent land.
ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. The County Highway Engineer, a staff member of the Engineering Department for the county or a designee of the County Highway Engineer.
EROSION. The transport of the land surface by the action of wind, water, gravity or a combination thereof.
EXCAVATION. Any act by which organic matter, earth, sand, gravel, rock or any other similar material is cut into, dug, quarried, uncovered, removed, displaced, relocated or bulldozed and shall include the conditions resulting therefrom.
FILL. Any act by which earth, sand, gravel, rock or any other material is deposited, placed, replaced, pushed, dumped, pulled, transported or moved by humans to a new location and shall include the conditions resulting therefrom.
GRADING. Excavation or fill or any combination thereof and shall include the conditions resulting from any excavation or fill.
IDEM. The Indiana Department of Environmental Management.
INDIANA HANDBOOK FOR EROSION CONTROL or the INDIANA STORM WATER QUALITY MANUAL. The state document used for guidance for means and methods of acceptable erosion and sediment control within the state (whichever of the two is the standard of the state at the time).
INFRASTRUCTURE. The roads, bridges, streets, curbs, sidewalks, sanitary and storm sewers, water mains, gas mains, electrical supply lines and communication lines which supply the structures of a development with transportation means and utilities.
LAND ALTERATION.
(1) Any action taken relative to land which either:
(a) Removes the natural ground cover;
(b) Changes the existing elevation;
(c) Increases the runoff rate;
(d) Decreases the rate at which water is absorbed;
(e) Changes the drainage pattern;
(f) Creates or changes a drainage facility;
(g) Involves construction, enlargement or location of any building on a permanent foundation; or
(h) Creates an impoundment.
(2) LAND ALTERATION includes (by way of example and not of limitation) terracing, grading, excavating, constructing earthwork, draining, installing drainage tile, filling and paving.
MAJOR AMENDMENT. A change in the project scope that will increase the disturbed area 20% or more or extend the construction limits as described in the original permit.
MAJOR SUBDIVISION. Major subdivision, as defined in Chapter 156 of this code.
MINOR AMENDMENT. A change in the project scope that will increase the disturbed area less than 20% and will not extend the construction limits as described in the original permit.
MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEM (MS4). The storm water conveyances (swales, creeks, streams, pipes and the like) through the county and is more clearly defined in 327 I.A.C. 15-13.
MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEM (MS4) DEPARTMENT. The Bartholomew County MS4 Director, a staff member of the MS4 Department or a designee of the MS4 Director.
NATIONAL POLLUTION DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES). The law that is a further development of the Clean Water Act (327 I.A.C. 15).
NOTICE OF INTENT. A letter that contains the entire applicable storm water pollution prevention plan, which meets the requirements of 327 I.A.C. 15-5-5 for the county and the Indiana Handbook for Erosion Control or the Indiana Storm Water Quality Manual whichever is the current adopted standard.
NOTICE OF TERMINATION (NOT) LETTER. A written notification indicating that facility has met the conditions to terminate its permit coverage under rule (327 I.A.C. 15-5 through 327 I.A.C. 15-13).
OWNER. The person(s) listed in the most recent official records of the township or County Assessor or County Auditor.
PARCEL. A division of property in a single legal description.
PERSON. Any individual, firm or corporation, public or private, the state and its agencies or political subdivisions, and the United States of America, its agencies and instrumentalities, and the agent, servant, officer or employee of any of the foregoing.
PROPERTY. All contiguous land in one ownership.
REMOVAL. The cutting to the ground, complete extraction or killing by spraying of vegetation or stumps.
REPRESENTATIVE. The authorized representative of the MS4 Department assigned to make detailed observation of contract performance.
SEDIMENT. Material, which settles to the bottom of a stream, lake or along a drainageway.
SEDIMENTATION. The deposition or accumulation of sediment.
SITE. A property where land-altering activity is proposed or taking place.
SITE DEVELOPMENT. Altering terrain and/or vegetation and constructing improvements.
SITE DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL. Documented confirmation by the county for the construction or alteration of ground improvements and structures for the control of erosion, runoff and grading.
SITE PLAN. An exhibit required to obtain a building permit from the Columbus/Bartholomew County Department of Code Enforcement, also known as a CONSTRUCTION STAKE OUT DRAWING or PROPOSED PLOT PLAN.
SITE PLAN REVIEW. A plan review conducted by the Columbus/Bartholomew Planning Department required to obtain a zoning compliance certificate.
STORM WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN (SWP3) or STORM WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN (SWMP). A document, which describes the best management practices and activities to be implemented by a person to identify sources of pollution or contamination at a site and the actions to eliminate or reduce pollutant discharges to storm water, MS4 and/or receiving waters to the maximum extent practicable.
STRIP DEVELOPMENT. A commercial development in which multiple tenants occupy a single site or multiple sites managed by the same owner as a homogeneous development.
STRIPPING. Any activity, which removes the vegetative surface cover including tree removal, clearing and storage or removal of topsoil.
STRUCTURE. Any construction that provides protection from weather for the human activities of work, storage, habitation or recreation.
UNIMPROVED LOT. A lot that has infrastructure brought close enough to its boundary that could allow structures to be built for human work, storage, habitation or recreation and has not been improved with structures for human work, storage, habitation or recreation.
WORK DAY. A calendar day, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and county recognized holidays.
(Ord. 2008-07, passed 5-5-2008; Ord. 2020-05, passed 9-28-2020)