As used in this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) “Impervious surface” means that part of a property covered by roofs of buildings or by asphalt, concrete, paving, bricks, patio stones, or other types of materials that do not allow water to penetrate directly into the ground.
(b) “Residential equivalencies” means 5,000 square feet of impervious surface.
(c) “Storm water facilities” means pipes, catch basins, open ditches, roadside ditches, and related appurtenances, as well as flood control facilities such as levees, dikes, overflow channels, retention basins and groundwater recharging basins, which are designed for, used by, or serve more than one parcel of land.
(Ord. 04-20. Passed 5-3-04.)