Fiscal Note
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SUBSTITUTE Amending numerous sections of Chapter 37, the Public Stormwater System Including Erosion Control.
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DRAFTER'S ANALYSIS: This ordinance makes numerous changes to Chapter 37 to update the code requirements. First of all, resurfacing of over 30,000 square feet will now be subject to stormwater management plan requirements (Sec. 37.06(3)(g)). In addition, definitions set forth in Section 37.04 are being updated, with redevelopment being redefined in a more clear way, and a definition of resurfacing being added to make it clearer when such activity is subject to this code. Section 37.06(3)(h) is being created to codify the City’s long standing policy regarding piecemeal development. This Section makes it clear that when sites develop in a partial or piecemeal fashion and either cross a specified threshold of potential cumulative impervious area added or add impervious area to an area already subject to an existing stormwater management requirement, that a new stormwater management permit is required. Additionally, the standards for off-site permissible annual aggregate soil loss for exposed areas resulting from sheet and rill erosion are being reduced from 7.5 tons per acre per year to 5 tons per acre per year (Sec. 37.08(4)(b)). This change is made to keep the ordinances up to date with current state law requirements. Section 37.08(4)(e) is being created to allow the City to require additional erosion control measures, in addition to those needed to meet the minimum standards, within the Rock River TMDL area. This will help the City meet its Rock River TMDL reduction mandates as enforced through its WPDES MS4 permit requirements. Section 37.09(3)(a) is also being amended to update and change the sediment control design performance standards, including setting specific standards for redevelopment or resurfacing within the Rock River TMDL area. Moreover, the design stan...
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