For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ADMINISTERING AUTHORITY. The designated unit of government given the authority to issue permits.
AGRICULTURAL LAND USE. Use of land for the production of animal or plant life, including forestry, pasturing or yarding livestock, and planting, growing, cultivating, and harvesting crops for human or livestock consumption.
EROSION. The detachment and movement of soil, sediment, or rock fragments by water, wind, ice, or gravity.
EROSION CONTROL MEASURE. A practice or a combination of practices to control erosion and resulting sedimentation.
EROSION CONTROL PLAN. A written description of pertinent information concerning erosion control measures designed to meet the requirements of this chapter as submitted by the applicant for review and approval by the town.
LAND DISTURBING ACTIVITY. Any man-made change of the land surface, including removing vegetative cover, excavating, filling, transporting, and grading. In the context of this chapter, it includes only non-agricultural land disturbing activities on sites which also require a local improvement location permit or an approved subdivision plat.
NONAGRICULTURAL LAND USE. Commercial use of land for the manufacturing and wholesale or retail sale of goods or services, residential or institutional use of land intended primarily to shelter people, highway use of land including lanes, alleys, and streets, and other land uses not included under agricultural land use.
PERSON. Any entity, including any individual, corporation, or public body holding title to or having an interest in land, or operating, leasing, renting, or having made other arrangements with the title holder by which the title holder authorizes use of his or her land.
RUNOFF. The portion of precipitation from sources such as rainfall, snowmelt, or irrigation water that flows over the ground surface.
SITE. The entire area included in the legal description of the land on which land disturbing activity has been proposed in the permit application.
(Ord. 243, passed 5-12-97)