§ 200 — Definitions

Section 200. - Definitions.

For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings given herein: A. City shall mean the City of Tulsa. B. Developed real estate shall mean real property altered from its natural state by the addition to or construction of any impervious surface such that the hydrology of the property is affected. C. Equivalent service unit shall mean two thousand six hundred fifty (2,650) square feet of impervious surface. D. Impervious surface shall mean any hard surfaced area which prevents or retards the entry of water into the soil in the manner and to the extent that such water entered the soil under natural conditions, causing water to run off the surface in greater quantities or at an increased rate of flow than was present under natural conditions, such as but not limited to rooftops, asphalt or concrete sidewalks, paving, driveways and parking lots, walkways, patio areas, storage areas, and oiled macadam or other surfaces which similarly affect the natural infiltration or run-off patterns of real property in its natural state. E. Drainage basin plan shall mean the plan adopted by the City for managing surface and stormwater facilities and features within an individual drainage basin. F. Service charge shall mean the fee levied within the boundaries of the City for the use of the City's stormwater drainage facilities. G. Undeveloped real estate shall mean real estate unaltered by the construction or addition of any impervious surface which would change the hydrology of the property from its natural state. H. Retention or detention facilities shall mean facilities designed to hold stormwater for a short period and then to release it to the natural watercourse or to hold stormwater for a sufficient length of time to provide for it to be consumed by evaporation, infiltration into the soil or other natural means. I. Residential property shall mean any property designed and used principally for residential single-family or duplex purposes and developed according to and meeting the bulk and area requirements for residential single-family or duplex zoned property as set forth in the Tulsa Zoning Code at the time of development of such property. J. Gravel shall mean aggregate, or a mix of rock fragments and granular material, used as surfacing.

(Ord. Nos. 16589, 17285; Ord. No. 22917, § 1, 8-1-2013)