§ 110-361. Definitions.

For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the meaning set forth in this section. When consistent with the context, words used in the present tense shall include the future, words in the future tense shall include the present, words in the plural shall include the singular, words in the singular shall include the plural, words in the male gender shall include the female gender, and the word "shall" is always mandatory and not merely directive.

Board shall mean the board of county commissioners of the county.

Director shall mean the director of the surface water improvement division of the county, or successor in title.

Division shall mean the surface water improvement division of the county, or its successor in function.

Equivalent residential unit (ERU) shall be defined to serve as a reference from which an equitable distribution of the cost of services and facilities can be made among all properties in the county through a stormwater management service charge rate methodology. The equivalent residential unit in the county for the purpose of service charge ratemaking has been determined through engineering analysis to be a gross area of 2,500 square feet of effective impervious area.

Impervious areas mean surfaces which have been compacted or covered with a layer of material which is highly resistent to infiltration by water, such as roofed and paved areas, including, but not limited to, areas covered by roofs, roof extensions, slabs, patios, porches, driveways, sidewalks, parking areas and athletic areas. It shall also include semi-impervious areas, such as compacted clay.

Lot shall mean a parcel of land shown on a recorded plat or on the county property appraiser's maps, or any piece of land described by deed and recorded in the public records of the county.

Person shall mean any and all persons, natural or artificial, and includes any individual, firm, corporation, governmental agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, two or more persons having a joint or common interest, or any other legal entity.

Property owner shall mean the person in whom is vested the fee ownership, dominion, or title of real property. This term may also include a tenant, if chargeable under tenant's lease for the maintenance of the subject real property, and any agent of the owner or tenant, including the developer.

(Code 1979, § 23-160; Ord. No. 95-34, § 1, 8-8-95)

Cross reference

Definitions generally, § 1-2.