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Sec. 79-5. Definitions. <br /> The following terms,phrases, words and their derivatives shall have the meaning <br /> ascribed to them, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning. When <br /> inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include the future tense, words in <br /> the plural number include the singular number, and words in the singular number include the <br /> plural number. The word"shall" is always mandatory and not merely directive. <br /> � <br /> • , � <br /> � � « +�, �i � �� �t,o •�t, ia t, ia <br /> 1- ��crs�Trrri-S-cv�-rrr�crmiriroicrcr-orrro-racr�-ari¢ <br /> ' i � <br /> > > . <br /> City means the administrative staff, or its agent, of the City of Orono. <br /> Best management practices (BMP)means erosion and sediment control and water quality <br /> management practices that axe the most effective and practicable means of controlling, <br /> preventing, and minimizing the degradation of surface water, including construction-phasing, <br /> minimizing the length of time soil areas are exposed, prohibitions, and other management <br /> practices published by state or designated area-wide planning agencies. <br /> Detention facility means a pertnanent natural or man-made structure, including wetlands, <br /> for the temporary storage of stormwater which contains a permanent pool of water. <br /> Discharge means the release, conveyance, channeling, runoff, or drainage, of stormwater <br /> including snowmelt, from a construction site. <br /> Exposed soil areas means all areas of the construction site where the vegetation(trees, <br /> shrubs,brush, grasses, etc.) or impervious surface has been removed, thus rendering the soil <br /> more prone to erosion. This includes topsoil stockpile areas, borrow areas, and disposal areas <br /> within the construction site. It does not include stockpiles or surcharge areas of gravel, concrete <br /> or bituminous. Once soil is exposed it is considered "exposed soil,"until it meets the definition <br /> of final stabilization. <br /> Final stabilization means that all soil disturbing activities at the site have been <br /> completed, and that a uniform perennial vegetative cover with a density of seventy-five percent <br /> (75%) for unpaved areas and areas not covered by permanent structures has been established, or <br /> equivalent permanent stabilization measures have been employed. Simply sowing grass is not <br /> considered final stabilization. <br /> Land disturbing or development activities means any change of the land surface including <br /> removing vegetative cover, excavating, filling, grading and the construction of any structure. <br /> Owner means a Person who owns the land on which land disturbing activities are <br /> proposed to occur or are occurring_ <br /> 2 <br />