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<br />Wetland <br />. An area that is inundated or saturated by surface or ground water <br />at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and which under normal <br />circumstances does support, a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for <br />life in saturated soil conditions. Wetlands include swamps, marshes, bogs <br />and similar areas. Any parcel or portion of a parcel which meets state or <br />federal definition of wetlands that are under the jurisdiction of state or federal <br />laws. Synonymous with "jurisdictional wetland." <br /> <br /> <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 stormwater related <br />natural resource areas resulting from construction activities; and <br />(b) <br /> Maintain the capacity of the city's stormwater system by minimizing <br />sedimentation. <br /> <br /> <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 activities that result in any one or <br />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 <br />(d) Dewatering. <br /> Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following activities shall be exempt <br />from the provisions of sections 6.625 to 6.645: (I) actions by a public <br />utility, the city, or any other governmental agency to remove or alleviate <br />an emergency condition, restore utility service, or reopen a public <br />thoroughfare to traffic; or (ii) actions by any other person when the city <br />determines, and documents in writing, that the actions are necessary to <br />Ordinance - Page 3 of 7 <br />