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ORDINANCE NO. 2022-19 <br />Page 3 <br />H. DEVELOPMENT AREA: A parcel or contiguous parcels owned by one person or <br />persons, or operated as one development unit, and used or being developed for <br />commercial, industrial, residential, institutional, or other construction or alteration that <br />changes runoff characteristics. <br />DEWATERING VOLUME: See current the Ohio Rainwater and Land Development <br />Manual. <br />DISCHARGE: The addition of any pollutant to surface waters of the state from a point <br />source. <br />K. DISTURBANCE: Any clearing, grading, grubbing, excavating, filling, or other <br />alteration of land surface where natural or man-made cover is destroyed in a manner <br />that exposes the underlying soils. <br />L. DISTURBED AREA: An area of land subject to erosion due to the removal of <br />vegetative cover and/or soil disturbing activities such as grading, excavating, or filling. <br />M. DRAINAGE: (1) The area of land contributing surface water to a specific point. (2) <br />The removal of excess surface water or groundwater from land by surface or <br />subsurface drains. <br />N. DRAINAGE WAY: A natural or manmade channel, ditch, or waterway that conveys <br />surface water in a concentrated manner by gravity. <br />O. EROSION: The process by which the land surface is worn away by the action of wind, <br />water, ice, gravity, or any combination of those forces. <br />P. EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL: The control of soil, both mineral and <br />organic, to minimize the removal of soil from the land surface and to prevent its <br />transport from a disturbed area by means of wind, water, ice, gravity, or any <br />combination of those forces. <br />Q. GRADING: The excavating, filling, or stockpiling of earth material, or any <br />combination thereof, including the land in its excavated or filled condition. <br />R. GRUBBING: removing or grinding of roots, stumps, and other unwanted material <br />below existing grade. <br />S. IMPERVIOUS: That which does not allow infiltration. <br />T. LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT: A Professional Landscape Architect registered in the <br />State of Ohio. <br />U. SUBDIVISIONS, MAJOR AND MINOR: See Ohio Administrative Code 711.001 for <br />definition. <br />