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\[R\]elated natural resource\[s\]
<br />Stormwater r areas. \[Natural resources\]
<br />Areaslocated within or adjacent to the city's stormwater system, such as
<br />waterways, wetlands, conservation zones or easements and riparian
<br />areas, \[that\] which, due to their location, topography, vegetation, or
<br />other factors provide one or more of the following stormwater functions:
<br />flood control, streambank stabilization and water quality treatment, \[and
<br />streambank stabilization\] including pollutant removal, shading and
<br />temperature stabilization.
<br />Wetland
<br />.An area that is inundated or saturated by surface or ground
<br />water at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and which
<br />under normal circumstances does support, a prevalence of vegetation
<br />typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions. Wetlands include
<br />swamps, marshes, bogs and similar areas. Any parcel or portion of a
<br />parcel which meets state or federal definition of wetlands that are under the
<br />jurisdiction of state or federal laws. Synonymous with "jurisdictional
<br />wetland."
<br /> Section 2.
<br /> Section 6.625 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is amended to provide as
<br />follows:
<br />6.625 Erosion Prevention - Purpose
<br />. Sections 6.625 to 6.645, and the rules
<br />issued thereunder, are intended to restrict the discharge of sediments or
<br />other construction related materials, including hazardous substances as
<br />defined in section 6.340, into the city's stormwater system in order to:
<br />(a)
<br /> Prevent or minimize, to the maximum extent practicable, negative
<br />impacts to adjacent properties, water quality, and stormwaterrelated
<br />natural resource\[s\] areasresulting from construction activities; and
<br />(b)
<br /> Maintain the capacity of the city's stormwater system by minimizing
<br />sedimentation.
<br /> Section 3.
<br /> Section 6.630 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is amended to provide as
<br />follows:
<br />6.630 Erosion Prevention - Applicability and Compliance
<br />.
<br />(1)
<br /> Scope. The provisions of sections 6.625 to 6.645, and the rules issued
<br />thereunder, apply to all construction \[related\] activities that result in any
<br />one or all of the following:
<br />(a) Land disturbance, including, but not limited to clearing, grading,
<br />grubbing, logging, excavating, filling, and storing of materials;
<br />(b) Structural development or demolition, including, but not limited to
<br />buildings, bridges, roads, and other infrastructure;
<br />(c) Impervious surfaces, including, but not limited to parking lots,
<br />driveways, walkways, and patios; or
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