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• <br /> (6) "Design Storm" shall refer to a rainfall event as stipulated in the Storm <br /> Management Manual which when used for purposes of design, will specify both the <br /> return period in years and the duration in hours (as in 2 year 24 hour storm). <br /> (7) "Detention Facilities" shall mean facilities designed to hold runoff <br /> while gradually releasing it at predetermined maximum rates. <br /> (8) "Developer" shall mean the owning individual(s) or corporation(s) or <br /> their representative applying for the permits or approvals described in Section 3(1) <br /> of this Ordinance. <br /> (9) "Developmental Coverage" shall mean all developed impervious <br /> surface areas within the subject property including, but not limited to, rooftops, <br /> driveways, carports, accessory buildings, and parking areas. <br /> During construction "developmental coverage" shall include the above in <br /> addition to the full extent of any alteration of previously occurring soils, slope or <br /> vegetation due to grading, temporary storage, access areas, or any other short-term <br /> causes. <br /> (10) "Drainage Area" shall mean the watershed contributing water runoff <br /> to and including the subject property. <br /> (11) "Drainage Plan" shall mean a plan for collection, transport, treatment, <br /> and discharge or recycle of water within the subject property. <br /> (12) "Environmentally Sensitive Areas" (as defined in the City Zoning <br /> Code) -means any of those areas of the City which are subject to natural hazards or <br /> those landform features which carry, hold, or purify water and/or support unique, <br /> fragile or valuable natural resources including fish, wildlife, and other organisms <br /> and their habitat. Sensitive areas include the following features: geologically <br /> hazardous areas; wetlands; streams; flood hazard areas; fish and wildlife <br /> conservation areas; and groundwater discharge areas. <br /> (13) "Existing Site Conditions" - (a) For developed sites with stormwater <br /> facilities that have been constructed to meet the standards in the Minimum <br /> Requirements of this manual, existing site conditions shall mean the existing <br /> conditions on the site. (b) For developed sites that do not have stormwater facilities <br /> CSTAGN:DM:STORM.ORD(LM9/27/96) <br /> 3 <br />