For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
AGRICULTURAL LAND USE. Use of land for planting, growing, cultivating, and harvesting of crops for human or livestock consumption and pasturing or yarding of livestock.
COMMERCIAL LAND USE. Use of land for the retail or wholesale sale of goods or services.
CONTROL MEASURE. A practice or combination of practices to control erosion and attendant pollution.
CONTROL PLAN. A written description of the number, location, sizes, and other pertinent information of control measures designed to meet the requirements of this chapter submitted by the applicant for review and approval by the Zoning Administrator.
EROSION. The detachment and movement of soil, sediment, or rock fragments by water, wind, ice, or gravity.
LAND DEVELOPING ACTIVITY. The construction of buildings, roads, parking lots, paved storage areas, and similar facilities.
LAND DISTURBING CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY. Any human-made change of the land surface, including removing vegetation cover, excavating, filling, and grading, but not including agricultural land uses such as planting, growing, cultivating, and harvesting of crops, growing and tending of gardens, harvesting of trees, and landscaping modifications.
LAND USER. Any person operating, leasing, renting, or having made other arrangements with the landowner by which the landowner authorizes use of his or her land.
LANDOWNER. Any person holding title to, or having an interest in, land.
RUNOFF. The rainfall, snow melt, or irrigation water flowing over the ground surface.
SET OF ONE-YEAR DESIGN STORMS. The following rain intensities and rain volumes or corresponding values specific to the community for the storm durations of 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, and 24 hours that occur approximately once per year. The following are typical characteristics of these ONE-YEAR STORMS for most of the state.
Storm Duration (Hours) | Average Rain Intensity (Inches/Hour) | Total Rain (Inches) |
Storm Duration (Hours) | Average Rain Intensity (Inches/Hour) | Total Rain (Inches) |
0.5 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
1 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
2 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
3 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
6 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
12 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
24 | 0.1 | 2.3
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SITE.
The entire area included in the legal description of the land on which the land disturbing or land development activity is proposed in the permit application.
(Prior Code, § 22.04)