As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
DETENTION BASIN
A topographical depression created naturally or by man-made
methods that detains water during a storm event but is usually dry
or not submerged in water all other times.
FILL
Any material or compound element, natural or man-made, which
would reduce the volume of water that could be stored in a basin.
RETENTION BASIN
A topographical depression created naturally or by man-made
methods that holds water at all times but retains an additional volume
of water during a storm event, that eliminates or reduces flooding
of any area downstream from the outfall of the basin.
YARD WASTE
Grass clippings, garden waste, leaves, branches, weeds that
have been pulled loose, dirt or mulch, any other organic waste generated
by a property.
It shall be illegal to fill or deposit any yard
waste in any retention or detention basin in the Village of Pleasant
Prairie.
Water shall not be diverted to a retention or
detention basin that does not naturally drain to said basin.
It shall be illegal to alter, change or inhibit
in any manner the shape, size, or slope of any outfall structure of
any detention or retention basin.
Any person who violates any provisions of this chapter shall be subject to a penalty as provided in Chapter
1, §
1-4, of the Code of the Village of Pleasant Prairie.