San Ramon Municipal Code Art. 3 Definitions

Unless otherwise specifically provided, or required by the context, the following terms have the meanings set forth in this article for the purposes of this chapter. (Ord. 230 § 2 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

Defined channels, natural or man-made, means any of the following: A. Intermittent Stream. Any watercourse which has been verified by field investigation to: (1) have a significant waterflow thirty days after the last significant storm; or (2) have a well-defined channel; or (3) be a watercourse designated by a broken line symbol on the largest scale USGS Map most recently published. B. Perennial Stream. Any watercourse which is either: (1) a watercourse which has been verified by field investigation as a stream which normally flows throughout the year; or (2) a watercourse designated by a solid line symbol on the largest scale USGS Map most recently published. (Ord. 230 § 2 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

Drainage easement means an easement provided for the installation, preservation or maintenance of drainage facilities, including conduits or channels. (Ord. 230 § 2 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

Emergency means a sudden unexpected occurrence which presents a clear and imminent danger to life, health, property or essential public services which requires immediate action to mitigate. (Ord. 230 § 2 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

Enforcing officer means the city engineer or his or her designee. (Ord. 230 § 2 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

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Erosion means the detachment and movement of soil or rock fragments by water, wind, ice or gravity. (Ord. 230 § 2 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

Improved channel means a watercourse which has been modified through manmade construction including (but not limited to) increasing the width and/or depth of it, straightening its alignment, or stabilizing the banks of it through grading, concrete, riprap or other means. (Ord. 230 § 2 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

Riparian corridor means an area of watercourse riparian vegetation which may be identified through field investigations. The boundary shall be defined as the outer limit of the occurrence of riparian vegetation. (Ord. 230 § 2 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

Riparian vegetation means vegetation associated with the banks, edges or terrestrial limits or watercourses requiring or tolerating soil moisture levels in excess of that available in adjacent uplands. (Ord. 230 § 2 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

Runoff means the surface water flow or rate of flow following precipitation. (Ord. 230 § 2 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

Sedimentation means the process by which mineral or organic matter is removed from its site of origin, transported and deposited by water, wind or gravity. (Ord. 230 § 2 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

Structure setback area is as provided for in Chapter IV of DIVISION C4, beginning with Section C4-41. (Ord. 230 § 2 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

Unimproved channel means a watercourse which has been left as much as possible in its natural state. (Ord. 230 § 2 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

Watercourse means any natural or man-made channel for transporting water, including the stream bed and the banks, whether continuously flowing or intermittent.

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(Ord. 230 § 2 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)