§ 29.05. DEFINITIONS . (Am. Ord. #08-14)

(1)

ADMINISTERING AUTHORITY means a governmental employee, or a regional planning commission empowered under Wis. Stats. §61.354, that is designated by the Village Board to administer this chapter.

(2)

AGRICULTURAL FACILITIES AND PRACTICES has the meaning in Wis. Stats. §281.16(1).

(3)

AVERAGE ANNUAL RAINFALL means a calendar year of precipitation, excluding snow, which is considered typical.

(4)

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE or BMP means structural or non-structural measures, practices, techniques or devices employed to avoid or minimize soil, sediment or pollutants carried in runoff to waters of the State.

(5)

BUSINESS DAY means a day the office of the Building Inspector is routinely and customarily open for business.

(6)

CEASE AND DESIST ORDER means a court-issued order to halt land disturbing construction activity that is being conducted without the required permit.

(7)

CONSTRUCTION SITE means an area upon which one or more land disturbing construction activities occur, including areas that are part of a larger common plan of development or sale where multiple separate and distinct land disturbing construction activities may be taking place at different times on different schedules but under one plan.

(8)

DIVISION OF LAND means the creation from one parcel of 4 or more parcels or building sites of 5 or fewer acres each in area where such creation occurs at one time or through the successive partition within a 5-year period.

(9)

EROSION means the process by which the land's surface is worn away by the action of wind, water, ice or gravity.

(10)

EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL PLAN means a comprehensive plan developed to address pollution caused by erosion and sedimentation of soil particles or rock fragments during construction.

(11)

EXTRATERRITORIAL means the unincorporated area within 1.5 miles of the Village.

(12)

FINAL STABILIZATION means that all land disturbing construction activities at the construction site have been completed and that a uniform perennial vegetative cover has been established, with a density of at least 70% of the cover, for the unpaved areas and areas not covered by permanent structures, or that employ equivalent permanent stabilization measures.

(13)

GOVERNING BODY means the Village Board of Trustees.

(14)

IMPERVIOUS SURFACE means a surface area that releases as runoff all or a large portion of the precipitation that falls on it including, but not limited to, rooftops, sidewalks, driveways, gravel or paved parking lots, and streets, but excluding frozen soil.

(15)

LAND DISTURBING CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY means any manmade alteration of the land surface resulting in a change in the topography or existing vegetative or nonvegetative soil cover, that may result in runoff and lead to an increase in soil erosion and movement of sediment into waters of the State. Land disturbing construction activity includes clearing and grubbing, demolition, excavating, pit trench dewatering, filling and grading activities.

(16)

MEP or MAXIMUM EXTENT PRACTICABLE means the highest level of performance that is achievable but is not equivalent to a performance standard identified in this Chapter.

(17)

PERFORMANCE STANDARD means a narrative or measurable number specifying the minimum acceptable outcome for a facility or practice.

(18)

PERMIT means a written authorization made by the Building Inspector to the applicant to conduct land disturbing construction activity or to discharge post-construction runoff to waters of the State.

(19)

POLLUTANT has the meaning given in Wis. Stats. §283.01(13).

(20)

POLLUTION has the meaning given in Wis. Stats. §281.01(10).

(21)

RESPONSIBLE PARTY means any entity holding fee title to the property or performing services to meet the performance standards of this chapter through a contract or other agreement.

(22)

RUNOFF means stormwater or precipitation including rain, snow or ice melt or similar water that moves on the land surface via sheet, shallow or channelized flow.

(23)

SEDIMENT means settleable solid material that is transported by runoff, suspended within runoff or deposited by runoff away from its original location.

(24)

SEPARATE STORM SEWER means a conveyance or system of conveyances including roads with drainage systems, streets, catch basins, curbs, gutters, ditches, constructed channels or storm drains, which meets all of the following criteria:

(a)

Is designed or used for collecting water or conveying runoff.

(b)

Is not part of a combined sewer system.

(c)

Is not draining to a stormwater treatment device or system.

(d)

Discharges directly or indirectly to waters of the State.

(25)

SITE means the entire area included in the legal description of the land on which the land disturbing construction activity is proposed in the permit application.

(26)

STOP WORK ORDER means an order issued by the Building Inspector, which requires that all construction activity on the site be stopped.

(27)

TECHNICAL STANDARD means a document that specifies design, predicted performance and operation and maintenance specifications for a material, device or method.

(28)

WATERS OF THE STATE has the meaning given in Wis. Stats. §281.01(18).