Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning of terms used in these Regulations shall be as follows:
(1) "Board" means the Township Board of Trustees of the Charter Township of Clinton, Macomb County, Michigan.
(2) "Borrow pit" means any area where earth excavation deeper than two feet from existing grade is borrowed for use as fill material at another location within or outside the subject development.
(3) "Curb stop" or "stop valve" means the water-service pipe valve that is located at a customer's water supply outlet.
(4) "Customer's wastewater disposal outlet" means the point of connection with the public sewer.
(5) "Customer's water supply outlet" means either the outlet on the customer side of a curb stop (in the case of a supply for a single building) or on the customer side of a master water meter (in the case where the Township has required the use of a master water meter to serve special types of customers.
(6) "Department" means the Department of Water and Sewers of the Township.
(7) "Developer" or "land developer" means a person, firm, association, partnership, corporation or any other legal entity, who intends to develop land by making site improvements.
(8) "Development," "developer's project" and "project" mean a specifically designated site being developed (or proposed for development) by a developer.
(9) "Development of land" or "land development" means the reshaping of the land environment to provide for the amenities associated with community living. Items considered as these amenities include any of the items listed under the definition of "site improvements."
(10) "Ditch" and "drainage swale" means an open channel used to transport drainage water from any source.
(11) "Drainage water" and "drainage" mean water run-off (other than wastewater) resulting from rain, melted snow, water supply discharge or ground water discharge.
(12) "Drainage water facilities" and "drainage facilities" mean any storm sewers or storm drains, including facilities designed as County drains, that receive drainage water from more than one owner's land.
(13) "Drainage water service sewer" means any drainage water pipe extension from a building's drainage water outlet point, located four feet outside of a building, to a point of connection with a public drain.
(14) "Dwelling unit" means a building or unit thereof that is occupied by one or more persons as a residence (with a single set of culinary facilities) intended for a single family.
(15) "Easement" means an acquired legal right for the specified use of another owner's land.
(16) "Engineering and construction standards" means those standards that are entitled Standards for Engineering Design, for Preparation of Engineering Plans and Specifications, and for Construction of Site Improvements, as set forth in Chapter 1248.
(17) "Flood plain" means that area of land adjoining a lake, watercourse, or similar body of water which will be inundated by a 100-year flood.
(18) "Floodway" means the channel of a river or stream and those positions of the flood plain adjoining the channel which are reasonably required to carry and discharge a 100-year flood.
(19) "Foundation drain service pipe" means a conveyance pipe that receives only foundation drain ground water seepage, exclusive of other drainage water.
(20) "Lot" means a measured portion of a parcel or tract of land.
(21) "Master Thoroughfare Plan" means the Comprehensive Master Thoroughfare Development Plan adopted by the Township, which sets forth the location, alignment, and dimensions of existing and proposed street rights of way.
(22) "Open drain" means an open channel used to transport drainage water from any source.
(23) "Parking lot" and "parking area" mean a designated area used primarily for the parking of motor vehicles.
(24) "Parking lot bay" means that part of a parking lot that includes the access driveway and a set of parking stalls on either side of the access driveway serving such parking stalls.
(25) "Person" means any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation, governmental agency (including school district), or other legal entity.
(26) "Plat" means a map or chart of a subdivision of land as defined in Act 288 of the Public Acts of 1967, as amended.
(27) "Private wastewater disposal system" means a septic tank with sub-surface soil absorption facilities, wastewater treatment facilities, or similar methods of wastewater disposal that may be approvable by the Macomb County Health Department and/or the State of Michigan.
(28) "Private water supply system" means any system by which potable ground water is withdrawn and supplied to premises and which is approvable by the Macomb County Health Department and/or the Michigan Department of Public Health.
(29) "Public sanitary sewer" means a sanitary sewer that is intended to collect wastewater from more than one user.
(30) "Public sewer" and "public drain" mean a common sewer or drain that serves more than one owner's land.
(31) "Public utilities" means and includes public sewers; public water mains; gas and oil piping; and public electric, television or telephone wiring.
(32) "Public utility company" and "utility company" mean a legally constituted firm, corporation, or agency, other than the Township or a County Agency acting under a contract with the Township, that installs and operates public utilities other than Township utilities.
(33) "Public water main" means a water main that is intended to serve more than one user. The water-service pipe that extends from a public water main to a customer's water supply outlet shall also be considered "public."
(34) "Right of way" (sometimes abbreviated "R.O.W.") means land reserved or used for a street, alley, walkway or other public purposes.
(35) "Sanitary sewer" means a sewer that carries wastewater.
