Ordinance 3528-16 - Laserfiche WebLink

media, and other actions taken to correct defects as identified in the maintenance standards of the City's stormwater management manual. 19"Native Vegetation" shall mean vegetation comprised of plant species, other than noxious weeds, that are indigenous to the coastal region of the Pacific Northwest and which reasonably could have been expected to naturally occur on the site. (20) "Natural Location" of drainage system shall refer to the location of those channels, swales, and other conveyance systems as defined by the topographic contours existing for the subject property, from City of Everett aerial topographic maps dated 4-8-69 and 4-25-71. In cases where the above maps are inconclusive, "natural location", shall refer to the existing features unless it can be shown from documented maps or photographs that the features have existed less than ten (10) years. In cases of disagreement, the decision of the City Engineer as to "natural location" shall be final. (21) "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. (22) "Permeable Pavement" shall mean pervious concrete, porous asphalt, permeable pavers or other forms of pervious or porous paving material intended to allow passage of water through the pavement section. It often includes an aggregate base that provides structural support and acts as a stormwater reservoir. (23) "Pervious Surface" shall mean any surface material that allows stormwater to infiltrate into the ground. 11