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Title 19 : Stormwater
Chapter 2 : Grading, Soil Erosion And Sedimentation Control

19-203 : Definitions.

  1. "Applicant." Person submitting the application for a grading permit. Typically, this is the owner or operator of the land-disturbing activity.
  2. "Clearing." The removal of vegetation and disturbance of soil prior to grading or excavation in anticipation of construction activities. "Clearing" may also refer to wide area land disturbance in anticipation of non-construction activities; for instance, clearing forested land in order to convert forest land to pasture for wildlife management purposes. In the definition of discharges associated with construction activity, clearing, grading, and excavation do not refer to the clearing of vegetation along existing or new roadways, highways, dams, or power lines for sight distance or other maintenance and/or safety concerns, or cold planning, milling, and/or removal of concrete and/or bituminous asphalt roadway pavement surfaces.
  3. "Construction related waste." Waste that is generated through construction, land development and land-disturbing activities that may cause adverse impacts to water quality. Construction related waste includes, but is not limited to, discarded building materials, concrete truck washout, chemicals, litter, hazardous materials, oil and sanitary waste at the construction site.
  4. "Cut and fill slopes." Sloped areas constructed by excavating or adding soil, rock or other materials.
  5. "Development." The process of grading, clearing, filling, quarrying, construction, or reconstruction to improved or unimproved real estate or other similar activities when not excluded by exemptions from this chapter.
  6. "Erosion." The wearing away of land by action of wind, water, ice, or gravity.
  7. "Erosion Prevention and Sediment Control plan (EPSC plan)." A formal plan for the control of soil erosion and sediment resulting from land-disturbing activity. The EPSC plan mirrors the SWPPP and shall be reviewed and approved before a grading permit may be issued. The plan may be included as part of a site plan required under another city ordinance or a separate plan following the specifications set out in this chapter.
  8. "Grading." Any operation or occurrence by which the existing site elevations are changed by cutting, filling, borrowing, stock piling, or where any ground cover, natural or human-made, is removed, or any building or other structures are removed or any watercourse or body of water, either natural or human-made, is relocated on any site, thereby creating an unprotected area. "Grading" shall be synonymous with "land-disturbing activity."
  9. "Grading permit." A permit issued to authorize excavation and/or fill to be performed under the guidelines of this chapter.
  10. "Grading policy manual." The document entitled Grading and Construction Site Pollution Management Policies and Procedures Manual. A document prepared and maintained by the City of Maryville which contains policies, procedures, technical criteria and guidelines and other supporting documentation or tools for implementation of the provisions of this chapter.
  11. "Land-disturbing activity." Any activity on private or public land that may result in soil erosion and the movement of sediments. "Land-disturbing activities" include, but are not limited to, development, redevelopment, demolition, construction, reconstruction, clearing, grading, filling, logging and/or tree chipping operations, haul roads associated with the development, and excavation.
  12. "NPDES." National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System.
  13. "Operator." For the purpose of this chapter and in the context of stormwater associated with construction activity, "operator" means any person associated with a construction project that meets either of the following two (2) criteria:


    1. This person has operational control over construction plans and specifications, including the ability to authorize modifications to those plans and specifications. This person is typically the owner or developer of the project or a portion of the project; or
    2. This person has day-to-day operational control of those activities at a project which are necessary to ensure compliance with a site plan, EPSC plan or sketch plan for the site or other permit conditions. This person is typically a contractor or commercial builder and is often authorized to direct workers at a site to carry out activities required by approved plans or comply with other permit conditions.
  14. "Owner." The legal owner of the property as recorded in the Blount County Register of Deeds Office at the time of application of the grading permit.
  15. "Priority construction activity." Any land-disturbing activity that is one (1) acre or greater that discharges into, or immediately upstream of, waters the State of Tennessee recognizes as impaired for siltation or habitat alterations, or are recognized by the State of Tennessee as Exceptional Tennessee Waters. Also, priority construction activities can include land-disturbing activities of any size that, in the judgment of the director of engineering and public works, or his/her designee, require coordination with adjacent construction activities or have conditions that indicate a higher than normal risk for discharge of sediment or other construction related wastes.
  16. "Project." The entire proposed development regardless of the size of the area of land to be disturbed.
  17. "Redevelopment." The improvement of a lot or lots that have been previously developed.
  18. "Sketch plan." An erosion prevention and sediment control plan required for land-disturbing activities that are greater than one-tenth (1/10) acre and less than one (1) acre.
  19. "Soil stabilization." Measures which protect soil from erosion.
  20. "Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP)." A written plan required by, and prepared in conformance with, the State of Tennessee General NPDES Permit for Discharges of Stormwater Associated with Construction Activities.
  21. "Variance." A grant of relief from the requirements of this chapter that permit construction or activities in a manner otherwise prohibited by this chapter, where specified enforcement would result in unnecessary hardship. (1999 Code, § 19-303)
Date Last Updated: 12/22/2025
Codification Date: 06/01/2024

Officials at Date of Last Codification:

Mayor - Andy White
Vice-Mayor - Fred Metz
Council Member - Sarah Herron
Council Member - Tommy Hunt
Council Member - Drew Miles
City Manager - Greg McClain
Assistant City Manager - Kevin Stoltenberg
City Recorder/Financial Services Director - Sherri Phillips
City Attorney - Melanie Davis 

Date Last Updated: 12/22/2025
Codification Date: 06/01/2024

Officials at Date of Last Codification:

Mayor - Andy White
Vice-Mayor - Fred Metz
Council Member - Sarah Herron
Council Member - Tommy Hunt
Council Member - Drew Miles
City Manager - Greg McClain
Assistant City Manager - Kevin Stoltenberg
City Recorder/Financial Services Director - Sherri Phillips
City Attorney - Melanie Davis