For the purposes of this chapter the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
AGRICULTURAL LAND USE. The use of land
for the production of animal or plant life, including forestry, pasturing or yarding livestock, and planting, growing, cultivating, and harvesting crops for human or livestock consumption.
CITY. The City of Peru, or designated party.
EASEMENTS. An acquired legal right for the
specific use of land owned by others.
EROSION. The detachment and movement of
soil, sediment, or rock fragments by water, wind, ice, or gravity.
EROSION CONTROL MEASURE. A practice
or a combination of practices to control erosion and resulting sedimentation.
EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL PLAN. A written description of pertinent information concerning erosion control measures designed to meet the requirements of this chapter as submitted by the applicant for the review and approval of the city.
LAND-DISTURBING ACTIVITY. Any
manmade change of the land surface including removing vegetative cover, excavating, filling, transporting, and grading. In the context of this chapter, it includes only nonagricultural land-disturbing activities on sites which also require a local improvement location permit or an approved subdivision plat.
MS4. Municipal separate storm sewer system.
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) STORMWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT. A permit issued by EPA (or by a state under authority delegated pursuant to 33 USC § 1342(b)) that authorizes the discharge of pollutants to water of the United States, whether the permit is applicable on an individual, group, or general area-wide basis.
NONAGRICULTURAL LAND USE. The
commercial use of land for the manufacturing and wholesale or retail sale of goods and services, residential or institutional use of land intended primarily to shelter people, highway use of land including lanes, alleys, and streets, and other land uses not included under agricultural land use.
PERSON. Any individual, partnership,
co-partnership, firm, company, corporation, association, trust, estate, political subdivision, state agency, or any other legal entity or their legal representative, agent or assigns legally capable of owning property in the state.
RUNOFF. The portion of the precipitation from
such sources as rainfall, snowmelt, or irrigation water that flows over the ground surface.
SITE. The entire area included in the legal
description of the land on which land-disturbing activity has been proposed in the permit application.
(Ord. 34-2004, passed 10-4-04; Am. Ord. 44-2004, passed 12-6-04)