An establishment having as a substantial or significant portion of its stock-in-trade in books, magazines, other periodicals, films, slides or videotapes and which establishment is customarily not open to the public generally, but excludes any minor by reason of age.

A drive-in theater that customarily presents motion pictures, films, videotapes or slide shows that are not open to the public generally, but excludes any minor by reason of age.

A public or private establishment which presents topless dancers, strippers, male or female impersonators or exotic dancers or other similar entertainments and which establishment is customarily not open to the public generally, but excludes any minor by reason of age.

A hotel or motel which is not open to the public generally, but excludes minors by reason of age, or which makes available to its patrons in their rooms films, slide shows or videotapes which, if presented in a public theater would not be open to the public generally, but would exclude any minor by reason of age.

A theater that customarily presents motion pictures, films, videotapes or slide shows that are not open to the public generally, but excludes any minor by reason of age.

Includes adult book and/or video store, adult drive-in theater, adult entertainment cabaret, adult hotel or motel, adult theater; massage establishment, peep show and any other use which is distinguished or characterized by its emphasis on sexual activities or sexual anatomical areas and which excludes minors by reason of age. Any use, such as, for example, a hotel, which includes any form of adult use as a principal use or as an accessory use, shall be considered an adult use for the purposes of this chapter. Also includes any facility which sells cannabinoids for a "certified medical use," or any other establishment that acquires, possesses, manufactures, sells, delivers, transports, distributes, or dispenses "medical cannabis," as those terms are defined in § 3 of the New York State Cannabis Law, or a "registered organization" within the meaning of § 34 of the New York State Cannabis Law, or any other establishment that is organized for the purpose of acquiring, possessing, manufacturing, selling, delivering, transporting, distributing or dispensing cannabis for certified medical use.

As applied to a building or structure, any change or rearrangement of the structural parts or any enlargement, whether by extending on any side or by increasing in height, or the moving from one location to another. It does not include ordinary repairs to buildings or structures.

A business establishment containing four or more amusement devices.

A machine that is controlled and operated by the insertion of a coin or token and intended for the amusement or recreation of a patron, including but not limited to baseball and football games, pinball games, video games and other similar games.

A sign which moves or depicts action or motion by flashing or otherwise requiring electrical or other source of energy.

A residence building accommodating three or more families living independently of each other and allowed to do their own cooking on the premises.

For the purpose of computation of the area of any sign, the entire background area of the sign, computed in square feet or inches by standard mathematical formulas for known or common shapes. For irregular shapes, lighting devices, pennants, banners, bunting or fluttering devices, the entire background area shall be considered that area which is or would be encompassed within the extremities of straight lines drawn closest to the extremities of the shape or device. For signs having lettering or pictorial matter on more than one face, the sum of the entire background area of each such face shall be computed for determination of the area of the sign.

An unenclosed roof structure supported entirely by the building to which it is attached and which may be of a stationary or retractable type.

Any awning having lettering or pictorial matter attached to or inscribed on it.

A business enterprise, or that portion thereof, engaged in the retail sale of beverages for consumption on the premises, with food sold and served as a secondary function.

A sign or structure larger than 32 square feet in area and designed to carry outdoor advertising of products or services not sold or provided on the lot, plot, building, structure or premises where such sign is located.

A person who pays consideration for residence within a separate building or dwelling unit and for occupying, for her or his exclusive use, no more than one bedroom and one bathroom and not as an incident of employment. There shall be no separate entrance from the outside to the room or rooms provided for a boarder, roomer or lodger, all as defined in this section. The owner of the separate building or dwelling unit must obtain a permit for the rental of any room or rooms to any boarder, roomer or lodger in accordance with Article XXXII of this Zoning Chapter pertaining to rental dwelling units.

The piercing of any part of the body, except the ear.

Any person who performs body piercing on the body of any other person.

Any premises in which a body-piercing specialist conducts such practice.

