"Retention facility" means an open or closed facility, such as a pond or tank, that stores stormwater runoff without release except by means of evaporation, plant transpiration or infiltration into the ground. The facility includes the flow control structure, the infiltration system, the inlet and outlet pipes, and all maintenance access points.

This definition applies only to chapter 30.63A SCC. (Added by Amended Ord. 02-064, Dec. 9, 2002, Eff date Feb. 1, 2003; Amended by Amended Ord. 10-026, June 9, 2010, Eff date Sept. 30, 2010).