Radium Hot Springs Draft Official Community Plan - Flipbook - Page 111
Hazard Area
Hazard Areas
An area(s) subject to natural events known to result in death or
endangerment of the works of man, such as stream 昀氀ooding, ground water,
昀氀ash 昀氀ooding, erosion or 昀氀uvial deposits, landslides, earthquakes, weak
foundation soils, and other hazards unique to a local or regional area.
Hazard Risk Assessment
An assessment of:
• Hazards (Sources of potential harm, or situations with a potential for
causing harm, in terms of human injury; damage to health, property, the
environment, and other things of value; or some combination);
• Risk: (The likelihood that a hazard will occur, as well as the severity of
possible impacts to health, property, the environment, or other things of
value); and
• Vulnerability (The people, property, infrastructure, industry, resources,
or environments that are particularly exposed to adverse impact from a
hazardous event).
• The purpose of the Hazard Risk Assessment is to help a community
make risk-based choices to address vulnerabilities, mitigate hazards and
prepare for response to, and recovery from, a range of hazard events.
Impervious Surfaces
Those areas which prevent or impede the in昀椀ltration of stormwater into
the soil as it entered in natural conditions prior to development. Common
impervious areas include, but are not limited to, rooftops, sidewalks,
walkways, patio areas, driveways, parking lots, storage areas, compacted
gravel and soil surfaces, awnings and other fabric or plastic coverings.
Invasive Species
A species that is non-native (or alien) to the ecosystem under consideration;
and, whose introduction causes or is likely to cause economic or
environmental harm or harm to human health.
Land Alteration
Land alteration includes, but is not limited to, the stripping and grading
including the removal of trees, vegetation and grading of the land for the
purposes of development or access.
Landscape Plan
A drawing or set of drawings that shows proposed landscaping
improvements on a site, and can include:
• Identi昀椀cation of the type and location of existing and proposed plant
species (such as number, spacing, size at time of planting, and planting
details);
• Protection of existing vegetation during and after construction;
• Proposed treatment of hard and soft surfaces;
• Proposed decorative features;
• Grade changes;
• Buffers and screening devices; and
• Any other information that can reasonably be required in order that an
informed decision can be made by the authority.
Live-Work
Areas within buildings that are jointly used for commercial/industrial use
and residential purposes where residential use of the space is secondary to
the primary work space.
Live-work units differ from a Mixed-Use Building, in that both the
commercial/industrial space, and residential space are owned or occupied
by the owner/tenant.
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