A structure wholly or partially enclosed within exterior walls, or within exterior or party walls and a roof, affording shelter to persons, animals or property.

A building subordinate to the main building on a lot and used for purposes customarily incidental to those of the main building.

Shall be determined by measuring around the exterior of the foundation walls or foundation structure of buildings, and shall include the floor area of porches.

That percentage of the lot area covered by the combined areas of all buildings or structures on the lot, excluding any building or structure located underground.

The wall or walls of a building which are closest to an adjacent street line.

The vertical distance, in the case of flat roofs, from the curb level, where it has been established, to the highest point of the roof at the street wall, or, in other cases, the vertical distance from the mean level of the ground surrounding the building to the highest point of the roof at the street wall. In the case of pitched roofs, it is measured to the average height of the gables.

A building, lawfully existing at the time of adoption, amendment or revision of this chapter, that does not conform to the regulations of the use district in which it is situated by reason of such adoption, amendment or revision.

For the purpose of these regulations, each of the independent units into which a building is divided by party walls, except in group garages, shall be regarded as a "separate building."

A fully enclosed eating and/or drinking establishment where live entertainment or live music is provided, or where music is provided and dancing is permitted.

A freestanding, unenclosed, roofed structure, whether or not connected to or supported by the structure or building from which it extends.

A canopy, or sign attached thereto, with lettering or pictorial matter attached to or inscribed on it.

A business whose principal activity shall entail the cashing of checks. In no event shall the term "check-cashing business" include a federally insured bank or financial institution. It shall also not include any business which cashes checks ancillary to a use which is a permitted use within a particular business or industrial zone.

The floor space having a minimum ceiling height of seven feet six inches, but does not include attached or built-in garages, open porches or terraces or rooms below grade.

A voluntary organization, with facilities catering principally to members and their guests for recreational, athletic, health or social purposes.

Superintendent of Building, or Senior Building Inspector or Building Inspector of the Village of Westbury, or their delegates or assistants.

Includes any person, partnership or corporation:

The Landmarks Preservation Commission established pursuant to this chapter.

A sign used on premises where construction, demolition, alteration, repair or renovations are in progress displaying only the name, profession, address and telephone number of the contractor, builder, owner, architect or engineer associated with the project, type of occupancy and the date of expected completion or occupancy.

An open, unoccupied space on the same lot with a building not extending to either the street or the rear yard.

An open, unoccupied space on the same lot with a building extending to either the street or rear yard.

The distance which it projects into the building from the outer wall thereof. The width of an outer court is its other horizontal dimension.

A sign which is suspended from or attached to or supported by one or more columns, uprights or braces imbedded in the ground and in which neither the sign nor the supports thereof are attached to or dependent on any building for support or bracing.

A sign which is located outdoors and is used for guidance, instruction or direction of traffic control.

A person employed by one or more persons resident in a family who may occupy dwelling space provided as part or all of his or her compensation without payment of rent for the purpose of rendering domestic or home health care or medical care services solely for one or more of the residents or for the separate building or dwelling unit. The dwelling space provided for a domestic or home health care or medical care worker may include a separate bedroom and bathroom but shall not include a separate kitchen [as defined in Subsection B(3)(i) of the definition of "family" below] nor shall such dwelling space include a separate entrance from the outside to the room or rooms provided for him or her, all as defined in this section.

The door located on the front line of a building. Where the front door of the building is not apparent from visual observation, it shall be determined from two or more of the following facts:

A sign having its opposite surface areas used in any manner described under the term "sign" as defined in this section.

A building or portion of a building designed for or occupied as a home or residence by three or more families living independently of each other.

A building designed for and occupied exclusively as a home or residence for not more than one family.

A building designed for and occupied exclusively as a home or residence for not more than two families.

A structure or building, or part thereof, or an area, room or rooms therein, or a part of a separate building, as defined in this section, occupied or to be occupied by one or more persons as a home or residence.

