Ordinance 1847-92 - Laserfiche WebLink

• • Wetlands, forested means a regulated wetland with at least 30 percent of the surface area covered by woody vegetation greater than 20 feet in height. Wetlands, isolated means those wetlands which: a. are outside of and not contiguous to any 100 year floodplain or riparian corridor of a lake, river, or stream; and b. have no contiguous hydric soil or surface water connection between the wetland and another surface water body. Wetlands, regulated means those lands defined as wetlands under the Federal Clean Water Act, 33 u.s.c. Sec. 1251 et seq. , and rules promulgated thereto, and includes those areas that are inundated or saturated by surface or ground water at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and under normal circumstances do support, a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions. Regulated wetlands generally include swamps, marshes, ponds, bogs and similar areas. Wetlands created as mitigation and wetlands modified for approved land use activities shall be considered as regulated wetlands. Wetlands, Riparian means those wetlands that generally occur within a riparian corridor that is contiguous to or have a surface hydrologic connection with a stream. Wetlands, scrub-shrub means a regulated wetland that does not qualify as a forested wetland with at least 30 percent of its surface area covered by woody vegetation less than twenty feet in height as the uppermost strata. Window sign means a sign located inside and affixed to windows of a building, whether temporary or permanent, lighted or unlighted, which may be viewed from the exterior of the building. The term does not include merchandise located within a building. X. "X" Terms (Reserved) Y. "Y" Terms (Reserved) Z. "Z" Terms Zone means a specifically delineated area within the City, which is indicated on the Zoning Map, within which regulations and requirements uniformly govern the use, location and size of buildings and land. Zoning map means the map adopted by the City showing the geographic location of zones within the municipal boundaries. AA. Floodplain Overlay Zone Definitions (pertaining to Section 30 of Ordinance No. 1671-89, as amended) . Appeal means a request for a review of the Planning Director's interpretation of any provision of Section 30.