Atlanta |
Code of Ordinances |
Part II. CODE OF ORDINANCES—GENERAL ORDINANCES |
Chapter 74. ENVIRONMENT |
Article VIII. WETLAND PROTECTION REGULATIONS |
§ 74-402. Definitions.
For purposes of interpreting this article, the following definitions shall apply:
Jurisdictional wetland determination means an official, written statement or map signed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as required by Section 404 of the Clean Water Act.
Jurisdictional wetland means a wetland area that meets the definitional requirements for wetlands as determined by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Wetland delineation means the establishment of wetland boundaries by a representative of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers or an authority designated by the Corps.
Wetland means an area inundated or saturated by surface or groundwater at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances does support, a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions.
(Ord. No. 2002-83, § 1, 11-26-02)