To build, reletter, construct, alter, repair, paint, display, relocate, attach, hang, place, suspend, affix or maintain.[1]

The architectural style, design, general arrangement and components and all of the outer surfaces of an improvement, including but not limited to the kind and texture of the building material and the type and style of all windows, doors, lights, decorations and other fixtures appurtenant to such improvement.

That part of the exterior face of a building, the top of which is more than three feet but not in excess of six feet above the roofline of the building and which was an integral part of the building when the structure was erected.

A sign erected on a facade.

A lot, formed or proposed to be formed either by the subdivision of an existing lot or the assemblage of lots or portions of existing lots, which contains insufficient front yard width and frontage.

The sum of the horizontal areas of all floors of a building measured to the exterior of the outside walls of such building.

The gross floor areas of all buildings on a lot, divided by the lot area.

One which is one story in height used for the storage of automobiles in separate units or with a common means of access and not used for service or making repairs to automobiles.

A completely enclosed building used for the storing, keeping or parking of not more than two vehicles for private use and as otherwise permitted under this chapter. Said "private garage" shall not have a floor area exceeding 500 square feet and shall not have a height greater than 15 feet to the roof ridge and shall not have a vehicle door entrance greater than eight feet in height.

A building, other than a private garage, one or more stories in height, used for the storage or repair of automobiles.

Any area of land, including structures thereon, or any building or part thereof that is used for the sale of motor fuels or motor vehicle accessories and which may include facilities for lubricating, washing or otherwise servicing motor vehicles, but not including body work, major structural repair or painting thereof by any means.

The sum of the horizontal areas of all floors of a building, measured to the exterior of the outside walls of such building, but not to include attached or built-in garages, parking structures, mechanical equipment rooms, porches, courts or terraces, stairways, elevators and rooms whose basement finished floor is below grade with finished floor immediately above less than seven feet above the average elevation of the finished grade and which are used for storage only by the occupants of the building. The term "gross floor area," as used herein, shall include the sum of the horizontal areas of all basement or cellar rooms, irrespective of the floor-to-ceiling height thereof, measured to the exterior of the foundation, that are used or intended to be used for human occupancy.

Any area that contains improvements which have a special character or special historic, architectural or aesthetic interest or value and has been designated as a historic district pursuant to this article.

A residence building differing from an apartment house in that it is built for transient, instead of permanent, residence and individuals or families are not allowed to do their own cooking on the premises.

A sign illuminated by an artificial source of light, whether internally or externally.

Any building, structure, place, work of art or other object constituting a physical betterment of real property, or any part of such betterment.

The unit of real property which includes a physical betterment constituting an improvement and the land embracing the site thereof and is treated as a single entity for the purpose of levying real estate taxes; provided, however, that the term "improvement parcel" shall also include any unimproved area of land which is treated as a single entity for such tax purposes.

A sign used by a hospital, library, museum or school (public or private) to convey information to the public regarding such institution or its premises.

Any improvement, any part of which has a special character or special historical or aesthetic interest or value as part of the development, heritage or cultural characteristics of the Village, state or nation and which has been designated as a landmark pursuant to the provisions of this article, including landmark sites and historic districts.

An improvement parcel or part thereof on which is situated a landmark and any abutting improvement parcel or part thereof used as and constituting part of the premises on which the landmark is situated and which has been designated as a landmark site pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

Any grade, body of water, stream, rock, plant, shrub, tree, path, walkway, road, plaza, fountain, sculpture or other form of natural or artificial landscaping.

A continuous source of light, string or group of lights located or arranged to cast light.

An open, paved area of land, other than a street or public way, the principal use of which is for standing, loading and unloading of trucks, tractors and trailers to avoid undue interference with the public use of streets (and alleys). For size specifications, exclusive of access aisles and maneuvering space, see § 248-280E hereof.

A parcel of land occupied by one building and the accessory buildings or uses customarily incident to it, including such open spaces as are required by this chapter, and such open spaces as are arranged and designed to be used in connection with such building.

