8-4C-2: DEFINITIONS:
Terms and acronyms used in this article shall, unless defined in this article, have the meanings given to them in section 8-4-1 of this chapter.
APPLICANT: Any person, firm, sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, state agency or political subdivision required by this article to develop a postconstruction stormwater management plan in conjunction with the development or redevelopment of land within the city of Waterloo.
APPLICANT'S ENGINEER: A licensed professional civil engineer, registered architect or registered landscape architect employed by the applicant who has primary responsibility for the design of the PC plan for the applicant's site.
CITY STORMWATER MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS: Are set forth in subsection 8-4C-4C of this article and are based, in part, upon the "Iowa Stormwater Management Manual".
DRAINAGE EASEMENT: A legal right granted by a landowner to a grantee allowing the use of private land for stormwater management purposes.
IOWA STORMWATER MANAGEMENT MANUAL: The manual collaboratively developed by the Iowa department of natural resources (INDR) and the Center For Transportation Research And Education (CTRE) - now the Institute For Transportation (InTrans) - at Iowa State University that contains the sizing criteria, design and specification guidelines and BMPs that address stormwater quality and quantity management. This manual can be found on the web at the following address: http://www.intrans.iastate.edu/pubs/stormwater/index.cfm
POSTCONSTRUCTION STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PLAN (PC PLAN): The set of plans, specifications, calculations and supporting materials approved by the city that defines the system of BMPs that are to be constructed and maintained on the site to handle the quantity and increase the quality of stormwater runoff created by development.
PROPERTY OWNER: A person who, alone or with another person or other persons, holds the legal title to property; except, however, where property has been sold on contract to a person who has the present right to possess the property and the contract has been filed for record in the office of the county recorder, in which case the person so purchasing the property, whether alone or with another person or other persons, is the "property owner", and the person retaining bare legal title to the property as a security for the balance of the purchase price is not the "property owner".
REGIONAL STORMWATER MANAGEMENT FACILITY: Facilities designed to accept stormwater runoff from two (2) or more sites that are required to comply with all city, state or federal stormwater management requirements.
SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING: A detached residence designed for or occupied by one family only.
STORMWATER MANAGEMENT: The use of BMPs that are designed in accordance with city stormwater requirements to reduce stormwater runoff pollutant loads, discharge volumes, peak flow discharge rates and detrimental changes in stream temperature that affect water quality and habitat. (Ord. 5030, 2-21-2011)