For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
AREA A. The part of the greater Phoenix metropolitan area where specific pollution control programs are in place for ozone, carbon monoxide, and particulate matter. As defined in A.R.S. § 49-541(1).
COUNTY DUST CONTROL PERMIT. A permit issued by Maricopa County evidencing that a dust generating operation has a satisfactory dust control plan in place approved by the Maricopa County Air Quality Department.
FUGITIVE DUST. The particulate matter not collected by a capture system that is entrained in the ambient air and is caused from human and/or natural activities, such as, but not limited to, movement of soil, vehicles, equipment, blasting, and wind. For the purpose of this chapter, FUGITIVE DUST does not include particulate matter emitted directly from the exhaust of motor vehicles and other internal combustion engines, from portable brazing, soldering, or welding equipment, or from piledrivers.
LANDSCAPE DEBRIS. Debris generated or accumulated as a result of, or moved in the course of, landscape operations. LANDSCAPE DEBRIS includes, but is not limited to, grass clippings, leaves, branches, vegetative matter, rubbish, soil, and rock.
LEAF BLOWER. Any device that generates a stream of air that is designed or used to move landscape debris.
OFF-ROAD VEHICLE. A self-propelled device and its appurtenances, including, but not limited to, off-road or all-terrain equipment, trucks, cars, motorcycles, motorbikes, or motor buggies and excluding devices moved by human power or used exclusively on stationary rails or trades and excluding motorized wheelchairs.
PERSON. Any individual, organization, public or private corporation or other entity recognized by law, company, partnership, firm, association or society of persons, the federal government and any of its departments or agencies, or the state and any of its departments or agencies, or political subdivisions.
PM-10. The standard adopted by the Environmental Protection Agency that focuses on smaller particulates in the air that are likely responsible for adverse health effects because of their ability to reach the lower regions of the respiratory tract. The PM-10 standard includes particles with an aerodynamic diameter smaller than or equal to ten microns (micrometers) as measured by the applicable state and federal reference test methods.
PUBLIC ROADWAY. Any street, alley, road, highway, or thoroughfare of any kind that is used by the public or that is open to the public as a matter of right, for the purpose of vehicular travel.
TOWN. The Town of Guadalupe, Arizona.
UNSTABILIZED. A surface that has not been paved or stabilized with asphaltic concrete, cement concrete, hardscape, penetration treatment of bituminous material and seal coat of bituminous binder and a mineral aggregate, decomposed granite cover, crushed granite cover, aggregate cover, gravel cover, or grass or other continuous vegetative cover, or any combination of such paving or stabilizing. Water or other stabilization measure approved by the town and authorized by state law.
VACANT LOT. Any of the following:
(1) An unsubdivided or undeveloped tract of land;
(2) A subdivided residential, industrial, institutional, governmental, or commercial lot that contains no approved or permitted buildings, structures, or uses of a temporary or permanent nature;
(3) A partially developed residential, industrial, institutional, governmental, or commercial lot; or
(4) For the purpose of this chapter, a VACANT LOT is not a public roadway.
VEHICLE. A self-propelled device and its appurtenances, excluding devices moved by human power or used exclusively on stationary rails or tracks.
(Ord. 2008-08, passed 4-3-2008)