§ 14.04.010. Definitions.

For the purpose of this chapter the following definitions shall apply:

"Administrator" means the employee of Porter County, Indiana, Government who has been assigned the responsibility for administering the storm water system programs. This term shall be construed to include those county employees working under the direction for the administrator.

"Board" means the Porter County Storm Water Management Board, comprised of the three county commissioners or their designees and the county surveyor or the Surveyor's designee, which is charged with administering the county's storm water management program pursuant to IC 8-1.5-5.

"Developed property" means tracts of property that have at least one building or structure and tracts of property that are adjacent to and under common ownership with a tract that has at least one building or structure.

"Mobile or manufactured residential home parks" means a parcel of land containing two or more dwelling sites that are leased or sold for the long term placement of mobile home dwellings and/or manufactured home dwellings.

"Multi-family residential developed property" means all tracts of real property developed for residential use intended for occupancy by more than two families per residential structure (e.g., apartment houses with three or more units under a single roof and condominium properties).

"Nonresidential developed property" means all tracts of real property developed for commercial uses, non-profit nonresidential uses (e.g., governmental operations, schools, churches. And fraternal organizations) and industrial uses.

"Residential developed property" all tracts of real property developed for residential use in structures designed and permitted for habitation by one or two families (i.e., single-family homes or two-family homes (duplex units)), including tracts of property that are used for agriculture, but have a single-family residence on them, including tracts of property that are adjacent to and under common ownership with a tract developed for occupancy by a single family for residential purposes.

"Storm water system" means a system of constructed and naturally occurring above ground and below ground facilities or infrastructure intended to collect, treat, and convey and otherwise manage runoff from rain, snow and other precipitation including, but not limited to, drains, inlets, conduits, culverts, manholes, channels, ditches, drainage easements, retention and detention basins, infiltration facilities, lakes ponds, streams, creeks, rivers and other related components.

"Vacant/unimproved property" means all tracts of real property that are wholly vacant and unimproved, regardless of the zoning classification assigned to such property or the uses permitted thereon by applicable law, rules, and regulations.

(Ord. No. 14-12, 8-19-2014)