For the purpose of this chapter, the words and phrases shall be defined as follows, unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (BMP). Wide range of management procedures, schedules of activities, prohibitions, or practices and other techniques that have been demonstrated to effectively control the quality and/or quantity of storm water runoff and which are compatible with the planned land use.
BASE FLOOD. That flood having a one percent (1%) chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year. The base flood may also be referred to as the 100 year flood.
BUILDING CODE. The Building Code as adopted in Part Thirteen of the Codified Ordinances.
BUILDING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT. The Building and Zoning Department of the City of Loveland.
CHANNEL. A natural stream or drainage way that conveys water; a ditch excavated for the flow of water.
CITY. The City of Loveland, Ohio, and its authorized agents.
CITY ENGINEER. A professional engineer designated by and representing the City, or such engineer's authorized designee.
COMMISSION. The Storm water Management Commission shall consist of (3) three members appointed by City Council upon the recommendation of the City Manager, one of whom shall be a civil engineer, preferably with experience in hydraulics or storm water management, and, if possible, one of whom shall be a landscape architect. Such members shall serve for four (4) year terms.
COUNCIL. The City Council of the City of Loveland, Ohio.
COUNTY. Hamilton, Clermont or Warren County, Ohio, depending on applicability.
CULVERT. A closed conduit for the passage of surface drainage under a street, driveway, or other embankment.
DENUDED AREA. A portion of land surface on which the vegetation or other soil stabilization features have been removed, destroyed or covered and which may result in or contribute to erosion and sediment pollution.
DETENTION BASINS. Dry surface storm water storage areas created by natural contours or by constructing a basin by excavation or embankment or by installing underground structures such as concrete pipes or chambers.
DETENTION STRUCTURE. A permanent storm water management structure whose primary purpose is to temporarily store storm water runoff and release the stored runoff at controlled rates.
DEVELOPER. A person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other entity which otherwise improves a specific parcel or a tract of land, performs construction work of any kind in the project area or holds or is required to obtain a permit.
DEVELOPED PROPERTY. Property other than vacant land.
DWELLING UNIT. Any building or portion thereof designed or used exclusively as the residence or sleeping place of one or more families, but not including a tent, cabin, trailer or trailer coach, boarding or rooming house, hotel, or mobile home.
DWELLING UNIT, MULTI-FAMILY. A building or portion thereof designed for or used by three or more families or housekeeping units, living independently of each other, with cooking and sanitary facilities in each dwelling unit.
DWELLING UNIT, SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED. A building designed for or used exclusively for residence purposes by one family or housekeeping unit.
DWELLING UNIT, TWO-FAMILY. A building designed for or used exclusively by two families or housekeeping units, living independently of each other, with cooking and sanitary facilities in each dwelling unit.
DIRECTOR. The Service Director of the City.
DITCH. An open channel either excavated or natural for the purpose of drainage or irrigation.
EASEMENT. A grant or reservation by the owner of land for the use of such land by others for a specific purpose or purposes.
EMBANKMENT. A structure consisting of soil, granular material, shale, rock, or random material constructed in layers above the existing ground surface to a predetermined elevation or cross section.
ENGINEER, PROFESSIONAL. Engineer, professional is a registered, licensed professional civil engineer in good standing in the State of Ohio.
(Ord. 2003-07. Passed 1-28-03.)
EQUIVALENT RESIDENTIAL UNIT (ERU). The average estimate is 2,500 square feet of horizontal impervious area of residential developed property per single-family detached dwelling units, two-family dwelling units and each housekeeping unit within multi-family dwelling units located within the City and as established by ordinance. The horizontal impervious area includes, but is not limited to, all areas covered by structures, roof extensions, patios, porches, driveways, and sidewalks. (Ord. 2003-32. Passed 5-13-03.)
EROSION. The wearing away of the land surface by the action of wind, water or gravity.
EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL. A system of structural and vegetative measures that minimize soil erosion and off-site sedimentation.
EXCAVATION. Any act by which earth, sand, gravel, rock or any other similar material is dug into, cut, quarried, uncovered, removed, displaced, relocated, or bulldozed and shall include the conditions resulting therefrom; the difference between a point on the original ground and designated point of 1ower elevation on the final grade; cut or the material removed in excavation.
FACILITIES. Various drainage works that may include inlets, conduits, manholes, energy dissipation structures, channels, outlets, retention/detention basins, and other structural components.
FLOOD OR FLOODING. A general or temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of normally dry land areas from the overflow of inland or tidal waters, and/or the unusual and rapid accumulation or runoff of surface waters from any source.
FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAP. An official map on which the Federal Emergency -Management Agency has delineated the areas of special flood hazard.
FLOOD PLAIN OR FLOOD PRONE AREA. Any land area susceptible to being inundated by water from any source.
FLOOD PROTECTION ELEVATION. That elevation which is one (1) foot above the base flood elevation.
FLOODWAY FRINGE. That part of any flood plain which is outside of the floodway area.
FREQUENCY YEAR STORM. A rainfall event expressed as an exceedence probability with a specified chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year, as follows:
One Year | 100 percent |
Two Year | 50 percent |
Ten Year | 10 percent |
Twenty-Five Year | 4 percent |
Fifty Year | 2 percent |
One-Hundred Year | 1 percent |
GRADING. Earth disturbing activity such as stripping, cutting, filling, stockpiling or any combination thereof and shall include the land in its cut or filled condition.
IMPERVIOUS SURFACE. A surface on or in a lot or parcel of real property which substantially reduces the rate or infiltration of storm water into the earth.
INSPECTOR. A person designated by the City Manager who conducts the necessary inspection of storm water related work to ensure conformance with the Approved Plan and the provisions of this chapter.
LAND DISTURBING ACTIVITY. Any use of the land by any person that results in a change in the natural cover or topography that may cause erosion and contribute to sediment and alter the quality or quantity of storm water runoff.
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT. An individual licensed in the State of Ohio to practice in the field of landscape architecture.
MULCHING. The application of suitable materials on the soil surface to conserve moisture, hold soil in place, and aid in establishing plant cover.
MUNICIPAL PROPERTY. Property or facilities owned by the City.
NATURAL VEGETATION. The ground cover in its original state before any development, grading, excavation or filling.
NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION. Pollution contained in storm water runoff from undetermined sources.
NONRESIDENTIAL DEVELOPED PROPERTY. A developed property that is not utilized for dwelling units with the City.
NOTICE. A written or printed communication conveying information or warning.
O.D.O.T. Ohio Department of Transportation.
O.E.P.A. Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.
ORDER. The whole or part of the final disposition (whether affirmative, negative, injunctive, or declaratory in form) on any matter issued by the City Manager or Director pursuant to any provisions of this chapter.
OWNER. Any person, business, entity or organization that owns real property.
PERMANENT VEGETATION. Vegetation which produces long term vegetative ground cover such as bluegrass, tall fescue, crown vetch and the like.
PERMIT. The Storm Water Management Permit required by this chapter.
PERSON. Any individual, firm, entity or corporation (public or private), the State of Ohio and its agencies or political subdivisions and the United States of America, its agencies and instrumentalities, and any agent, servant, officer or employee of any of the foregoing.
PLAN. The Storm Water Management Plan required by this chapter.
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. The Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Loveland, Ohio.
POST-DEVELOPMENT. Conditions which exist following the completion of the land disturbing activity in terms of topography, vegetation, land use and rate, volume or direction of storm water runoff.
PRE-DEVELOPMENT. Conditions which existed prior to the initiation of the land disturbing activity in terms of topography, vegetation, land use and rate, volume and direction of storm water runoff.
PREMISES. A lot or parcel and the buildings and improvements situated thereon.
PRIVATE. Property or facilities owned by individuals, firms, entities, corporations, and other organizations and not by local, state or federal governments.
PROJECT AREA. The land lying within the geographical limits of the lot(s) or parcel(s) under consideration and on which the work is to be performed.
PUBLIC. Property or facilities owned by local, state or federal governments.
RETENTION BASINS. Permanent ponds whether natural or manmade where additional storm water storage capacity is provided above the normal water level.
RECORD DRAWINGS OR AS-BUILT PLANS. A set of engineering or site drawings that delineate the specific permitted storm water management facility as actually constructed.
RETENTION STRUCTURE. Permanent structure whose primary purpose is to store storm water runoff by means of a permanent pool of water.
RUNOFF. The portion of rainfall, melted snow or irrigation water that flows across the ground surface and eventually enters ditches, streams, storm sewers or other facilities designed to concentrate and direct flows.
SEDIMENT. Solid material both mineral and organic, that is in suspension, is being transported, or has been moved from its original site or origin by air, water, or gravity as a product of erosion.
SEDIMENT BASIN. A settling pond whose primary purpose is to detain sediment laden water and which allows sediment to settle out.
SEDIMENT CONTROL. The limiting of sediment transport by controlling erosion, filtering sediment from water, or detaining sediment-laden water allowing sediment to settle out.