The total horizontal area of a lot contained within its lot lines.

The mean distance from the street line of the lot to its rear line, measured in the general direction of the side lines of the lot.

The extent of a lot along a public street or highway that provides the actual access for the lot, and which street or highway shall be suitably improved to the satisfaction of the Planning Board or a performance bond posted therefor.

A lot other than a corner lot.

The horizontal distance between the side lot lines, measured at right angles to the lot depth.

A permanent, roofed structure which is either wholly or partially supported by the building to which it is attached and which projects over public or private property.

A sign attached to, inscribed on or constructed in a marquee.

Any establishment having a fixed place of business where massages are administered for pay, including but not limited to massage parlors, sauna baths and steam baths. This definition shall not be construed to include a hospital, nursing home or medical clinic or the office of a physician, surgeon, chiropractor, osteopath or duly licensed physical therapist, or barbershops or beauty salons in which massages are administered only to the scalp, face, neck or shoulders. This definition also shall exclude health clubs which have facilities for physical exercise, such as tennis courts, racquetball courts or exercise rooms, and which do not receive their primary source of revenue through the administration of massages.

Any change in, addition to or removal from the parts, elements or materials of an improvement, including but not limited to the exterior architectural features thereof, the surfacing, resurfacing, painting, treating, renovating, restoring or rehabilitating of the exterior architectural features in any manner that does not significantly alter their appearance where such work does not constitute ordinary repairs and maintenance and where a permit from the Superintendent of Buildings is not otherwise required by Chapter 79, Building Construction, or Chapter 184, Plumbing and Drainage, of this Code.

A sign mounted upon or affixed to a vehicle or trailer-type chassis, not permanently anchored to the ground and capable of being transported as a unit over public roads and streets.

At least three or more single-faced signs of the same size, the vertical sides of which are substantially fastened to each other to form a continuous sign area and securely mounted or affixed to a pole or post imbedded in the ground. The bottom of such signs shall be parallel to the ground and equidistant therefrom.

A sign which does not comply with the provisions of this chapter.

A sign advertising on a recently constructed building or structure only the name, business and profession of future tenants or occupants of the building or structure and the date of expected occupancy.

Any work done on any improvement or the replacement of any part of an improvement for which a permit issued by the Superintendent of Buildings is not required by Chapter 79, Building Construction, or Chapter 184, Plumbing and Drainage, of this Code, and where the purpose and effect of such work or replacement is to correct any deterioration or decay of, or damage to, such improvement or any part thereof and to restore the same, as nearly as may be practicable, to its condition prior to the occurrence of such deterioration, decay or damage.

Any person or persons having such right, title or interest in any improvement so as to be legally entitled, upon obtaining the required permits and approvals from the agencies having jurisdiction over building construction, to perform with respect to such property any demolition, construction, reconstruction, alteration or other work. The owner or any other person having the right to possession of a dwelling unit.

An open, paved area of land, other than a street or public way, the principal use of which is for the parking of automobiles. For size specifications, see § 248-272 hereof.

Any parking which takes place at grade under a building (other than a single-family dwelling or a two-family dwelling) shall include all at-grade under-building parking provided, including without limitation, parking in individual enclosed private garages assigned to individual apartment units or commercial units or parking in an enclosed or nonenclosed private or public parking area. Parking at grade under a building shall include all auto usage driveways or other means of access to or egress from any such parking spaces.

An off-street space, available for the parking of one motor vehicle on a transient basis, having the required minimum dimensions (exclusive of passageways and driveways appurtenant thereto) and giving access thereto, and having direct usable access to a street.

Any parking which takes place on one or more levels of a multilevel building or structure. The definition of "tiered parking" shall also include underground parking but shall not include at-grade parking or depressed at-grade parking surrounding a building.

