§ 26-171. Definitions.  


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  • The following words and phrases when used in this division shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them:

    Discharge means the act of passively causing an item to be put into a stormwater system by means of pipes or smaller ditches.

    Dumping means the act of physically causing an item to be put into a stormwater system.

    Manmade watercourse means a ditch, created by man, that carries stormwater.

    Natural watercourse means a ditch, created by nature, that carries stormwater.

    Objectionable items means products or byproducts that, in the opinion of this division, are not conducive to the community as a whole.

    Stormwater system means the system by which rainwater, in an orderly fashion, is removed from public and private property.

(Ord. of 1-16-90, § 2)