For the purposes of this chapter the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
“AGRICULTURAL LAND USE.” The use of land for the production of animal or plant life, including forestry, pasturing or yarding livestock, and planting, growing, cultivating and harvesting crops for human or livestock consumption.
“CITY.” The City of Huntington, Indiana.
“EASEMENT.” An acquired legal right for the specific use of land owned by others.
“EROSION.” The detachment and movement of soil, sediment, or rock fragments by water, wind, ice or gravity.
“EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL PLAN.” A written description of pertinent information concerning erosion control measures designed to meet the requirements of this chapter.
“EROSION CONTROL MEASURE.” A practice or a combination of practices to control erosion and resulting sedimentation.
“LAND-DISTURBING ACTIVITY.” Any material change of the land surface, including removing vegetative cover, excavating, filling, transporting and grading. In the context of this chapter, it includes only nonagricultural land-disturbing activities on sites which also require a local improvement location permit or an approved subdivision plat.
“MS4.” Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System.
“NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPSES) STORMWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT.” A permit issued by EPA (or by the State of Indiana under authority delegated pursuant to 33 U.S.C. 1342 (b)) that authorizes the discharge of pollutants to waters of the United States, whether the permit is applicable on an individual, group, or general area-wide basis.
“NONAGRICULTURAL LAND USE.” The commercial use of land for the manufacture and wholesale or retail sale of goods and services, the residential or institutional use of land intended primarily to shelter people, the highway use of land, including lanes, alleys and streets, and all other land uses not included under agricultural land use.
“PERSON.” Any individual, partnership, co-partnership, firm, company, corporation, association, trust, estate, political subdivision, state agency or any other legal entity, or its legal representative, agent or assigns legally capable of owning property in the State of Indiana.
“RUNOFF.” The portion of the precipitation from such sources as rainfall, snowmelt or irrigation water that flows over the ground surface.
“SITE.” The entire area included in the legal description of the land on which land-disturbing activity has been proposed in the permit application.
(Ord. 21-C-04, passed 11-9-04)