Urban fill definition
Urban fill means soil mixed with other materials used to modify site elevation to facilitate property development and that is unrelated to a specific property activity. Urban fill is a soil matrix that includes such material as brick, cement, wood, wood ash, coal, coal ash, boiler ash, clinkers, other ash, asphalt, glass, plastic, metal, demolition debris, and roadside ditch materials. Certain urban areas of Maine, such as the Bayside area of Portland, have large quantities of Urban Fill present.
Urban fill means soil mixed with other materials used to modify site elevation to facilitate property development and that is unrelated to a specific property activity. Urban fill is a soil matrix that includes such material as brick, cement, wood, wood ash, coal, coal ash, boiler ash, clinkers, other ash, asphalt, glass, plastic, metal, demolition debris, roadside ditch materials. Certain urban areas of Maine, such as the Bayside area of Portland, have large quantities of Urban Fill present. Many properties in Maine have smaller quantities of Urban Fill present, including developed properties in rural areas of the state. To distinguish urban fill from site related contaminants, soil descriptions should include the components of fill materials that are present and the Conceptual Site Model should include the extent or approximate extent of the materials both vertically and horizontally.
Examples of Urban fill in a sentence
Adhere to Urban fill policies related to potential soil contaminants.