For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply; words used in the singular shall include the plural and the plural, the singular; words used in the present tense shall include the future tense. The word SHALL is mandatory and not discretionary. The word MAY is permissive. Words not defined herein shall be construed to have the meanings given by common and ordinary use as defined in the latest edition of Webster’s Dictionary.
DEVELOPED PROPERTY. Any lot or parcel of land altered from its natural state by the construction, creation or addition of impervious area, except public rights-of-way.
EDU (EQUIVALENT DWELLING UNIT). Each residential property is equal to one EDU. For nonresidential properties, an EDU is equal to 3,000 square feet of impervious area.
IMPERVIOUS AREA. Any part of any developed property that has been modified by the action of persons to reduce the land’s natural ability to absorb and hold rainfall. This includes any hard surface area which either prevents or retards the entry of water into the soil mantle as it entered under natural conditions pre-existent to development. By way of example, COMMON IMPERVIOUS AREAS include, but are not limited to, rooftops, walkways, patios, driveways, parking lots or storage areas, concrete or asphalt paving, gravel roads or any cleared, graded, paved, graveled or compacted surface or packed earthen materials, or areas covered with structures of other surfaces which similarly impede the natural infiltration of surface water into the soil mantle.
LOT. The smallest separately, segregated parcel, unit or plat of land having an identified owner, boundaries and surface area which is documented for property tax purposes.
NONRESIDENTIAL PROPERTY. All properties not encompassed within the definition of residential property, including but not limited to, commercial, industrial, retail, multifamily, governmental, institutional, schools and churches.
PERSON. Any natural individual, corporation, partnership, institution or other entity.
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY. Any lot or parcel existing within the city service area on which resides a single-family dwelling unit shall be considered RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY.
STORMWATER. The chemical compound of hydrogen and oxygen which is produced from atmospheric clouds as rain, snow, sleet and hail.
STORMWATER AVAILABILITY FEES. The charge to a user for a new or additional connection to the city’s stormwater system, charged in return for the city making available to the user the city’s stormwater system consisting of all facilities, operations and maintenance activities.
STORMWATER DEPARTMENT USER FEE. A charge imposed on users of the city’s stormwater system.
STORMWATER SYSTEM. All constructed facilities, including structures and natural watercourses under the ownership and/or control of the city, used for collecting and conducting stormwater to, through and from drainage areas to the point of final outlet, including, but not limited to, any and all of the following: inlets, conduits and appurtenant features, creeks, channels, catch basins, ditches, streams, streets, culverts, retention or detention basins; and excluding therefrom any part of the system of drains and watercourses under the jurisdiction of the County Drainage Board or waters of the state.
SURFACE WATER. Water occurring on the surface of the land, from natural causes such as rainfall, whether falling on the land in question or flowing onto the land in question.
UNDEVELOPED PROPERTY. That which has not been altered from its natural state by the addition of any improvements such as a building, structure or impervious surface, change of grade or landscaping.
(Ord. 07-07, passed 5-14-2007; Ord. 07-08, passed - - ; Ord. 2015-01, passed 1-26-2015)