Detention structure definition

Detention structure means a permanent structure for the temporary storage of runoff which is designed so as not to create a permanent pool of water.
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Detention structure means a permanent stormwater management structure whose primary purpose is to temporarily store stormwater runoff and release the stored runoff at controlled rates.
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Detention structure means a structure constructed for the purpose of temporary storage of surface runoff and gradual release of stored water at controlled rates.
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Examples of Detention structure in a sentence

  • The City agrees to contribute the sum of Thirty-Three Thousand Dollars ($33,000.00) (the “contribution”) toward the cost of the Detention structure in consideration of the capacity described above.


More Definitions of Detention structure

Detention structure means a permanent structure that provides temporary storage to control stormwater runoff to prevent an increase in downstream channel erosion and decrease the frequency of overbank flooding without creating a permanent pool of water within the structure.
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Detention structure means a storm water management structure which is dry between storm events. Storm water management structures include a properly engineered/designed volume dedicated to the temporary storage and slow release of runoff waters.
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Detention structure. A permanent stormwater management structure whose primary purpose is to temporarily store stormwater runoff and release the stored runoff at controlled rates.
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Related to Detention structure

  • Parking Structure means a wholly or partly enclosed structure for temporary parking and protection of one or more motor vehicles which are otherwise in active use and which, when accessory to a single family residential building, includes an attached or detached carport or garage or a dedicated space within the principal building;

  • Soil structure means the arrangement of primary soil particles into compound particles, peds, or clusters that are separated by natural planes of weakness from adjoining aggregates.

  • Sign structure means the assembled components that make up an outdoor advertising display, including, but not limited to, uprights, supports, facings, and trim. A sign structure may contain 1 or 2 signs per facing and may be double-faced, back to back, T-type, or V-type.

  • Existing structure means any structure that is installed or approved for installation at the time a wireless services provider or wireless infrastructure provider provides notice to a locality or the Department of an agreement with the owner of the structure to co-locate equipment on that structure. "Existing structure" includes any structure that is currently supporting, designed to support, or capable of supporting the attachment of wireless facilities, including towers, buildings, utility poles, light poles, flag poles, signs, and water towers.

  • Permanent structure means a permanent building or permanent structure that is anchored to a permanent foundation with an impermeable floor, and that is completely roofed and walled (new structures require a door or other means of sealing the access way from wind driven rainfall).