For the purposes of this chapter, the following abbreviations and definitions shall apply unless context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
(A) Abbreviations:
“DSM.” Town Department of Storm Water Management.
“ERU.” Equivalent residential unit.
“NPDES.” National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System.
“MS4.” Municipal separate storm water sewer system.
(B) Definitions:
“AGRICULTURAL PROPERTY.” A parcel or lot exceeding five acres of land encompassing two or more structures used to support agricultural activities.
“APARTMENT/CONDOMINIUM PROPERTY.” A lot or parcel of real estate on which is situated a building containing five or greater single-family dwelling units, or on which two or more buildings each containing multiple single-family dwelling units are situated.
“AUTHORIZED ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.” The Department of Storm Water Management, Town Building Commissioner, Town Police and Fire Departments, or their subcontractors shall be the agencies authorized to enforce the provisions of this chapter.
“BOARD.” The Board of Directors of the Department of Storm Water Management.
“CONTIGUOUS.” Abutting or adjoining as in having a town boundary or edge.
“CONVEYANCE.” Any structural method for transferring storm water between at least two points. The term includes piping, ditches, swales, curbs, gutters, catch basins, channels, storm drains, and roadways.
“DEPARTMENT.” The Department of Storm Water Management of the Town of Edinburgh, Indiana.
“DIRECTOR.” The head of the Department of Storm Water Management of the town.
“DISCHARGE.” The flow of any substance into the storm water system.
“DISTRICT.” The Storm Water Management District of Edinburgh, Indiana.
“MONTH.” The period between any two consecutive regular billings by the utility for service rendered to a customer. Billings are scheduled at intervals of approximately 30 days. For purposes of billing, a month is 25 through 35 days. Any bills produced outside the month parameter will be prorated.
“MONTHLY.” Occurring once in a month.
“MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEM.” A MS4 must meet the following criteria:
(a) Is a conveyance or system of conveyances owned by the state, county, town, or other public entity;
(b) Discharges to waters of the United States;
(c) Is designed or used for collecting or conveying storm water;
(d) Is not a combined sewer; and
(e) Is not part of a publicly owned treatment works.
“NON-RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY.” All properties not encompassed by the definition of “residential” shall be defined as non-residential. Non-residential property includes:
(a) Agricultural property;
(b) Apartment and condominium property;
(c) Mobile home parks;
(d) Commercial property;
(e) Industrial property;
(f) Institutional property;
(g) Governmental property;
(h) Churches;
(i) Schools;
(j) Federal, state and local government property; and
(k) Any other property not mentioned in this or the list of residential properties below.
“NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM.” Regulations for storm water discharges as described in the Federal Register, 40 CFR 122, 123, and 124.
“NPDES PERMIT.” Permit issued pursuant to Section 402 of the Clean Water Act.
“PROPERTY OWNER.” The individual, partnership, or corporation holding the deed or record title to the property. A contract purchaser whose contract has been recorded shall be considered the property owner.
“RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY.” For the purpose of this chapter, this definition refers to a lot or parcel of real estate on which a building or mobile home is situated which building contains a group of rooms forming a single inhabitable dwelling unit with facilities which are used or are intended to be used primarily for living, sleeping, cooking and eating. This definition also includes a lot containing one individual building containing four or fewer separate or contiguous single-family dwelling units.
“RUN-OFF.” That portion of precipitation that flows from a drainage area on the land surface, in open channels, or in storm water conveyance systems.
“SEDIMENT.” Solid material (both mineral and organic) that is in suspension, is being transported, or has been moved from its site of origin by air, water, gravity, or ice and has come to rest on the earth’s surface.
“SEWER.” May reference storm, sanitary, or combined water conduction facility.
“STORM SEWER.” A sewer designed or intended to convey only storm water, surface run-off, street wash waters, and drainage, and not intended for sanitary sewage and industrial wastes other than unpolluted cooling water. The portion of a sewer intended to carry storm water only, which begins at the grating or opening where water enters the sewer, through the sewer and any other conduits to the outlet structure where water enters a channel, natural watercourse or combined sewer. Also called a “STORM DRAIN.”
“STORM WATER.” Water resulting from rain, melting or melted snow, hail, or sleet.
“STORM WATER FACILITIES.” Various storm water and drainage works under the control or ownership of the town, county, state or federal government which may include inlets, conduits, pipes, pumping stations, manholes, structures, channels, outlets, retention or detention basins, other structural components and equipment designed to transport, move, or regulate storm water.
“STORM WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.” All land included in the town’s corporate boundaries, as those boundaries may change from time to time, and any additional land in Johnson, Shelby, and Bartholomew Counties, Indiana which is subject to the jurisdiction of the DSM and/or pursuant to a validly executed interlocal agreement.
“STORM WATER SERVICE CHARGE.” A charge imposed on users of the town’s storm water collection, impounding, and transportation system.
“STORM WATER SERVICE CUSTOMER OR USER.” The owner of a lot or parcel of residential or non-residential property shall be considered the town utility’s customer for the purpose of assessing storm water service charges.
“STORM WATER SYSTEM.” All constructed facilities, including combined sewers, structures and natural watercourses used for collecting and conducting storm water to, through and from drainage areas to the point of final outlet, including, but not limited to, any and all of the following: inlets, conduits and appurtenant features, creeks, channels, catch basins, ditches, streams, culverts, retention or detention basins, and pumping stations.
“TOWN.” The municipal corporation of Edinburgh, Indiana.
(Ord. 2013-9, passed 11-12-13)