Chapter 20.08
DEFINITIONS
Sections:
20.08.010 Definitions.
Words used in the singular include the plural and the plural the singular.
“Applicant” means the individual, partnership, association, or corporation applying for a permit to do work under this chapter, including the property owner, and any employee, agent, consultant or contractor acting on behalf of the applicant, and any successor in interest.
“As-built” means a final drawing of the actual installation of structures, materials and equipment.
“Best management practices (BMPs)” means BMPs that are intended to prevent pollutants from entering storm and surface water.
“Clearing” means the act of destroying or removing any pervious or impervious surface by any means, including chemical, mechanical, or by hand.
“Comprehensive stormwater management plan” means the latest version of the town’s comprehensive stormwater management plan as adopted by the town council.
“Conveyance system” means that part of the storm and surface water system that conveys runoff from any portion of public right-of-way.
Drainage System. See “storm and surface water system.”
“Emergency” means any natural or human-caused event or set of circumstances that disrupts or threatens to disrupt or endanger the operation, structural integrity or safety of the drainage system; or endangers the health and safety of the public; or otherwise requires immediate action by the town.
“Engineering standards” means the current TYP’s stormwater drainage guidelines supplemented by the Washington State Department of Transportation’s (WSDOT’s) engineering standard plans and specifications which include minimum requirements for the design and construction of water, storm and surface water drainage and sanitary sewer facilities.
“Excavation” means the removal of material such as earth, sand, gravel, rock, or asphalt or other solid material used to decrease the ground surface elevation.
“Fill” means earth, sand, gravel, rock, asphalt, or other solid material used to increase the ground surface elevation or to replace excavated material.
“Filling” means any act by which earth, sand, gravel, rock, asphalt, or other solid material is deposited or placed to raise the ground elevation or to replace excavated material.
“Grading” means any excavation or filling or combination thereof.
Impervious Surface. See YPMC 17.08.010.
“Permit,” unless noted otherwise, refers to the site development permit.
“Permittee” means the property owner to whom the site development permit is issued. The property owner may be a person(s), partnership, association, or corporation.
“Pollution” means the contamination or other alteration of the physical, chemical, or biological properties of any natural waters including change in temperature, taste, color turbidity, or odor of the waters, or the discharge of any liquid, gaseous, solid, radioactive, or other substance to any such waters as will or is likely to create a nuisance or render such water harmful, detrimental, or injurious to the public health, safety, or welfare, or to domestic, commercial, industrial, agricultural, recreational, or other legitimate beneficial uses, or to livestock, wild animals, birds, fish or other aquatic life, per RCW 90.48.020.
“Private system” or “private drainage facility” means any element of the storm and surface water system which is not a part of the public drainage system as defined in this code. More specifically, a private system includes facilities directly associated with private buildings or structures such as foundation drains, rockery/retaining wall drains, gutters and downspouts.
“Property owner” means any individual, company, partnership, joint venture, corporation, association, society or group that owns or has a contractual interest in the subject property or has been authorized by the owner to act on his/her behalf.
“Public storm and surface water system” or “public drainage system” means those elements of the storm and surface water system maintained and operated by the town:
1. Located on property owned by the town or in public right-of-way; or
2. Located on property on which the town has an easement, license or other right of use for town purposes.
“Site development permit” means the written permission of the town engineer to the permittee to proceed with the act of installing temporary erosion control measures (including restoration and protection), as well as clearing, grading, and storm drainage improvements within the provisions of this chapter. The site development permit includes the associated approved plans and any conditions of approval as well as the permit form itself.
“Storm and surface water system,” also referred to as the “drainage system,” means the entire system within the town, both public and private, naturally existing and manmade, for the drainage, conveyance, detention, treatment or storage of storm and surface water.
“Stormwater guidelines” means the current TYP’s stormwater drainage guidelines. (Ord. 607 § 1, 2009)