The City of Davison finds that:
(a) Water bodies, roadways, structures, and other property within, and downstream of the City of Davison are at times subjected to flooding;
(b) Flooding is a danger to the lives and property of the public and is also a danger to the natural resources of the City of Davison and the region;
(c) Land development alters the hydrologic response of watersheds, resulting in increased storm water runoff rates and volumes, increased flooding, increased stream channel erosion, and increased sediment transport and deposition;
(d) Storm water runoff produced by land development contributes to increased quantities of water-borne pollutants;
(e) Increases of storm water runoff, soil erosion, and non-point source pollution have occurred as a result of land development, and cause deterioration of the water resources of the City of Davison and downstream municipalities;
(f) Storm water runoff, soil erosion, and non-point source pollution, due to land development within the City of Davison have resulted in a deterioration of the water resources of the City of Davison and downstream municipalities;
(g) Increased storm water runoff rates and volumes, and the sediments and pollutants associated with storm water runoff from future development projects within the City of Davison will, absent reasonable regulation and control, adversely affect the City of Davison’s water bodies and water resources, and those of downstream municipalities;
(h) Storm water runoff, soil erosion, and non-point source pollution can be controlled and minimized by the regulation of storm water runoff from development;
(i) Adopting the standards, criteria and procedures contained in this chapter and implementing the same will address many of the deleterious effects of storm water runoff;
(j) Adopting these standards is necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety and welfare.
(Ord. 2015-01. Passed 1-26-15.)