SEDIMENT CONTROL PLAN. A plan required by an ordinance, rule, or regulation for controlling the movement of soils due to storm runoff created by construction activities.
SLOPE. Slopes are expressed as a percentage of vertical difference in feet per 100 feet of horizontal distance or as a ratio of horizontal distance to vertical distance. For example, 5% means a 5 feet vertical to 100 feet horizontal and 3:1 means 3 feet horizontal distance to one foot in elevation change.
STABILIZATION. Installation of vegetative or structural measures to establish a soil cover which controls erosion, including but not limited to permanent and temporary seed, mulch, soil and pavement.
STORM, STORM WATER. Storm and storm water as used in this chapter are interchangeable terms.
STORM WATER MANAGEMENT COMMISSION. See definition of "Commission".
STORM WATER MANAGEMENT AND SEDIMENT CONTROL DESIGN MANUAL. A handbook of design methods, standards, and requirements for the design, construction, maintenance, and use of storm water facilities produced by and available from the City
STORM WATER MANAGEMENT AND SEDIMENT CONTROL PLAN. The application, maps, plans, set of drawings, other documents, and supporting calculations submitted as a prerequisite to obtaining a permit, under this chapter and/or the Storm Water Management and Sediment Control Design Manual, to undertake a land disturbing activity.
STORM WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. All man-made facilities, structures, and natural watercourses used for collecting, transporting, detaining, storing or disposing of storm water to, through, and from drainage areas to the points for final outlet including, but not limited to, any and all of the following: inlets, conduits, and appurtenant features, canals, creeks, channels, catch basins, ditches, streams, gulches, gullies, flumes, culverts, siphons, retention or detention basins, dams, floodwalls, levees, and pumping stations.
STORM SEWER, STORM DRAIN. A sewer or drain which carries storm waters, surface runoff, street wash waters, and drainage, but which excludes sanitary sewage and industrial wastes, other than unpolluted cooling water. Storm sewers begin at the grating or opening where water enters the structure, through the sewer and conduits to the outlet structure where water enters a channel or natural watercourse.
STORM SEWER FACILITIES. Sewers which carry storm water, surface waters and drainage, but which excludes sanitary sewage and industrial wastes other than unpolluted cooling water.
STREAM. A watercourse or other naturally occurring water in which such flow occurs. Flow may be seasonally intermittent however is generally continuous.
SUBDIVISION. The division of any parcel of land shown as a unit or as contiguous units on the last preceding tax roll, into two (2) or more parcels, sites, or lots, any one of which is less than five (5) acres for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of transfer of ownership.
However, the division or partition of land into parcels of more than five (5) acres not involving any new streets or easements of access, and the sale or exchange of parcels between adjoining lot owners where such sale or exchange does not create additional building sites, shall be not be a subdivision for the purposes of chapter.
Subdivision shall also mean the improvement of one or more parcels of land with residential, business or industrial structures or groups of structures involving the division or allocation of land for the opening, widening or extension of any street or streets, except private streets serving industrial structures or the division or allocation of land as open spaces for common use by owners, occupants or lease holders or as easements for the extension and maintenance of public sewer, water, storm drainage, or other public facilities.
SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS. The City of Loveland, Ohio Subdivision Regulations.
SWALE. A low-lying stretch of land that gathers or carries surface water runoff. See Watercourse.
TEMPORARY VEGETATION. Short term vegetative ground cover used to stabilize the soil surface until final grading and installation of permanent vegetation.
TOPSOIL. Surface soils and subsurface soils that presumably are fertile soils and soil material, ordinarily rich in organic matter or humus debris. Topsoil is usually found in the uppermost soil layer.
UNDISTURBED PROPERTY. Property that has not been altered from its natural state by dredging, filling, removal of trees and vegetation, or other activities which have disturbed or altered the topography or soils on the property.
UTILITY. The storm water management utility provided for by this chapter, which may be operated or organized as a department of the City of Loveland, Ohio.
VACANT LAND. A lot or parcel of land that is without any building, structure or improvement, including impervious surfaces, but does not include recreation, green or open-space created around private or public facilities nor parcels connected or contiguous thereto for the same or similar uses.
WATER QUALITY. Those characteristics of storm water runoff from a land disturbing activity that relate to the physical, chemical, biological or radiological integrity of water.
WATER QUANTITY. Those characteristics of storm water runoff that relate to the rate and volume of the storm water runoff to downstream areas resulting from land disturbing activities.
WATERCOURSE. A channel in which a flow of water occurs, either continuously or intermittently.
WATERSHED. Drainage area contributing storm water runoff to a single point.
(Ord. 2003-07. Passed 1-28-03.)
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