§ 45-2. Definitions.

As used in this ordinance, the following terms shall have the meanings hereinafter designated:

BANK EXCAVATION

Any excavation, other than a pit excavation, involving the removal of more than one thousand (1,000) cubic feet of earth, including an excavation not carried below the grade of the street, road or highway upon which the property fronts.

EARTH

Includes sand, clay, gravel, mud, bog and rock, but not topsoil.

EXCAVATION

The removal of more than seventy-five (75) cubic feet of earth from the ground in a vertical dimension of more than three (3) feet for any purpose other than the improvement of land for permitted uses not otherwise regulated by this ordinance, or the purposes described by § 45-9 hereof.

PIT EXCAVATION

Any excavation involving the removal of more than one thousand (1,000) cubic feet of earth leaving a hole or depression below the grade of the surrounding land.

SAFE ANGLE OF REPOSE

The final angle of a slope as determined by combining the natural angle of repose of the material of the slope with a planting of vegetation having a proper root growth to protect such slope.