For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
CITY. The City of Fort Pierre, South Dakota.
EMBANKMENT, FILL or BERM. A deposit of soil, rock or other material placed by humans.
EXCAVATION. Any act by which soil or rock is cut into, dug, uncovered, removed, displaced or relocated.
GOVERNING BODY. The City Council in and for the City of Fort Pierre, South Dakota.
GRADING. Any displacement of soil stripping, excavating, filling, stockpiling or any combination thereof.
MAJOR LAND-DISTURBING ACTIVITIES. Activities, such as the development of residential properties, storm sewers, street and gutter construction, trenching for utilities, road construction and/or industrial and commercial development, which involve grading, filling or excavating generally 1,000 cubic yards and over. Major land-disturbing activities require submission of a sediment and erosion control plan which complies with the sediment and erosion control standards of the County Conservation District and the DENR. The plan shall be reviewed by the Conservation District and shall be enforced by the city.
MINOR LAND-DISTURBING ACTIVITIES. Activities, such as the construction of a single-family dwelling by the owner, construction of private roadways, home landscaping by owners, operators and tenants and garden areas, that are not primarily designed to enhance production or conserve soil resources.
SEDIMENT. Soil or other surface materials transported by wind or surface water as a product of erosion.
SOIL EROSION. The process by which the soil is moved away by the action of wind or water after land-disturbing activity.
WATER RUNOFF. The way by which natural snow melt or rainwater uses to seek its lowest level.
(Prior Code, § Q-11-106) (Ord. 989, passed - -)