§ 12.80

"Automotive dealership" means a facility that is defined by any one of the following Standard Industrial Classifications: 5511, 5521, or 5551-5599. An automotive dealership includes any automotive service facility located on the same or contiguous property and under the same ownership and management.

(Ord. 2006-0061 § 1, 2006.)

12.80.034 - Automotive service facility.

"Automotive service facility" means a facility that is defined by any one of the following Standard Industrial Classifications: 5013, 5014, 5541, 7532-7534, or 7536-7539.

(Ord. 2006-0061 § 2, 2006.)

12.80.040 - Basin plan.

"Basin plan" means a water quality control plan for a specific watershed area or areas adopted by a regional board.

(Ord. 98-0021 § 1 (part), 1998.)

12.80.050 - Beneficial uses.

"Beneficial uses" means existing or potential uses of receiving waters as defined in a basin plan.

(Ord. 98-0021 § 1 (part), 1998.)

12.80.060 - Best management practice (BMP).

"Best management practice (BMP)" means stormwater and runoff pollution control practices designed to reduce the pollutants contained in discharges to the storm drain system and/or receiving waters.

(Ord. 98-0021 § 1 (part), 1998.)

12.80.070 - Board.

"Board" means the board of supervisors of the county of Los Angeles.

(Ord. 98-0021 § 1 (part), 1998.)

12.80.080 - Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).

"Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)" means the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the federal government of the United States.

(Ord. 98-0021 § 1 (part), 1998.)

"Commercial activity" means any public or private activity not defined as an industrial activity in 40 CFR 122.26(b)(14), involved in the storage, transportation, distribution, exchange or sale of goods and/or commodities or providing professional and/or nonprofessional services. Commercial activity does not mean a dwelling as defined in Title 26 of this code.

(Ord. 98-0021 § 1 (part), 1998.)

12.80.100 - Construction activity.

"Construction activity" means any clearing, grading, or excavation of any real property that results in soil disturbance. Construction activity does not include routine maintenance to maintain original line and grade, hydraulic capacity, or original purpose of a facility, nor does it include emergency construction activities required to immediately protect public health and safety.

(Ord. 98-0021 § 1 (part), 1998.)

12.80.110 - County.

"County" means the county of Los Angeles.

(Ord. 98-0021 § 1 (part), 1998.)

12.80.120 - Department.

"Department" means the department of public works of the county of Los Angeles.

(Ord. 98-0021 § 1 (part), 1998.)

12.80.130 - Director.

"Director" means the director of public works of the county of Los Angeles, or his/her authorized deputy, agent, representative or inspector.

(Ord. 98-0021 § 1 (part), 1998.)

12.80.140 - Discharge.

"Discharge" means any release, spill, leak, pumping, flow, escape, dumping, or disposal of any gas, liquid, semi-solid, or solid substance.

(Ord. 98-0021 § 1 (part), 1998.)

12.80.148 - General Industrial Activity Storm Water Permit (GIASP).

"General Industrial Activity Storm Water Permit" (GIASP) means a general National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit that authorizes discharges of stormwater from property used for industrial activities to waters of the United States.

(Ord. 2006-0061 § 3, 2006.)

"Good housekeeping practice" means a best management practice related to the transfer, storage, use, or cleanup of materials performed in a regular manner that minimizes the discharge of pollutants to the storm drain system and/or receiving waters.

(Ord. 98-0021 § 1 (part), 1998.)

"Hazardous material" means any material defined as hazardous by Chapter 6.95 of the California Health and Safety Code or any substance designated pursuant to 40 CFR 302. This also includes any unlisted hazardous substance which is a solid waste, as defined in 40 CFR 261.2, which is not excluded from regulation as a hazardous waste under 40 CFR 261.4(b), or is a hazardous substance under Section 101(14) of the Act, if it exhibits any of the characteristics identified in 40 CFR 261.20 through 261.24.

(Ord. 98-0021 § 1 (part), 1998.)

12.80.170 - Hazardous waste.

"Hazardous waste" means a hazardous material which is to be discharged, discarded, recycled, and/or reprocessed.

(Ord. 98-0021 § 1 (part), 1998.)

12.80.180 - Illicit connection.

"Illicit connection" means any human-made conveyance that is connected to the storm drain system without a permit, excluding roof drains which convey only stormwater.

(Ord. 98-0021 § 1 (part), 1998.)

12.80.190 - Illicit discharge.

"Illicit discharge" means any discharge to the storm drain system that is prohibited under local, state, or federal statutes, ordinances, codes, or regulations. Illicit discharge includes all nonstormwater discharges except discharges pursuant to a NPDES permit or discharges that are exempted or conditionally exempted by such permit.

(Ord. 98-0021 § 1 (part), 1998.)

12.80.200 - Industrial activity.

"Industrial activity" means any public or private activity which is in any of the 11 categories of activities defined in 40 CFR 122.26(b)(14) and which is required to obtain a NPDES permit.

(Ord. 98-0021 § 1 (part), 1998.)

12.80.210 - Industrial/commercial facility.

"Industrial/commercial facility" means any public or private facility involved and/or used in either the production, manufacture, storage, transportation, distribution, exchange, or sale of goods and/or commodities, and any facility involved and/or used in providing professional and nonprofessional services. This category of facility includes, but is not limited to, any facility defined by a Standard Industrial Classification (SIC).

