(a) “Best Management Practices (BMPs)” refers to a broad range of physical structures, plantings, or management practices. The common denominator that makes them BMPs is that they either reduce stormwater runoff, reduce pollutants that could reach surface waters, or treat stormwater before it enters a natural water body. Examples of structural BMPs include sedimentation basins and wet ponds (or manufactured wetlands). Vegetated BMPs could include vegetated swales or rain gardens. Management practice BMPs include washing vehicles in commercial car washes (versus in an area where the soapy water could wash into a storm drain), and soil testing before applying fertilizers.
(b) “Owner” means the property owner or operator of any stormwater management system or activity subject to this chapter.
(c) “Stormwater management plan” means drawings and written information prepared by a registered engineer or other certified professional which describe the ways in which stormwater runoff is proposed to be controlled, having as its purpose to ensure that the objectives of this chapter are met.
(Ord. 2010-10. Passed 12-13-10.)