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Ordinance 804 Page 4 Subd. 20. SEDIMENT CONTROL: The methods employed to prevent sediment from leaving a site. Examples of sediment control practices are silt fences, sediment traps, earth dikes, drainage swales, check dams, subsurface drains, storm drain inlet protection, and temporary or permanent sedimentation basins. Subd. 21. SITE: Any lot or parcel of land or contiguous combination thereof, under the same ownership, where a land disturbance activity is performed or permitted. Subd. 22. SLOPE: An inclined ground surface the inclination of which is expressed as a ratio of horizontal distance to vertical distance. Subd. 23. SOIL: Naturally occurring superficial deposits overlying bedrock. Subd. 24. STORM WATER: Precipitation runoff, storm water runoff, snow melt runoff, and any other surface runoff and drainage, as defined under Minnesota Rule 7077.0105, subpart 41 b. Subd. 25. WETLANDS: As defined in Minnesota Rules 7050.0130, subpart F, are those areas that are inundated or saturated by surface water or groundwater at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances do support, a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated SOIL conditions. wetlands generally include swamps, marshes, bogs, and similar areas. Constructed wetlands designed for wastewater treatment are not waters of the state. 1303.04: General Conformance: The owner of a SITE or manager of a common plan of development or sale shall be responsible for maintaining any land disturbance activity in such a way as not to create a hazard to life and limb; or endanger the environment; or adversely affect the safety, use or stability of a property, public way or drainage channel; or deposit sediment on or into adjacent properties, right-of-ways, drainage systems or wetlands until final stabilization has been achieved. Whenever the City determines that any land disturbance activity has become a hazard to life and limb; or endangers the environment; or adversely affects the safety, use or stability of a property, public way or drainage channel; or deposits sediment on or into adjacent properties, right-of--ways, drainage systems or wetlands, the owner of the property upon which the land disturbance activity is located, or other person or agent in control of said property, upon receipt of notice in writing from the City, shall within the period specified therein repair or eliminate such land disturbance activity so as to eliminate the hazard and be in conformance with the requirements of this Chapter. The City may inspect any property for conformance with this Chapter.