(Ord. 98-0021 § 1 (part), 1998.)

12.80.220 - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit.

"National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit" means a permit issued by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the State Water Resources Control Board or a California Regional Water Quality Control Board pursuant to the Act, that authorizes discharges to waters of the United States.

(Ord. 98-0021 § 1 (part), 1998.)

12.80.230 - Nonstormwater discharge.

"Nonstormwater discharge" means any discharge to the storm drain system and/or receiving waters that is not composed entirely of stormwater.

(Ord. 98-0021 § 1 (part), 1998.)

12.80.238 - Person.

"Person" means an individual, association, firm, partnership, public or private corporation, municipality, political subdivision, government agency, or any other legal entity, including the heirs, successors, agents, officers and assigns of such entity.

(Ord. 2006-0061 § 4, 2006.)

12.80.240 - Pollutant.

"Pollutant" shall have the same meaning as set forth in Section 502(6) of the Act or as incorporated into the California Water Code Section 13373. Pollutants include, but are not limited to the following:

A.

Commercial and industrial waste (such as fuels, solvents, chemicals, detergents, plastic pellets, hazardous materials or substances, hazardous wastes, fertilizers, pesticides, soot, slag, ash, and sludge);

B.

Metals (such as cadmium, lead, zinc, copper, silver, nickel, chromium and arsenic) and nonmetals (such as carbon, chlorine, fluorine, phosphorous and sulfur);

C.

Petroleum hydrocarbons (such as fuels, oils, lubricants, surfactants, waste oils, solvents, coolants, and grease);

D.

Eroded soils, sediment, and particulate materials in amounts which may adversely affect the beneficial use of the receiving waters, flora, or fauna of the state;

E.

Animal wastes (such as discharges from confinement facilities, kennels, pens, recreational facilities, stables, and show facilities);

F.

Substances having acidic or corrosive characteristics such as a pH of less than six or greater than nine; and

G.

Substances having unusual coloration or turbidity, levels of fecal coliform, fecal streptococcus, or enterococcus, which may adversely affect the beneficial use of the receiving waters, flora, or fauna of the state.

(Ord. 98-0021 § 1 (part), 1998.)

12.80.250 - Receiving waters.

"Receiving waters" means all surface water bodies within the county that are identified by a regional board in a basin plan.

(Ord. 98-0021 § 1 (part), 1998.)

12.80.260 - Regional board.

"Regional board" means a California Regional Water Quality Control Board.

(Ord. 98-0021 § 1 (part), 1998.)

12.80.262 - Restaurant facility.

"Restaurant facility" means a stand-alone facility where the primary or sole purpose or function of the facility is to provide food or drinks for immediate onsite consumption.

(Ord. 2006-0061 § 5, 2006.)

12.80.264 - Retail gasoline outlet.

"Retail gasoline outlet" means any facility engaged in selling gasoline or other motor vehicle fuels, including any automotive service facility located on the same or contiguous property and under the same ownership and management.

(Ord. 2006-0061 § 6, 2006.)

"Runoff" means any stormwater or nonstormwater discharge from any surface and/or drainage area that reaches the storm drain system and/or receiving waters.

(Ord. 98-0021 § 1 (part), 1998.)

12.80.280 - Standard Industrial Classification (SIC).

"Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)" means a classification pursuant to the current edition of the Standard Industrial Classification Manual issued by the Executive Office of the President of the United States, Office of Management and Budget, and as the same may be periodically revised.

(Ord. 98-0021 § 1 (part), 1998.)

12.80.290 - State board.

"State board" means the State Water Resources Control Board.

(Ord. 98-0021 § 1 (part), 1998.)

12.80.300 - Storm drain system.

"Storm drain system" means any street, gutter, conduit, natural or artificial drain, channel and watercourse, and/or other facility or any combination thereof, that is owned and/or operated by the county or the Los Angeles County Flood Control District and used for the purpose of collecting, storing, transporting, and/or disposing of runoff.

(Ord. 98-0021 § 1 (part), 1998.)

12.80.310 - Stormwater.

"Stormwater" means any water which originates from atmospheric moisture (rainfall or snowmelt) and falls onto land, water, and/or other surfaces.

(Ord. 98-0021 § 1 (part), 1998.)

12.80.320 - Stormwater pollution prevention plan (SWPPP).

"Stormwater pollution prevention plan (SWPPP)" means a plan required by and for which the contents are specified in a NPDES permit.

(Ord. 98-0021 § 1 (part), 1998.)

12.80.330 - Stormwater runoff.

"Stormwater runoff" means stormwater which travels across any surface to the storm drain system and/or receiving waters.

(Ord. 98-0021 § 1 (part), 1998.)

"Structural BMP" means any permanent facility constructed to control, treat, store, divert, neutralize, dispose of, and/or monitor runoff in order to reduce or measure pollutants.

(Ord. 98-0021 § 1 (part), 1998.)

"Uncontrolled discharge" means any discharge, intentional or accidental, occurring in such a manner that the discharger is unable to determine or regulate the quantity, quality or effects of the discharge.

(Ord. 98-0021 § 1 (part), 1998.)

"U.S. EPA" means the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

(Ord. 98-0021 § 1 (part), 1998.)