(a) "Cut" means a portion of land surface or areas from which the earth has been removed or will be removed by excavation.
(b) "Earth moving" means any excavating, cutting, filling, or any stockpiling thereof.
(c) "Erosion" means the general process whereby soils are detached and moved by the flow of surface or subsurface water, wind, ice, or gravity.
(d) "Excavating" means removing of soil or other materials by any means whatsoever from water or land on or beneath the surface thereof or beneath the land surface, whether exposed or submerged.
(e) "Fill" means depositing of soil, rock or other materials by other than natural means.
(f) "Finish grade" means the final level or elevation of the ground surface after grading is completed.
(g) "Grading" means any excavating, cutting or filling, stockpiling of land or earth or combination thereof, including the conditions resulting from any of the above.
(h) "Impervious surface" means roads, buildings, and structures, tennis courts, roofs, driveways, sidewalks, pools, patios, patio decks, decks, parking lots, and other similar surfaces.
(i) "Natural ground surface" means the ground surface in its original state before any grading, cutting, or filling.
(j) "Natural vegetation" means the plant materials which are indigenous to the area, and exist on a site prior to any construction or earth moving activity.
(k) "Owner/developer/builder" means an individual, firm, association, syndicate, corporation or partnership having a proprietary interest in developing the land subject to this chapter.
(l) "Run-off" means the part of precipitation which flows over land without entering into the soil.
(m) "Undisturbed" means that portion of the parcel to be developed which will not be regraded, have any vegetation removed from or have any impervious surface constructed on or over it.
(Ord. 17-1994. Passed 6-6-94.)