Parking which takes place in an enclosed facility located entirely below grade. "Underground parking" shall not include depressed at-grade parking surrounding a building.

A theater which presents material in the form of live shows, motion pictures, films, videotapes or slides, viewed from an individual enclosure, for which a fee is charged and which is not open to the public generally but excludes any minor by reason of age.

Includes persons, corporations or associations.

The office of a person engaged in an occupation in which knowledge in some department of science or learning is applied to the affairs of others, either advising or guiding them, or otherwise serving their interest or welfare through the practice of an art founded on such knowledge.

A sign used to designate the professional office of a professional practitioner or professional corporation located on the premises on which the sign is erected. The wording of such sign shall be limited to the name of the professional practitioner or professional corporation, the title, profession, telephone number, type of service and times available for such service by the named practitioner or professional corporation.

A sign erected on the premises of a place of public worship to identify same and to give the times of worship, announcement of events and religious messages.

A return, in money, property or other valuable consideration (including payment in kind or for services or other thing of value) for use and occupancy or the right to use and occupancy of a dwelling unit, whether or not a legal relationship of landlord and tenant exists between the owner and the occupant or occupants thereof.

A dwelling unit established, occupied, used or maintained for rental occupancy.

The occupancy or use of a dwelling unit by one or more persons as a home or residence under an arrangement whereby the occupant or occupants thereof pay rent for such occupancy and use.

A business enterprise, or that portion thereof, engaged in the preparation and retail sale of food and beverages selected from a full menu by patrons seated at a table or counter, served by a waiter or waitress, and consumed on the premises. The term "restaurant" does not include a bar, cabaret or fast-food restaurant.

A business enterprise primarily engaged in the retail sale of food and beverages served in disposable containers and selected by patrons from a limited number of prepared, specialized items, such as, but not limited to, hamburgers, chicken, fish and chips, pizza, tacos and hot dogs, for consumption either on or off the premises, in a facility where a substantial portion of the sales to the public may be by drive-in or stand-up service. The term "fast-food restaurant" shall not include bakeries, delicatessens or similar types of retail establishments.

A sign which revolves about on an axis.

The top edge of the roof or the top of the parapet, whichever forms the top line of the building silhouette.

A sign which is painted on or erected upon or above the roofline of a building, except a facade sign as defined in this section.

A completely enclosed building used for storage. Said shed shall have a height no greater than eight feet and shall not have a floor area exceeding 100 square feet.

A means of conveying information, as a name, product, service, slogan or other form of advertisement that is displayed for public view, and which may consist of letters, symbols, lights or pictorial matter, mounted on wood, metal, paper, fabric or other material or directly on the exterior of any building or structure or a window display area visible from the exterior of any building or structure, including, without being limited to, all signs defined in this section, but shall not include a sign erected by any federal, state, county, town, Village or public authority, governmental district or agency in the discharge of its functions, duties or powers. The term "sign" shall include all parts thereof.

A sign affixed to the underside of a roof overhang.

Any building(s) providing efficiency, one- or two-bedroom units with common dining and recreational facilities for persons at least 65 years old. In the case of a couple, only one must be at least 65 years old. A specialized senior housing facility must include at least the following:

Includes any road, highway, street or avenue within said Village.

The dividing line between the street and lot.

A combination of materials, other than a building, to form a construction that is safe and stable, including but not limited to stadiums, tents, reviewing stands, pools, outdoor fireplaces, sheds, radio towers, exterior bins, fuel pumps, platforms, including platforms as part and parcel of recreational equipment, recreational equipment having a height exceeding 61/2 feet, walls or fences over four feet in height and display signs; the word "structure" shall be construed as though followed by the words "or part thereof."

Intended to mean and include any body of water or receptacle for water having a depth at any point greater than two feet, and used or intended to be used for swimming or bathing, and permanently constructed, installed or maintained in or above the ground outside a residential building on private or public property within the Village limits.

A double-faced, free-swinging sign suspended from a frame whose base rests on the ground and provides the only support for such sign.

