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Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning of terms used in this chapter shall be as defined in this section.
"Application rate" means the rate of irrigation (inches/hour or gallons per minute) at which water is applied by an irrigation system.
"Automatic control valve" means a valve in an irrigation system which is activated by an automatic electric or hydraulic controller.
"Automatic irrigation system" means an irrigation system that can be controlled without manual manipulation and which operates on a preset program.
"Contour" means a line drawn on a plan which connects all points of equal elevation above or below a known or assumed reference point.
"Controller" means an automatic timing device with enclosure, which signals automatic valves to open and close on a preset program.
"Cycle" means in irrigation, the complete operation of a controller station.
"Designer" means a person qualified to practice landscape architecture and/or irrigation design.
"Director" means the director of community development of the city.
"Grading" means earthwork performed to alter the natural contours of an area to be planted.
"Hydrozone" means a portion of the planting area having plants grouped according to water need.
"Infiltration rate" means the rate (inches per hour) in which water moves through soil under natural conditions.
"Irrigation system" means a complete connection of system components, including the water distribution network and the necessary irrigation equipment and downstream from the backflow prevention device.
"Planting area" means the parcel area less building pad(s), driveway(s), patio(s), deck(s), walkway(s) and parking area(s). Planting area includes water bodies (i.e., fountains, ponds, lakes) and natural areas.
"Planting plan" means a plan shall identify location, spacing, numbers, container sizes of all plant materials including common and botanical names.
"Rehabilitated landscape" means any planting area in which fifty percent of existing landscape materials are replaced or modified within any twelve-month period. Examples include a change of plants or ground cover, installation of a new irrigation system, and grading modifications. "Station" means a position on an automatic irrigation controller which indicates the control point of automatic irrigation valves.
"Turf" means a surface layer of earth containing grass with its roots.
(Ord. 477 1(part), 1993).