§ 9-192. Definitions.

For purposes of this article, the following terms, phrases, words, and their derivations shall have the following meanings, unless the context hereof otherwise requires:

Board means the Board of County Commissioners of Osceola County, Florida.

County means Osceola County, a political subdivision of the State of Florida.

Illicit connection means: (1) any drain or conveyance, whether on the surface or subsurface, which allows any illicit discharge to enter the stormwater system including, but not limited to, any connections to the storm drain system from indoor drains and sinks; or (2) any drain or conveyance connected from a commercial or industrial land use to the storm drain system which has not been documented in plans, maps, or equivalent records and approved by an authorized enforcement agency.

Illicit discharge means a discharge to the stormwater system within the county that is not composed entirely of stormwater except as exempted in section 9-193(b) of this article.

Stormwater means stormwater runoff, surface runoff and drainage.

Stormwater system means the system of conveyances (including, but not limited to, sidewalks, roads with drainage systems, catch basins, curbs, gutters, ditches, constructed channels, or storm drains) owned and/or operated by the county and designed or used for collecting or conveying stormwater, and which is not used for collecting or conveying sewage.

(Ord. No. 08-28, § 2, 11-10-08)