Ordinance 3880-22 - Laserfiche WebLink

Version: May 19, 2022 documented maps or photographs that the features have existed less than ten years. In cases of disagreement, the decision of the city engineer as to"natural location" shall be final. 16. "New development" means the following activities: land disturbing activities, including Class IV general forest practices that are conversions from timber land to other uses; structural development, including construction, installation or expansion of a building or other structure; creation of hard surfaces; and subdivision, short subdivision, and binding site plans as defined and applied in Chapter 58.17 RCW. Projects meeting the definition of redevelopment shall not be considered new development. 17. "Receiving water body or receiving waters": Naturally and/or reconstructed naturally occurring surface water bodies, such as creeks, streams, rivers, lakes, wetlands, estuaries, and marine waters, or groundwater, to which a stormwater system discharges. 18. "Redevelopment": A site that is already substantially developed (i.e., has thirty-five percent or more of existing impervious surface coverage), the creation or addition of hard surfaces; the expansion of a building footprint or addition or replacement of a structure; structural development including construction, installation or expansion of a building or other structure; replacement of hard surface that is not part of a routine maintenance activity; and land disturbing activities. 19. "Regional stormwater facility" shall mean and include (1) a single stormwater BMP/facility designed to provide stormwater treatment and/or flow control for a large region or portion of a basin or subbasin, or (2) multiple stormwater BMPs/facilities that are designed to provide water quality and/or flow control for a large region or portion of a basin or subbasin. 20. "Replaced hard surface": For structures, the removal and replacement of hard surfaces down to the foundation. For other hard surfaces, the removal down to bare soil or base course and replacement. 21. "Replaced impervious surface": For structures, the removal and replacement of impervious surfaces down to the foundation. For other impervious surfaces, the removal down to bare soil or base course and development. 22. "Site": The area defined by the legal boundaries of a parcel or parcels of land that is (are) subject to new development or redevelopment. For road projects, the length of the project site and the right-of-way boundaries define the site. 23. "Stormwater": Runoff during and following precipitation and snowmelt events, including surface runoff, drainage, and interflow. 4