(36) "Services," as applied to water supply facilities and connections thereto, means any water supply conveyance pipe (outside of a building) that is two inches or smaller in diameter.
(37) "Sewage forcemain" (sometimes called "forcemain") means a wastewater conveyance pipe that carries wastewater under pressure.
(38) "Sewer" means a pipe or conduit that carries wastewater or drainage water.
(39) "Site improvements" and "improvements" mean such operations, acts of construction or changes affecting land that increase the value, utility or habitability of the site. Site improvements may include, without limitation: site grading; drainage water sewers, culverts or drains; sanitary sewers or other wastewater disposal facilities; water mains, services, or other water supply facilities; gas or oil piping; wiring for electricity, telephone or television; paving or surfacing of roadways, parking lots, or driveways; sidewalks; bridges; lakes, ponds or lagoons; and/or other appropriate appurtenant items.
(40) "Site plan" means the plan required under the Township Zoning Code for site plan review for all projects other than a land subdivision plat.
(41) "Storm water drain," "storm drain" and "storm sewer" mean a ditch, watercourse or sewer intended for the conveyance of drainage water from any source (exclusive of intentionally admitted wastewater).
(42) "Storm water or drainage water inlet structure" means a structure designed and constructed to intentionally admit surface water run-off into an underground sewer.
(43) "Street," whether public or private, means any street, avenue, boulevard, road, alley or other right of way that provides for vehicular access to land abutting either side of said street.
A. "Public street" means a street that is deemed or dedicated to the Macomb County Road Commission or to the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT).
B. "Private street" means a street that is not deeded or dedicated to the Macomb County Road Commission or MDOT.
C. "Local street" means any street that is intended primarily for access to properties abutting either side of said street. A local street shall have, or will be considered to occupy, a right-of-way width of sixty feet.
D. "Collector street" means a street intended to carry traffic from local streets to major thoroughfares (streets). A collector street will usually be located near the Township's quarter-section lines and/or will be designated on the Township Master Thoroughfare Plan. A collector street shall have, or will be considered to occupy, a right-of-way width of eighty-six feet.
E. "Major thoroughfare" means an arterial street of great continuity that is intended to serve as a large-volume trafficway for both the immediate Township area, as well as areas beyond the Township. A major thoroughfare will usually be located along the Township's section lines and/or will be designated on the Township Master Thoroughfare Plan. A major thoroughfare shall have, or will be considered to occupy, a right-of-way width of at least 120 feet.
(44) "Superintendent" means the person appointed by the Board to manage the Water and Sewers Department.
(45) "Surface water run-off" (sometimes called "storm water") means that part of rainfall or melting snowfall that reaches the storm water drain as run-off from natural land surfaces, building roofs or pavements.
(46) "Tabulation of quantities" means a list of construction items (compatible with the Township construction specification items), as usually used in the underground and pavement construction industry, together with the quantity of each item planned to be used in construction.
(47) "Township" means the Charter Township of Clinton, Macomb County, Michigan.
(48) "Township Engineer" means the staff registered professional engineer or the consulting engineer representing the Township in this position.
(49) "Trunk storm sewer" means a storm sewer having a diameter of twenty-four inches or larger.
(50) "Underdrain pipe" means a perforated or loose jointed pipe installed underground for the specific purpose of lowering a high ground water condition or draining a granular sub-base by receiving ground water seepage and conveying it to a storm water drain.
(51) "User" means the owner or occupant of any premises connected with, and/or using, any of the facilities operated by the Water and Sewers Department.
(52) "Utility company's contractor" means a construction contractor engaged by the utility company to install public utilities for the utility company, or, in the case where the utility company has a construction division that installs its own utilities, "utility company's contractor" means the utility company.
(53) "Wastewater" (sometimes called "sewage") means the spent water of a community, including liquid and water-carried wastes from residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants and institutions, together with any ground water, surface water and storm water that may be unintentionally present.
(54) "Wastewater service sewer" means the sewer extension from a building's wastewater outlet point, located four feet outside of a building, to a point of connection with a public sanitary sewer.
(55) "Water main," as applied to the water supply facilities and connections thereto, means any water supply conveyance pipe larger than two inches in diameter.
(56) "Water service pipe" means any water supply pipe that extends from a point of connection with the public water supply system to a point or connection with a building's water piping located four feet outside of a building.
(57) "Wetland" means land characterized by the presence of water at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that, under normal circumstances, does support, wetland vegetation or aquatic life and is commonly referred to as a bog, swamp, or marsh.
(Ord. 281. Passed 10-2-89.)