BUILDABLE AREA: That portion of a lot or parcel which is eligible to place a building or structure and complies with the setbacks and other regulations of the zone where the property is located.
CITY BUILDING OFFICIAL: City building inspector.
ENGINEERING GEOLOGIST: A civil engineer registered in the state of Utah with training and experience in the technical analysis of geological data and risk assessment of geological hazards.
EXCAVATION: The mechanical removal of earth material.
FILL: A deposit of earth material by artificial means.
GEOLOGIC HAZARD: Those hazards listed in Utah Code Annotated section 10-9a-103 as it may be amended, including, but not limited to: a surface fault or rupture, shallow groundwater, liquefaction, landslide, a debris flow, unstable soil, a rockfall, or any other geologic condition that presents a risk to life; a substantial loss of real property; or substantial damage to real property.
GEOLOGIC REPORT: Report that shall include maps and a report, as required by section 17.70.080 of this chapter.
GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER: A civil engineer registered in the state of Utah with training and experience in soil engineering.
GRADING: Any excavating or filling or combination thereof.
GRADING PLANS: A topographic development plan prepared by a registered civil engineer showing contours for before and after grading which do not exceed one foot (1') intervals.
LETTER REPORT: A simplified geologic report used in relation to areas of relatively stable soil and rock as required by section 17.70.070 of this chapter.
NATURAL FEATURES: Nonmanmade land characteristics that include drainage swales, wetlands and concentrated native stands of large shrubs or trees.
NATURAL STATE: Portion of any lot or parcel, which cannot be subjected to grading, removal of vegetation or building development.
OPEN SPACE: Primary and secondary conservation areas and other land conserved or set aside from development such as, but not limited to, public or private parks, trails, landscaped buffers, wetlands, pastures, farm fields and other lands forming part of the ecologically connected matrix of natural areas.
POSSIBLE WETLAND AREA (PWA): Lands that are generally inundated or saturated by surface or ground water at a frequency or duration to support and that under normal circumstances to support, a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions.
SENSITIVE LAND AREAS: All areas shown in the city's sensitive land area map, the city's storm drainage map or identified as a sensitive land area by the Farr West City engineer or the Farr West City building official.
SITE: Any lot or parcel of land.
SURFACE DRAINAGE: Water runoff caused as a result of precipitation or irrigation.
WETLANDS: Any lands designated as wetlands by the United States army corps of engineers (USACE) or other agency of the federal government. Wetlands as defined in section 404 of the clean water act. (Ord. 12-07)