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EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL § 8-1 (3) Installation, maintenance or repair of any underground publicutility lines when such activity occurs on an existing hard-surfaced road, street or sidewalk, provided such land-disturbing activity is confined to the area of the road, street or sidewalk which is hard surfaced. (4) Septic tank lines or drainage fields, unless included in an overall plan for land- disturbing activity relating to construction of the building to be served by the septic tank system. (5) Surface or deep mining. (6) Exploration or drilling for oil and gas, including the well site, roads, feeder lines and off-site disposal areas. (7) Tilling, planting or harvesting of agricultural, horticultural or forest crops or live- stock feedlot operations; including engineering operations as follows: construction of terraces, terrace outlets, check dams, desilting basins, dikes, ponds not required to comply with the Dam Safety Act, chapter 8.1 (section 62.1-115.1 et seq.), ditches, strip cropping, lister furrowing, contour cultivating, contour furrowing, land drainage and land irrigation. (8) Repair or rebuilding of the tracks, right-of-way, bridges, communication facilities and other related structures and facilities of a railroad company. (9) Preparation for single-family residences separately built, unless in conjunction with multiple construction in subdivision development. (10) Disturbed land areas for commercial or noncommercial uses of less than ten thousand (10,000) square feet in size. (11) Installation of fence and sign posts or telephone and electric poles and other kinds of posts or poles. (12) Emergency work to protect life, limb or property and emergency repairs; provided that, if the land-disturbing activity would have required an approved erosion and sediment control plan if the activity were not an emergency, then the land area disturbed shall be shaped and stabilized in accordance With the requirements of the building official. Land-disturbing permit: A permit issued by the building official for clearing, filling, ex- cavating, grading or transporting, or any combination thereof, on all lands except those spe- cifically exempted by the provisions of this chapter. Local erosion and sediment control program or local control program: An outline or ex- planation of the various elements or methods employed by the city to regulate land-disturbing activities and thereby minimize erosion and sedimentation in compliance with the state pro- gram and including such items as this chapter, policies and guidelines, technical materials, inspection, enforcement and evaluation. Owner: The owner or owners of the freehold Of the premises or lesser estate therein, a mortgagee or vendee in possession, assignee of rents, receiver, executor, trustee, lessee or other person, fn'rn or corporation in control of a property. Supp. No. 24 4911