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Contamination means the presence of or entry of any substance which may be deleterious to the public <br />health and/or the quality of the water into the public storm water system, waters of the state, or waters of the <br />United States. <br />Cosmetic cleaning means cleaning done for cosmetic purposes to the exterior of buildings, motorized <br />vehicles, parking lots, recreational vehicles or similar activity. It does not include industrial cleaning, cleaning <br />associated with manufacturing activities, hazardous or toxic waste cleaning, or any cleaning otherwise regulated <br />under federal, state, or local laws. <br />Covenant means a contract between two individuals which constitutes a restriction of a particular use of <br />land. <br />Coverage means that portion of a lot covered by principal and accessory use structures, and may include <br />impervious surfaces if it is so indicated in the individual zoning districts. <br />Crown means the leaves and branches of a tree or shrub; the upper portion of a tree from the lowest branch <br />on the trunk to the top. <br />Crown cover means the ratio between the amount of land shaded by the vertical protection of the branches <br />and foliage area of standing trees to the total area of land, usually expressed as percentage. <br />Deck means a horizontal, unenclosed platform with or without attached railings, seats, trellises, or other <br />features, attached or functionally related to a principal use or site and at any point extending more than three feet <br />above ground. <br />Density means a number expressing the ratio of dwelling units to an acre of land. <br />Design standards means the specifications to landowners or subdividers for the preparation of subdivisions, <br />preliminary and final, indicating among other things, the optimum, minimum or maximum dimensions of such <br />items as rights -of -way, blocks, easements and lots. <br />Designated haul road means shall mean any public road or street which has been officially designated (as <br />hereinafter provided) as a "haul road," and over which materials from any source are hauled, of the kinds and for <br />the purposes listed in this definition, to points within geographic limits of the site or to points outside those limits <br />if use of the material outside such limits is required. <br />(1) Soil or other material for embankment construction; <br />(2) Sand, gravel or other material for backfill; <br />(3) Sand, gravel, or crushed rock for base or surfacing courses; <br />(4) Aggregates for bituminous surfacing, including the hauling of bituminous mixtures from the mixing <br />plant; <br />Aggregates for concrete base or pavement, including the hauling of concrete batches from batch <br />plants; and <br />(6) Bituminous materials and Portland cement for paving mixtures. <br />Designee means the person designated by the city to carry out specific duties outlined in this chapter. <br />Detached townhouse means a townhouse that does not share any common walls with the neighboring unit. <br />Detached townhouses are also referred to as villas, cottage homes, or bungalows and are defined by their <br />association -maintained status and commonly -held yards. <br />Developer means the owner of the land or person who is the applicant for alteration of the land and includes <br />a person, firm, corporation, sole proprietorship, partnership, state agency, or political subdivision thereof engaged <br />in a land disturbance activity. <br />(5) <br />(Supp. No. 10, Update 3) <br />Created: 2021-10-01 10:38:19 [EST] <br />Page 8 of 34 <br />