(1) Developed means the condition of real property altered from its natural state by the addition to or construction on such property of impervious ground cover or other manmade physical improvements so that the hydrology of the property or a portion thereof is affected.
(2) Stormwater management program means the plan for managing storm drainage and surface water runoff facilities and features within the water quality management area and the drainage basins therein.
(3) Water quality management area includes all developed parcels within Fayette County.
(4) Water quality management fee means the fee levied by the urban county government upon all developed parcels within the boundaries of the water quality management area as authorized by this chapter.
(5) Equivalent residential unit (ERU) means the measure of impervious ground cover for a typical single-family residential property used in assessing the water quality management fees for each parcel of property and which has been determined to be two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet.
(6) Impervious surface means those hard surface areas either which prevent or retard the entry of water into the soil in the manner that such water entered the soil under natural conditions pre-existent to development, or which cause water to run off the surface in greater quantities or at an increased rate of flow than that present under natural conditions pre-existent to development, including, without limitation, such surfaces as roof tops, asphalt, concrete, pavers, aggregate, paving, driveways and parking lots, private streets, walkways, patio areas, storage areas or other surfaces which similarly affect the natural infiltration or runoff patterns existing prior to development.
(7) Non-single-family residential properties or parcels means properties or parcels which contain more than one (1) residential structure or one (1) residential structure with more than two (2) residential dwelling units and institutional, commercial or industrial properties.
(8) Residence means a building or structure or portion thereof, designed for and used to provide a place of abode for human beings. The term residence includes the term residential and residential unit as referring to the type of or intended use of building or structure.
(9) Single-family residential property or parcel means any property or parcel which contains one (1) residential structure with one (1) or two (2) residential dwelling units.
(10) Stormwater drainage system means a conveyance or system of conveyances, including, but not limited to, roads with drainage systems, urban county streets, inlets, curbs, gutters, ditches, basins, manmade channels or storm drains which are: (i) owned or operated by the urban county government; and (ii) designed or used for collecting or conveying stormwater.
(11) Stormwater means stormwater runoff, snow melt runoff, and surface runoff and drainage.
(12) Undeveloped means the condition of real property unaltered by construction or addition to such property by man of impervious ground cover or physical manmade improvements of any kind which change the hydrology of the property from its natural state.
(13) Farm property means any parcel occupied exclusively for "agricultural use" as defined in article 1-11 of the zoning ordinance.
(14) Parcel or lot means a legally created and definable piece of real estate resulting from subdivision of a large area or from conveyance by deed or land sales contract.
(Ord. No. 73-2009, § 1, 5-14-09)