A mark, on the body of a person, made with indelible ink or pigments injected beneath the outer layer of the skin.

Any person who applies a tattoo to the body of any other person.

Any premises in which a tattooist applies a tattoo to the body of any other person.

A sign erected by a religious, educational, charitable, political or civic organization or a political candidate for not more than 45 days within any one-year period.

An open porch without a permanent roof.

Any vehicle designed or equipped to be used, or used for sleeping, living or eating.

The purpose for which land, water or a building or structure is designed, arranged, intended or for which it is or may be occupied or maintained.

A use which is customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal use on a lot and located on the same lot therewith.

A use, lawfully existing at the time of adoption, amendment or revision of this chapter, that does not conform to the regulations of the use district in which it is situated by reason of such adoption, amendment or revision.

Any truck, tractor, trailer, tractor-trailer combination, self-propelled or towed equipment, bus and any motor vehicle, other than the above, that is now or hereafter may be classified as a "commercial vehicle" for registration purposes by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles of this state.

Refers to the Incorporated Village of Westbury, County of Nassau, State of New York.

A single-faced sign attached to, incorporated into or painted on the exterior wall of a building or structure facing a public street or public or private parking field advertising only the business or activity conducted on the premises where the sign is erected or located.

A sign temporarily or permanently attached to, affixed upon or situated in or upon the interior or exterior of a window of a building or structure in such manner as to be visible from any public or private street or parking lot (including lettering painted, impressed or affixed upon the surface of such window) and used for advertisement, announcement, notice, directional matter, company name, trade name or other information, but such term shall not include any merchandise displayed in, or visible through, such window.

An open, unoccupied space on the same lot with the building, open and unobstructed from the ground to the sky, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. In the event that any accessory buildings, including a private garage, is physically attached to the dwelling, said accessory building, for purposes of calculating front yard, rear yard, side yard and aggregate side yard, shall be considered to be part of the dwelling unit or main building.

A yard across the full width or length of the lot, extending from the front wall of the building to the front line of the lot. In the event that any accessory building, including a private garage, which is not attached to a dwelling is constructed between the dwelling unit and the front line of the lot, the front yard shall be the distance between the front line of the accessory building or private garage and the street line of the lot.

A yard across the full width or length of the lot, extending from the rear wall of the building to the rear line of the lot, which yard is on the opposite side of the building from the front door, as defined above. In the case of a corner lot, however, a rear yard shall not extend into a front yard.

A yard extending from the front yard to the rear yard, between the building and the adjacent side line of the lot. In the event that any accessory building, including a private garage, which is not attached to a dwelling is constructed adjacent to and between the dwelling unit and the side line of the lot, the side yard on the side where the accessory building or private garage is constructed shall be the distance between the accessory building or private garage and the adjacent side line of the lot. In the case of a corner lot fronting on two streets, there shall be only one side yard. In the case of a corner lot which fronts on three or more streets, the existence and location of a side yard or rear yard shall depend on the location of the front door, as defined herein, and whether or not there exists any part of the lot which does not front on a street.

The activity of an active farm, including grazing and watering livestock, irrigating crops, harvesting crops, using land for growing agricultural products, and cutting timber for sale, but shall not include the operation of a dude ranch or similar operation, or the construction of new structures associated with agricultural activities.

A property owner or agent of a property owner who has filed an application for a land development activity.

A natural or artificial watercourse with a definite bed and banks that conducts continuously or periodically flowing water.

Any activity that removes the vegetative surface cover.

The deliberate appropriation of property by its owner for general public use.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

The New York State Stormwater Management Design Manual, most recent version, including applicable updates, that serves as the official guide for stormwater management principles, methods and practices.

A person who undertakes land development activities.

The most recent version of the New York Standards and Specifications for Erosion and Sediment Control manual, commonly known as the "Blue Book."

Excavation or fill of material, including the resulting conditions thereof.

