For purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings indicated.
ASSESSMENT ROLL. The official listing of assessments of real property maintained by the Christian County Property Valuation Office.
BASE RATE. The Storm Water Management Fee charged on a base unit. The monthly Storm Water Management Fee for a Single-Family Residential (SFR) property in the City of Hopkinsville equals the base rate.
DEVELOPED PROPERTY. Real property which has been altered from its natural state by the addition of any improvements such as buildings, structures or other impervious areas.
EQUIVALENT RESIDENTIAL UNIT (ERU). The average impervious surface area associated with a single-family residential property in the City of Hopkinsville as calculated using statistical methods.
FEE or STORM WATER MANAGEMENT FEE. The charge to the property owner established under this subchapter and levied on owners of parcels or pieces of real property to fund the costs of storm water management and of operating, maintaining, and improving the storm water system in the City of Hopkinsville.
FISCAL YEAR. July 1 of the calendar year to June 30 of the next calendar year, both inclusive.
IMPERVIOUS SURFACE AREA. The number of square feet of hard surface covered by buildings, and other impervious surfaces. All building measurements shall be made between exterior faces of walls, foundations, columns or other means of support or enclosure.
IMPERVIOUS SURFACE. Developed areas of land which either prevent, retard, or significantly impede the infiltration of surface and storm water into the soil mantle and/or cause water to run off the surface in greater quantities or at an increased rate of flow from that present under natural conditions prior to development. Typically, IMPERVIOUS SURFACE areas include, but are not limited to roofs, sidewalks, walkways, patios, swimming pools, private driveways, parking lots, access extensions, alleys and other paved, engineered, compacted or gravel surfaces that prevent or significantly impede the natural infiltration of surface and storm water into the soil.
MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING. A building with three or more dwelling units.
NPDES PHASE II PERMIT. National Pollution Elimination System Phase II Storm Water Permit as mandated by United States Environmental Protection Agency.
NON-DEVELOPED PROPERTY. Any non-SFR property not altered from its natural state.
NON-SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (NON- SFR). Developed property other than single-family residential property. Such property shall include, but not be limited to, multi-family dwellings, commercial properties, industrial properties, parking lots, hospitals, schools, recreational and cultural facilities, hotels, offices and churches.
PROPERTY OWNER/DEVELOPER/APPLICANT. The person, firm, partnership or corporation who is the owner of record as listed in the Christian County Property Valuation Office assessment rolls.
SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (SFR) PROPERTY. A developed property which serves the primary purpose of providing a permanent dwelling unit and which is classified as residential in the Christian County assessment rolls. For purposes of this definition, a duplex shall be considered as one SFR.
STORM WATER MANAGEMENT FUND OR FUNDS. The Fund created by this chapter to operate, maintain and improve the City of Hopkinsville's storm water system.
STORM WATER MANAGEMENT. The planning, design, engineering, construction, regulation, improvement, repair, maintenance and operation of facilities and programs relating to storm water, floodplains, flood control, grading, erosion, pollutant capture and/or transformation and sediment control.
STORM WATER SYSTEM. The primary system or network of storm and surface water management facilities including, but not limited to, inlets, conduits, manholes, natural streams and sinkholes, channels, ditches, drainage easements, retention and detention basins, infiltration facilities and other components, as well as all natural waterways. Public roads and public sidewalks are considered part of the storm water collection system.
UTILITY. The surface and storm water utility component of the City of Hopkinsville as created by Ord. 32-2005.
WATER. Any storm water, surface water, snow melt or ground water.
(Ord. 36-2005, passed 1-3-2006; Ord. 45-2006, passed 12-5-2006)