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Ordinance No. 2281 Page 4 of 32 (Ord. 1572 § 2, 1992) § 9.14.030 Definitions. A. Any terms defined in the MRP, Federal Clean Water Act, or the California water Code and acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto, and/or defined in the regulations for the stormwater discharge permitting program issued by the United States Environmental Protection Agency on November 16, 1990 (as may, from time to time, be amended), as used in this chapter, shall have the same meaning as in that statute or regulations. Specifically, the definition of the following terms included in that statute or regulation are hereby incorporated by reference, as now applicable or as may hereafter be amended: 1. "Applicant" means any Person applying to the City of Pleasanton for permitting or approval of a project. 2. "Authorized enforcement official" for the purposes of this Chapter, means the following City of Pleasanton officials and/or their designees, employed by the City of Pleasanton or working under a contract with the City of Pleasanton: Fire Chief or his or her designee, Public Works Director or his or her designee, City Engineer or his or her designee, and/or Building Official or his or her designee. 3. "Best management practice (BMP)" means structural device, measures, facility, activity, schedules of activities, prohibitions of practices, general good housekeeping practices, pollution-prevention practices, maintenance procedures, and other management practices to prevent or reduce the discharge of pollutants directly or indirectly to "waters of the United States." BMPs also include treatment requirements, operating procedures, and practices to control plant-site runoff, spillage or leaks, sludge or waste disposal, or drainage from raw material storage. 4. "Biotreatment Soil Media (BSM)" means a soil blend designed to meet the specifications approved by the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board Executive Officer and incorporated into the C.3 Technical Guidance Manual. 5. "C.3 Technical Guidance Manual" means the most recent version of the Alameda Countywide Clean Water Program manual that sets forth guidance, design standards and best management practices for low impact development. 6. "City" means the City of Pleasanton. 7. "Construction activity" means any activity that involves soil disturbing activities including, but not limited to, grubbing, clearing, filling, leveling, building, paving, grading, demolition, and ground disturbances such as stockpiling and excavation unless exempted by the municipal code. 8. "Development" or "development project" means construction, rehabilitation,