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 Medley
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 56. UTILITIES
 Article III. STORMWATER UTILITY ORDINANCE

  § 56-52. Definitions.  

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  • The following words, when used in this article, shall, for the purpose of this article have the meaning(s) respectively ascribed in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning.

    Dwelling shall mean any building that is wholly or partly used or intended to be used for living, sleeping, cooking and eating.

    Dwelling unit shall mean any room or group of rooms located within a dwelling and forming a single habitable unit with facilities used or intended to be used for living, sleeping, cooking and eating.

    ERU (equivalent residential unit) shall mean the statistically estimated average of impervious area of residential developed properties per dwelling unit. This estimated average (which equals 1,487 square feet) is calculated by dividing the total estimated impervious area of residential properties by the estimated total number of dwelling units.

    Impervious area shall mean horizontal ground surface that is incapable of being penetrated by rainwater. This shall include, but not be limited to, all structures, roof extensions, slabs, patios, porches, driveways, sidewalks, parking areas, swimming pools, athletic courts, decks and areas that have been filled with sand and rock or other material not previously existing as part of the natural state of the parcel of land or any part of any parcel of land that has in any way been compacted, altered, changed, or modified from its original natural state.

    Nonresidential developed property shall mean any parcel of land than contains an impervious area and that is classified by the Miami-Dade County Property Appraiser as land use types 10 through and including 99, as set forth in Florida Administrative Code Rule 12D-8.008(2)(c), as amended from time to time.

    Parcel of land shall mean any parcel of land owned by any person, firm, corporation, partnership, limited partnership, trust, any combination of the foregoing or in any other manner and shall include any Federal, State, or local governmental entity or agency not otherwise exempt from imposition of a Stormwater Utility Fee by law or Statute.

    Residential developed property shall mean any parcel of land that contains an impervious area and is classified by the Miami-Dade County Property Appraiser as land use types 00 through and including 09 as set forth in Florida Administrative Code Rule 12D-8.008(2)(c), as amended from time to time.

    Stormwater shall mean the surface water runoff that results from rainfall.

    Stormwater infrastructure shall mean the structural, non-structural or natural features of a parcel of land or watershed which collect, convey, store, absorb, inhibit, treat, use, reuse, or otherwise affect the quantity or quality of stormwater.

    Stormwater management system (or the "system") shall have the meaning specified by F.S. § 403.031(16) as amended from time to time.

    Stormwater utility shall have the meaning specified by F.S. § 403.031(17) as amended from time to time.

    Stormwater utility fee shall have the meaning specified by F.S. § 403.0893 as amended from time to time.

    Stormwater utility fund shall mean that separate Fund established by the Town of Medley for the deposit and use of all Stormwater Utility Fees collected.

    Undeveloped property shall mean any parcel of land in the Town of Medley that has not been improved or which does not contain any type of impervious area.

    Used for commercial purposes shall mean: the use of a parcel of land for any purpose that generates any payment of money or other legal consideration to the owner of such parcel of land including but not limited to the receipt of revenue for the parking or storage of vehicles of any kind or nature, truck trailer bodies, "sea-land containers", mechanized machinery or equipment, the storage of any type of personal property, or any other use, including aquatic farming, the growing of plants or crops of any kind or nature and the mining of rock or other minerals wherein the nature of the parcel of land is in any way, changed, altered or modified from its original natural state.

    Watershed shall have the meaning specified by F.S. § 403.031(18) as amended from time to time.

(Ord. No. C-284, § 1B, 3-1-99; Ord. No. C-353, § II, 9-4-2012)