The words and phrases listed below whenever used in this Chapter shall have the following definitions:
COVERED AREA: Area of property covered by improvements including, but not limited to, roofs, walkways, parking lots, parking area, etc.
DEVELOPMENT: Any building, structure or other improvement, or the construction, erection or installation thereof, in, over or upon any parcel of land, or the division of any parcel of land. "Development" shall not include any temporary facility or the construction, erection or installation thereof, which is accomplished in accordance with the terms of any permit issued therefor or pursuant to such other assurance as the Director may require; provided, that such temporary facility may be maintained for only a limited time, not to exceed one year or, if erected or installed for use in the performance of the work of a construction project, until the completion of such work.
DIRECTOR: The City Engineer/Director of Public Works.
DIVISION: The dividing of any parcel of land into two (2) or more lots or parcels, including, but not limited to, a division as described in Title 9, Chapter 6 of this Code.
DRAINAGE FEES: The fees established and levied as provided in this Chapter to pay all or any part of the costs of the planned drainage facilities and their appurtenances.
DRAINAGE MASTER PLAN: A specific plan adopted by the Council for the systematic execution of the conservation and public facilities elements of the Selma General Plan relating to flood control and drainage, and delineating therein a plan and map of the drainage area showing generally its boundaries and the location of the planned drainage facilities.
GROSS ACREAGE: The area of a parcel of land, or of a lot or parcel in a proposed division, including those portions of all abutting streets and alleys measured to the center lines thereof or to a line parallel with and thirty feet (30') outside the property line, whichever shall be the lesser, except that if a parcel abuts more than one street, the portion of the street abutting the shortest side, or one side in the case of a square parcel, shall not be included.
IMPROVEMENT: Without limitation, any addition to or alteration of an existing building or structure, or paving or other improvement which restricts the perviousness of the soil.
PARCEL OF LAND: Any real property, improved or unimproved, shown on the latest adopted County tax roll as a unit or as contiguous units.
PAVING: The placing of concrete, asphalt, oil or any other means of soil stabilization or consolidation which, as determined by the Director, may materially decrease the permeability of the natural soil.
PLANNED DRAINAGE FACILITIES: The facilities which are required to provide drainage, generally as set forth in the Master Plan. Such facilities may be modified during final design with the approval of the Director, provided that such modification will not result in the reduction in the degree of protection provided in the area under construction.
STORM DRAIN FUND: A separate fund into which all drainage fees collected shall be deposited and the moneys in which shall be expended solely for the acquisition or construction of planned drainage facilities for which such fund was established.
ZONING ORDINANCE: The zoning provisions set forth in Title 11 of this Code.