§ 31-3. Incorporation by reference.

(a) In general.

For the purposes of this Division III, the following documents are incorporated by reference:

(1) the 2011 Maryland Standards and Specifications for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control or any subsequent revisions of it, which serves as the official City guide for soil erosion and sediment control principles, methods, and practices; and

(2) the City's Erosion and Sediment Control Manual, which supplements the State's Standards and Specifications as it relates to soil erosion and sediment control principals, methods, and practices in the City.

(b) Defined terms.

(1) Terms used in the Standards and Specifications have the meanings ascribed to them in that document or otherwise by the Maryland Department of the Environment.

(2) These terms include, among others:

(i) "Adverse impact".

(ii) "Grading unit".

(iii) "Maximum extent practicable".

(iv) "Watershed".