(a) Comprehensive Storm Water Management Plan: The Riparian and Wetland Setback Plan developed to meet this regulation will be coordinated and combined with the Post- Construction Water Quality Plan and the Construction Site Conservation Plan that are developed for the same site. These plans will be titled and numbered in one consecutive sequence to make a Comprehensive Storm Water Management Plan for the site. The Comprehensive Storm Water Management Plan so developed will serve as the Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWP3) required by Ohio EPA as part of the NPDES Storm Water Permit for General Construction.
(b) Purpose: The purpose and intent of this chapter are to:
(1) Protect the receiving stream’s physical, chemical, and biological characteristics and to maintain stream functions.
(2) Establish consistent, technically feasible and operationally practical standards to achieve a level of storm water quantity and quality control that will minimize damage to public and private property and degradation of water resources, and will promote and maintain the health, safety, and welfare of the residents of the City of Berea.
(3) Preserve to the maximum extent practicable the natural drainage characteristics of the City of Berea and building sites and minimize the need to construct, repair, and replace enclosed storm drain systems.
(4) Preserve to the maximum extent practicable natural infiltration and ground water recharge, and maintain subsurface flow that replenishes water resources, wetlands, and wells.
(5) Prevent unnecessary stripping of vegetation and loss of soil, especially adjacent to water resources and wetlands.
(6) Reduce the need for costly maintenance and repairs to roads, embankments, sewage systems, ditches, water resources, wetlands, and storm water management practices that are the result of inadequate storm water control due to the loss of riparian areas and wetlands.
(7) Reduce the long term expense of remedial projects needed to address problems caused by inadequate storm water control.
(c) Scope: This chapter applies to development areas having new or relocated projects involving highways This chapter applies to development areas having new or relocated projects involving highways, underground cables, pipelines, property splits, industrial projects, commercial projects, building activities on farms, redevelopment of urban areas and all other land uses not specifically exempted. This chapter does not apply to:
(1) Land disturbing activities related to producing agricultural crops or Silviculture operations regulated by the Ohio Agricultural Sediment Pollution Abatement Rules (1501: 15-3-01 to 1501: 15-3-09 of the Ohio Administrative Code) and existing at the time of passage of this chapter.
(2) Strip mining operations regulated by Chapter 1513 of the Ohio Revised Code and existing at the time of passage of this regulation.
(3) Surface mining operations regulated by Chapter 1514 of the Ohio Revised Code and existing at the time of passage of this regulation.
(Ord. 2006-63. Passed 10-2-06.)