For the purposes of this chapter, certain terms and words used
herein shall be interpreted as follows:
A.
Words used in the present tense include the future tense; the singular
number includes the plural, and the plural number includes the singular;
words of masculine gender include feminine gender, and words of feminine
gender include masculine gender.
B.
The word "includes" or "including" shall not limit the term to the
specific example but is intended to extend its meaning to all other
instances of like kind and character.
C.
The words "shall" and "must" are mandatory; the words "may" and "should"
are permissive.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
following meanings indicated:
The removal of the surface of the land through the combined
action of human activities and the natural processes, at a rate greater
than would occur because of the natural process alone.
The cultivating of soil, the raising of livestock or poultry,
and the harvesting of products of the soil, including, but not limited
to, nurseries, horticulture and forestry.
A landowner, developer or other person who has filed an application
for approval to engage in any earth disturbance activity at a project
site in the municipality.
The Borough of Trappe, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
Person or persons designated by the Borough Council to carry
out the responsibilities of this chapter.
The Montgomery County Conservation District.
A person that seeks to undertake any earth disturbance activities
at a project site in the municipality.
See "earth disturbance activity." The term includes redevelopment.
The specific tract of land where any earth disturbance activities
in the municipality are planned, conducted or maintained.
A construction or other human activity which disturbs the
surface of the land, including, but not limited to, clearing and grubbing,
grading, excavation, fill, embankments, road maintenance, building
construction and the moving, depositing, stockpiling or storing of
soil, rock or earth materials.
The natural process by which the surface of the land, including
channels, is worn away by water, wind or chemical action.
A plan for a project site which identifies the activities,
facilities, designs, measures or procedures to be employed that minimize
erosion and sedimentation resulting in negative environmental impacts.
To clear by digging up roots and stumps.
Borough of Trappe, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
An individual, partnership, public or private association
or corporation, or a governmental unit, public utility or any other
legal entity whatsoever which is recognized by law as the subject
of rights and duties.
The specific area of land within a development site where
any earth disturbance activities in the municipality are planned,
conducted or maintained.
Earth disturbance activity on land which has previously been
disturbed or developed.
Earth disturbance activity of 2,000 square feet or more with
a point source discharge to surface waters of the municipality's
storm sewer system, or one acre or more regardless of the planned
runoff. Regulated earth disturbance activity includes earth disturbance
on any portion of, part of or during any stage of a larger common
plan of development.
The legal cross section of land with which state or municipal
access exists for conveyance of public vehicular traffic. Roads/streets
may be asphalt paved, gravel or as yet undeveloped such as paper streets.
Earth disturbance activity within the existing right-of-way
cross section, such as grading and repairing existing unpaved road
surfaces, cutting road banks, cleaning or clearing drainage ditches
and other similar activities. Where the road maintenance activity
maintains the original configuration and topography of the road and
does not disturb the surface of the land, such activity shall not
constitute earth disturbance activity.
To clear, dig or remove by a powerful current of water.
A channel or conveyance of surface water, such as a stream
or creek, having defined bed and banks, whether natural or artificial,
with perennial or intermittent flow.
