§ 11-82. Definitions.

ADEQ. The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality.

Clearing. Any activity that removes the vegetative surface.

Cut. See excavation.

Erosion control. Any measure that prevents erosion.

Erosion and sediment control plan. A set of plans indicating the specific measures and sequencing to be used to control sediment and erosion on a development site during and after construction.

Excavation. The mechanical removal of earth material from water or land.

Fill. The deposit of earth material placed by artificial means.

Grade. The percentage of rise or fall per one hundred (100) feet.

Grading. Any stripping, cutting, filling or stockpiling of earth or land.

Grading permit. A permit issued by the city for the construction or alteration of ground improvements and structures for the control of erosion, runoff and grading.

Grading plan. A plan indicating the specific measures and phasing to be used to grade a development site during construction.

NPDES. National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System.

Phasing. Clearing a parcel of land in distinct phases, with the stabilization of each phase completed before the clearing of the next.

Sediment control. Measures that prevent eroded sediment from leaving the site.

Site. A parcel or lot of land or contiguous combination thereof, where grading is performed or permitted.

Stabilization. The use of practices that prevent exposed soil from eroding.

Utility line. Any public or franchised utility line, including water, sewer, gas, telephone, electric, fiber optic, cable TV or storm water.

Watercourse. Any body of water, including, but not limited to lakes, ponds, rivers, streams, and bodies of water delineated by the city.

Waterway. A channel that directs surface runoff to a watercourse or to the stormwater system.

(Ord. No. 27-06, § 1, 3-21-06; Ord. No. 54-11, § 1, 7-5-11)