§ 9.6.3. Standards

A.

Applicability  

1.

This Division is applicable to all land development, including, but not limited to, site plan applications, single family residential applications, subdivision applications, and grading applications, unless exempt pursuant to subsection (2) of this section. These standards apply to any new development or redevelopment site that meets one or more of the following criteria, or as otherwise required by the Director:

a.

Any new development, redevelopment, addition or replacement that involves the creation of 1,000 square feet or more of impervious cover, or that involves other land development activities of 5,000 square feet or more;

b.

Any new development or redevelopment, regardless of size, if such activities are part of a larger common plan of development, even though multiple, separate and distinct land development activities may take place at different times on different schedules or that is defined by the Director to be a hotspot land use.

2.

The following activities are exempt from this Division:

a.

Agricultural or silvicultural land management activities within areas zoned for these activities; and

b.

Repairs to any stormwater management facility or practice deemed necessary by the Director.

c.

Minor improvements to public parks involving less than 5,000 square feet of land disturbance and less than 1,000 square feet of impervious surface.

d.

Utility installations, repairs or modifications outside of stream buffers.

e.

Installations or modifications to existing structures to accommodate Americans with Disability Act (ADA) requirements.

f.

Installation of pervious pavement less than 5,000 square feet.

g.

Maintenance, repair and resurfacing of existing paved surfaces.

h.

Addition of sidewalks along streets.

i.

Stream bank stabilization or restoration.

j.

Land disturbance required for environmental cleanup or remediation.

k.

Residential driveway replacement.

3.

Minimum Requirements Except for repairs to existing stormwater facilities or stormwater facilities in the right-of-way, all developments and redevelopment activity, including single-family residential and those which are otherwise exempt from this Division, the following minimum requirements shall apply:

a.

Lots and buildings shall be developed in a manner to ensure that stormwater exiting individual parcels or lots under post-development conditions does not adversely impact the adjacent parcels or lots as a result of concentrated flows, flooding, erosion or deposits of silt or sediment;

b.

The stormwater discharge from a downspout, cistern, or any water collection device shall be located no closer to a property line than ten feet and oriented so direction of flow is away from any downstream improvements. Discharge from any outlet must be dissipated, infiltrated or diverted such that flows will not be concentrated; and

c.

No person shall erect, construct, or otherwise permit any obstruction that prevents the natural or contained flow of water to or from any component of the stormwater system of the City unless such obstruction is allowed as a part of a permit approved pursuant to this Division.

B.

Designation of Administrator The Director or a designee is hereby appointed to administer and implement the provisions of this Division.

C.

Compatibility With Other Regulations This Division is not intended to modify or repeal any other chapter, rule, regulation or other provision of law. The requirements of this Division are in addition to the requirements of any other chapter, rule, regulation or other provision of law, and where any provision of this Division imposes restrictions different from those imposed by any other chapter, rule, regulation or other provision of law, whichever provision is more restrictive or imposes higher protective standards for human health or the environment shall control.

( Ord. of 4-17-2018(7) , §§ 9-62.1, 9-62.2)