For purposes of this Chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
A. "Applicant" means any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, or any agent of any such person or group, or the State of Arizona or a political subdivision of the State, proposing an activity that will impact a District Facility. When permit applications are for public capital improvement projects, the applicant is the jurisdiction, agency or public utility responsible for the capital improvement. The responsible party shall be considered the applicant even if a contractor is hired to perform the actual work.
B. "cfs" means cubic feet per second.
C. "Chief Engineer" means the Pima County Regional Flood Control District Chief Engineer appointed by the Pima County Flood Control District Board of Directors.
D. "District" means the Pima County Regional Flood Control District.
E. "District Facility" means any of the following (i) any land owned by the District, or in which the District has a real property interest, (ii) District Structures, and (iii) any and all lands, drainage ways and structures for which the District has maintenance responsibility. A map identifying District Facilities shall be kept by the Chief Engineer and shall be made available to all interested parties.
F. "District Structures" — District Structures means conveyances constructed or maintained by the District, such as (i) channels or storm drains, (iii) structures for flood control such as soil cement bank protection, levees, grade controls, detention and recharge basins, and (iii) associated improvements such as river parks, access roads, etc.
G. "District Lands" means property owned by the District or in which the District has a Real Property Interest, but for which District Structures are not present, including restoration areas and properties that have been dedicated to the District, purchased by the District, or in which the District has a Real Property Interest.
H. "Drainage Way" means a designated area to convey and manage flood waters whether on property owned in fee title by the District, property in which the District has a Real Property Interest, or property maintained by the District. Drainage ways may be either natural or constructed.
I. "Facility Impact Permit" means a permit issued by the District which authorizes an impact, either temporary or permanent, to a District Facility for a proposed third party use.
J. "In Lieu Fee Program" means a program approved by the Board of Directors of the Flood Control District and by the United States Army Corps of Engineers to install mitigation projects on District Lands in order to provide mitigation credits for sale to public and private parties under the Clean Water Act Section 404 permit program. (Ord. 2020-FC1, § 1 (part), 2020; Ord. 2018-FC1 § 1 (part), 2018)