§ 26-40. Definitions.

Except as may otherwise be provided or clearly implied by context, all terms shall be given their commonly accepted definitions. For the purpose of this article, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning:

Asphalt based sealer means a petroleum based sealer material that is commonly used on driveways, parking lots, and other surfaces and does not contain polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.

City means the City of San Antonio, Texas.

Coal tar means a byproduct of the process used to manufacture steel.

Coal tar sealant pavement product means a material that contains coal tar and is for use on asphalt or concrete surfaces including a driveway or parking lot. These surface applied sealing products contain coal tar, coal tar pitch, coal tar pitch volatiles, or any variation assigned the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) numbers 65996-93-2, 65996-89-6, or 8007-45-2.

Director means the director of the Transportation and Capital Improvements Department of the City of San Antonio.

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons means a group of organic chemicals formed during the incomplete burning of coal, oil, gas, or other organic substances. Present in coal tar and believed harmful to humans, fish, and other aquatic life.

(Ord. No. 2016-06-30-0518 , § 4, 6-30-16)