For the purposes of this Chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings indicated:
(a) “Assessment Roll” means the official listing of assessments of real property maintained by the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Ohio.
(b) “Monthly Rate” means the Stormwater Management Fee charges.
(c) “Base Unit” means a single family residential property in the City.
(d) “Board” means the Stormwater Management Board for the City of Campbell. In Lieu of the Stormwater Management Board the Council of the City of Campbell may act for the Board.
(e) “City Administrator” means the City Administrator for the City of Campbell or his/her designee.
(f) “Developed Property” means real property which has been altered from its natural state by the addition of any improvements such as buildings, structures, or other impervious area.
(g) “Fee” or “Stormwater Management Fee” means the charge established under this chapter and levied on owners of parcels or pieces of real property to fund the costs of stormwater management and of operating, maintaining, and improving the stormwater system in the City.
(h) “Fiscal Year” means July 1 of a calendar year to June 30 of the next calendar year, both inclusive.
(i) “Impervious Surface Area” means the number of square feet of horizontal surface covered by buildings and other impervious surfaces. All building measurements shall be made between exterior faces of walls, foundations, columns or other means of support or enclosure.
(j) “Impervious Surface” means a surface area which is compacted or covered with material that is resistant to infiltration by water, including, but not limited to, most conventionally surfaced streets, roofs, sidewalks, patios, driveways, parking lots, and any other oiled, graveled, graded, compacted, or other surface which impedes the natural infiltration of surface water.
(k) “Multi-Family Dwelling” means building with more than two dwelling units.
(1) “Other Developed Property” means developed property other than single-family residential property. Such property shall include, but not be limited to, multifamily dwellings, commercial properties, industrial properties, parking lots, hospitals, schools, recreational and cultural facilities, hotels, offices, and churches.
(m) “Property Owner” means the property owner of record as listed in the State assessment roll. A property owner includes any individual, corporation, firm, partnership, or group of individuals acting as a unit, and any trustee, receiver, or personal representative.
(n) “Single Family Residential Property” means a developed property which serves as the primary purpose of providing a permanent dwelling unit and which is classified as residential in the State assessment rolls. A single family detached dwelling or a townhouse containing an accessory apartment or second dwelling unit is included in this definition.
(o) “Stormwater Management Fund” or “Fund” means the fund created by this chapter to operate, maintain, and improve the City's stormwater system.
(p) “Stormwater Management” means the planning, design, construction, regulation, improvement, repair, maintenance, and operation of facilities and programs relating to water, flood plains, flood control, grading erosion, tree conservation, and sediment control. The six minimum controls as outlined the City of Campbell's Stormwater Management Plan.
(q) “Stormwater System” means the system or network of storm and surface water management facilities including but not limited to inlets, conduits, manholes, channels, ditches, drainage easements, retention and detention basin, infiltration facilities and other components as well as all natural waterways.
(r) “Undeveloped Property” means any non-single family residential property which has one-third or less of the base unit of impervious surface area.
(s) “Water” means any storm water, surface water, snow melt or ground water.
(Ord. 07-0654. Passed 4-4-07.)