§ 75-42 — Definitions

Sec. 75-42. - Definitions.

For purposes of this article, the following terms shall mean: City: The City of Winston-Salem. Developed parcel: Any lot or parcel of land which has been altered from its natural state by the construction, creation, or addition of impervious areas, except public streets and highways. Director: The assistant city manager for public works of the City of Winston-Salem or his authorized representative(s). Impervious area: Any part of any parcel that has been modified by the action of any person in a manner which reduces the land's natural ability to absorb and hold storm and surface water. This includes the grading of the property and/or creation of any hard surface area which either prevents or retards the entry of water into the soil mantle, and/or the hardening of an existing surface which causes water to flow at an increased rate. By way of example, common impervious areas include, but are not limited to, roof tops, walkways, patios, driveways, parking lots or storage areas, concrete or asphalt paving, gravel roads, or any cleared, graded, graveled, or compacted surface or paved earthen materials used for vehicular travel, or areas covered with surfaces which similarly impeded the natural infiltration of surface water into the soil mantle. Land use code: The land use code utilized by the Forsyth County Assessor for the purpose of identifying the existing land use for each "parcel" of land identified in the assessor's property records. Non-residential property: All developed parcels zoned or used for non-single-family residential, commercial, industrial, retail, governmental or institutional uses. This includes apartments, condominiums, timeshares, hotels and motels for purposes of computing. For purposes of user fee computation all such properties shall be considered and nonresidential property. Parcel: The smallest separately segregated lot, unit, or plot of land having an identified owner, boundaries, and surface area which is documented for property tax purposes and given an assessors' parcel number by the Forsyth County Assessor. Residential property: All developed parcels with one single-family detached housing unit including land, as indicated by the Forsyth County Tax Assessor. Storm drainage facilities: The storm and surface water drainage systems comprised of storm and surface water control facilities and any other natural features which store, control, treat, and/or convey storm and surface water. Storm drainage facilities include all pipes, appurtenant features, culverts, streets, curbs, gutters, pumping stations, channels, streams, ditches, wetlands, detention/retention basins, ponds and other storm and surface water conveyance and treatment facilities, whether public or private. Storm and surface water: Water occurring on the surface of the land from natural conditions such as rainfall, regardless of whether such water is falling or flowing onto the land in question. Storm and surface water control facilities: All manmade structures or natural watercourse facility improvements, developments, properties or interest therein, which are or have been made, constructed or acquired for the conveyance of storm and surface water runoff to improve the quality of controlling, or protecting life or property from any storm, flood or surplus waters. Stormwater management system: The storm drainage facilities and all those programs mandated by the federal NPDES permit for the collection of stormwater data, regulatory actions, inspections and monitoring, master planning for all drainage basins within the city, the use of "best management practices" for water quality improvements and all other efforts that are now or may be required in the operation, maintenance and management of stormwater quality enhancement. Undeveloped parcel: A parcel of land for which no construction permits have been issued and which have not been cleared, graded or otherwise built upon so as to create impervious surfaces on the parcel. Such parcels are those parcels designated by the Forsyth County tax records. User: The property owner obligated to pay the stormwater management system user fees.

(Ord. No. 4536, § 3, 10-24-05; Ord. No. 4885, § I, 3-27-17)