For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning. Any term not specifically defined herein shall be as defined in Chapter 162.
“AASHTO.” American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.
“ADMINISTRATOR.” The Director of Urban Services or his or her designee.
“AGRICULTURAL.” Uses commonly classed as agricultural or horticultural, including forestry, crop farming, truck gardening, wholesale nursery operations, animal husbandry, the operation of any machinery or vehicles incidental to said uses, and the construction of a single-family dwelling and other farm structures incidental to and typically associated with said uses.
“APPLICANT.” Any person, firm, corporation, or agency that submits an application for a stormwater permit. The applicant is the current owner of the property or a representative for the owner.
“CITY.” The City of Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.
“CLEARING AND GRUBBING.” The activity of cutting and removal of trees, shrubs, bushes, windfalls, and other vegetation, including removal of stumps, roots, and other remains in the designated areas.
“CONTRACTOR.” A person who contracts with the permittee, landowner, developer, or another contractor (i.e., subcontractor) to undertake any or all the land disturbing activities covered by this chapter.
“CONTRACTOR’S CERTIFICATION STATEMENT.” A signed statement required by the IEPA as part of the ILR-10 construction site activity permit.
“CONTROL STRUCTURE.” A facility constructed to regulate the volume of stormwater that is released during a specific length of time.
“CPESC.” Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control.
“DISTURBED AREA.” The part of the project site that will be hydrologically disturbed during the construction or demolition of any facility. The disturbed area shall include all area required for site access, equipment storage and movement and the limits of the facility itself.
“DEMOLITION.” Any act or process of wrecking or destroying a building or structure.
“EROSION.” The general process whereby soils are moved by water, wind, ice, or gravity.
“EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL PLAN (ESCP).” A written plan (including drawing or other graphic representations) that is designed to minimize the accelerated erosion and sediment runoff at a site during construction activities.
“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 resulting conditions.
“EXEMPTION.” Land development activities that are not subject to the land disturbance permit requirements contained in this chapter.
“FILL.” Any act by which earth, sand, gravel, rock, or any other material is deposited, placed, replaced, pushed, dumped, pulled, transported, or moved to a new location and shall include the resulting conditions.
“FINAL STABILIZATION.” Soil disturbing activities at the site have been completed and either of the two following criteria are met:
(1) A uniform perennial vegetative cover has been established on all unpaved areas and areas not covered by permanent structures. The density of the vegetative cover must be at least 70%.
(2) Equivalent permanent stabilization measures (such as the use of riprap, gabions, or geotextiles) have been employed.
“GRADE.” The inclination or slope of a channel, canal, conduit, etc., or natural ground surface, usually expressed in terms of percentage the vertical rise (or fall) bears to the corresponding horizontal distance.
(1) “EXISTING GRADE.” The grade prior to land disturbing activities.
(2) “ROUGH GRADE.” The stage at which the grade approximately conforms to the approved plan.
(3) “FINAL GRADE.” The final grade of the site which conforms to the approved plan.
“IEPA.” Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.
“ILR-10.” The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency’s ILR10 General National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) construction storm water permit covering anyone conducting a land disturbing activity which disturbs one or more acres of total land area.
“ILR-40.” The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency’s ILR40 General National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit for discharge from small municipal separate storm sewer systems (MS4).
“INCIDENT OF NONCOMPLIANCE.” A document required by the IEPA as part of the ILR-10 construction site activity permit. This document reports violations of the ILR-10 permit.
“LAND DISTURBING ACTIVITY.” Any land change that may result in soil erosion from wind, water and/or ice and the movement of sediments into or upon waters, lands, or rights-of-way within the city, including but not limited to building demolition, clearing and grubbing, grading, excavating, transporting and filling of land. Land disturbing activities do not include the following:
(1) Traditional agriculture.
(2) Minor land disturbing activities including, but not limited to, underground utility repairs, home gardens, minor repairs.
(3) Installation of fence, sign, telephone, and electric poles and other kinds of posts or poles.
(4) Emergency work to protect life, limb, or property and emergency repairs. For emergency work that would have required a land disturbance permit, the disturbed land shall be shaped and stabilized in accordance with this chapter.
“MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEM (MS4).” The conveyances owned or operated by the municipality for the collection and transportation of stormwater, including the roads and streets and their drainage systems, catch basins, curbs, gutters, ditches, man-made channels, and storm drains.
“NOTICE OF INTENT (NOI).” The completed permit form submitted to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency in accordance with its rules and regulations for the authorization to discharge stormwater from a construction site.
“NOTICE OF TERMINATION (NOT).” The completed form submitted to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency in accordance with its rules and regulations where a construction site has been finally stabilized and all stormwater discharges from the construction site authorized under a notice of intent are eliminated.
“NPDES.” National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System.
“OWNER.” The record title holder or a beneficiary of a land trust, singular or plural; if the owner is other than an individual, the term includes beneficiaries, agents, shareholders, officers and directors, partnerships, associations, firms, trusts, clubs, companies, or corporations.
“PERSON.” An individual, public or private corporation, government, partnership, or unincorporated association.
“PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER (P.E.).” A licensed professional engineer in the State of Illinois.
“QUALIFIED PERSON.” A professional engineer licensed by state of Illinois (P.E.), Illinois registered architect, a Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control (CPESC) as certified through Envirocert International, Certified Erosion, Sediment and Stormwater Inspector (CESSWI) as certified by EnviroCert International, or approved equivalent.
“SCALE.” The ratio of the linear dimensions of an object represented on a drawing to the actual dimensions of the object.
“STOP WORK ORDER.” A document issued by the Administrator that directs work to stop on a construction site if land disturbance activities are in violation of this chapter.
“STORMWATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN (SWPPP).” A site specific, written document that identifies potential sources of stormwater pollution at the construction site, describes practices to reduce pollutants in stormwater discharges from the construction site (reduction of pollutants is often achieved by controlling the volume of stormwater runoff), and identifies procedures the operator will implement to comply with the terms and conditions of a construction general permit.
“STRIPPING.” Any activity which removes the vegetative surface cover including tree removal, clearing, or removal of top soil.
“TOPSOIL.” The upper layer of soil.
“USEPA.” U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
“WASHOUT FACILITY.” The location where construction waste such as concrete, asphalt or similar material can be temporarily stored until final disposal of the material. Washout facilities shall be designated by the permit holder before work begins and shall be located in an appropriate area where the waste resulting from the washout cannot enter sewer systems or local waterways. Waste from the washout facilities shall be disposed of in an approved manner according to state laws.
“WATER QUALITY.” The biological, chemical, and physical conditions of water. It is a measure of water’s ability to support beneficial uses. The United State Environmental Protection Agency sets water quality standards for all contaminants in surface waters.
(Ord. 9098, passed 5-16-17)