Those surfaces, improvements and structures that cannot effectively infiltrate rainfall, snowmelt and water (e.g., building rooftops, pavement, sidewalks, driveways, etc.).

A State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit issued to a commercial industry or group of industries which regulates the pollutant levels associated with industrial stormwater discharges or specifies on-site pollution control strategies.

The process of percolating stormwater into the subsoil.

An area that is inundated or saturated by surface water or groundwater at a frequency and duration sufficient to support a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions, commonly known as "hydrophytic vegetation."

Construction activity, including clearing, grading, excavating, soil disturbance or placement of fill that results in land disturbance of equal to or greater than one acre, or activities disturbing less than one acre of total land area that is part of a larger common plan of development or sale, even though multiple separate and distinct land development activities may take place at different times on different schedules.

The legal or beneficial owner of land, including those holding the right to purchase or lease the land, or any other person holding proprietary rights in the land.

A legally recorded document that acts as a property deed restriction, and which provides for long-term maintenance of stormwater management practices.

Pollution from any source other than from any discernible, confined, and discrete conveyances, and shall include but not be limited to pollutants from agricultural, silvicultural, mining, construction, subsurface disposal and urban runoff sources.

Clearing a parcel of land in distinct pieces or parts, with the stabilization of each piece completed before the clearing of the next.

Sediment or a water quality measurement that addresses sediment (such as total suspended solids, turbidity or siltation) and any other pollutant that has been identified as a cause of impairment of any water body that will receive a discharge from the land development activity.

Land development activity.

The replenishment of underground water reserves.

Measures that prevent eroded sediment from leaving the site.

Cold water fisheries, shellfish beds, swimming beaches, groundwater recharge areas, water supply reservoirs, habitats for threatened, endangered or special concern species.

A permit under the New York State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) issued to developers of construction activities to regulate disturbance of one or more acres of land.

A permit under the New York State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) issued to municipalities to regulate discharges from municipal separate storm sewers for compliance with EPA established water quality standards and/or to specify stormwater control standards.

The use of practices that prevent exposed soil from eroding.

An order issued which requires that all construction activity on a site be stopped.

Rainwater, surface runoff, snowmelt and drainage.

A land use or activity that generates higher concentrations of hydrocarbons, trace metals or toxicants than are found in typical stormwater runoff, based on monitoring studies.

The use of structural or nonstructural practices that are designed to reduce stormwater runoff and mitigate its adverse impacts on property, natural resources and the environment.

One or a series of stormwater management practices installed, stabilized and operating for the purpose of controlling stormwater runoff.

An employee or officer designated by the municipality to accept and review stormwater pollution prevention plans, forward the plans to the applicable municipal board and inspect stormwater management practices.

Measures, either structural or nonstructural, that are determined to be the most effective, practical means of preventing flood damage and preventing or reducing point source or nonpoint source pollution inputs to stormwater runoff and water bodies.

A plan for controlling stormwater runoff and pollutants from a site during and after construction activities.

Flow on the surface of the ground resulting from precipitation.

Lakes, bays, sounds, ponds, impounding reservoirs, springs, wells, rivers, streams, creeks, estuaries, marshes, inlets, canals, the Atlantic Ocean within the territorial seas of the State of New York and all other bodies of surface water, natural or artificial, inland or coastal, fresh or salt, public or private (except those private waters that do not combine or effect a junction with natural surface or underground waters), which are wholly or partially within or bordering the state or within its jurisdiction. Storm sewers and waste treatment systems, including treatment ponds or lagoons which also meet the criteria of this definition, are not waters of the state. This exclusion applies only to man-made bodies of water which neither were originally created in waters of the state (such as a disposal area in wetlands) nor resulted from impoundment of waters of the state.

A permanent or intermittent stream or other body of water, either natural or man-made, which gathers or carries surface water.

A channel that directs surface runoff to a watercourse or to the public storm drain.