For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ARCHITECT. An architect registered in the state to practice in the field of architecture.
BORROW. Earth material acquired from an off-site location for use in grading on a site.
BUILDING COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of the Building Department.
BUILDING COMMISSIONER, BUILDING DEPARTMENT. Includes authorized employees appointed to perform specific duties of the Department in the enforcement of this chapter.
EARTH MATERIAL. Any rock, fill or natural soil and/or any combination thereof.
ENGINEERING GEOLOGIST. A geologist who is certified or registered to practice engineering geology in any of the 50 states or is a member of the Association of Engineering Geologists, with a minimum of three years professional experience under the supervision of a certified engineering geologist or geotechnical engineer, and who is competent in the field of geology and knowledgeable in the fundamentals of soil mechanics.
EROSION. The wearing away of the land surface by the action of wind, water or gravity or another natural process.
EXCAVATION. Any artificial or mechanical act by which earth, sand, gravel, rock or any other similar material is dug into, cut, quarried, uncovered, removed, displaced, relocated or bulldozed, including the conditions resulting therefrom.
FILL. An artificial or mechanical act by which earth, sand, gravel, rock or any other material is placed, pushed, dumped, pulled, transported or moved to a new location above the natural surface of the ground or on top of the stripped surface, including the conditions resulting therefrom; the difference in elevation between a point on the original ground and a designated point of higher elevation on the final grade; and the material used to make a FILL.
GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER. A civil engineer experienced and knowledgeable in the practice of geotechnical engineering.
GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING. The application of the principles of soil mechanics in the investigation, evaluation and design of civil works involving the use of earth materials and the inspection and testing of the construction thereof.
GRADING. Any excavating or filling or combination thereof.
NATURAL TERRAIN. Existing ground as shown on the most recently publIshed editions of the City of Reading and Hamilton County Metropolitan Topographic Survey sheets prior to the date of this chapter (Ordinance 82-57, passed August 17, 1982).
REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER. A civil engineer registered in the state to practice in the field of civil engineering.
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.
SITE. Any lot or parcel of land or contiguous combination thereof, upon which excavation or filling is, has been or will be performed.
SLOPE. An inclined ground surface, the inclination of which is expressed as a ratio of horizontal distance to vertical distance.
SOIL ENGINEER. A civil engineer experienced and knowledgeable in the practice of soil engineering.
SOIL ENGINEERING. The application of the principles of soil mechanics in the investigation, evaluation and design of civil works involving the use of earth materials and the inspection and testing of the construction thereof.
SOIL SCIENTIST. A full member in good standing of the Soil Science Society of America who has special knowledge and training in the physical, chemical and biological sciences applicable to soils.
(`82 Code, § 1492.02) (Ord. 82-57, passed 8-17-82)