(A) The city finds that uncontrolled storm water runoff and construction site erosion from land development and land disturbing activity can have significant adverse impacts upon local and regional water resources diminishing the quality of public health, safety, public and private property, and natural resources of the city.
(B) Uncontrolled soil erosion and storm water runoff can:
(1) Threaten public health, safety, property, and general welfare by increasing runoff volumes and peak flood flows and overburdening storm sewers, drainage ways, and other storm drainage systems;
(2) Diminish the capacity of lakes and streams to support fish, aquatic life, and recreational and water supply uses by increasing pollutant loadings of sediment, suspended solids, nutrients, heavy metals, toxins, debris, bacteria, pathogens, biological impairments, thermal stress, and other pollutants;
(3) Degrade physical stream habitat by increasing stream bank erosion, increasing stream bed scour, diminishing ground water recharge, diminishing stream base flows, and increasing stream temperatures;
(4) Undermine floodplain management efforts by increasing the incidence and levels of flooding;
(5) Alter wetland communities by changing wetland hydrology and increasing pollutant loads; and
(6) Impact ground water by reducing recharge and increasing potential pollutant loading.
(Ord. 2016-06, passed 5-23-2016)