§ 86-177. Purpose.

The purpose of this division is to establish minimum stormwater management requirements and controls to protect and safeguard the general health, safety, and welfare of the public residing in watersheds within the city. This division seeks to meet that purpose through the following objectives:

(a)

To minimize increases in stormwater runoff from any development or redevelopment in order to reduce flooding, siltation and streambank erosion and maintain the integrity of stream channels;

(b)

To minimize the total annual volume of surface water runoff which flows from any specific site during and following development or redevelopment to not exceed the pre-development hydrologic conditions to the maximum extent practicable;

(c)

To accommodate new development and redevelopment projects in a manner that protects public safety, groundwater and surface water quality and aquatic living resources and their habitats;

(d)

To employ permanent nonstructural and structural best management practices (BMPs) to protect water quality thereby raising public awareness to stormwater quality related issues;

(e)

To remove and/or treat stormwater pollutants prior to discharge to ground and surface waters throughout the city;

(f)

To ensure the long-term operation and maintenance of all permanent stormwater quality features; and

(g)

To reduce stormwater runoff rates and volumes, soil erosion and nonpoint source pollution, wherever possible, to the waters of the state through stormwater management controls and to ensure that these management controls are properly maintained and pose no threat to the public.

(Ord. No. O-2012-003-011, § 1, 2-13-12)