(A) In order to accomplish the purpose of this chapter to protect the drainage facilities, improvements, and properties owned and private facilities maintained by the city, to secure the best results from the construction, operation, and maintenance thereof, and to prevent damage and misuse of any of the drainage facilities, improvements, or properties within the city, the Utility shall utilize existing rules, regulations or codes and may make and enforce additional rules and regulations that are approved by Council, and are necessary and reasonable:
(1) To prescribe the manner in which storm sewers, watercourses, channels, and other stormwater facilities are to be designed, installed, adjusted, used, altered or otherwise changed;
(2) To prescribe inspection and certain other fees permitted by this chapter;
(3) To prescribe the manner in which such facilities are operated;
(4) To facilitate the enforcement of this chapter;
(5) To prescribe the collection procedures and timing of service charge bills;
(6) To protect the municipal stormwater management system, improvements, and properties controlled by the Utility, and to prescribe the manner of their use by any public or private person;
(7) To protect the public health, safety, and welfare.
(B) Stormwater management design regulations. The City of Forest Park hereby adopts all stormwater design requirements of the Hamilton County Planning and Development Department and the Hamilton County Stormwater District. Additional design guidance can be found in the Rainwater and Land Development Manual. The City Engineer shall interpret and enforce these requirements.
(C) Construction activities disturbing one or more acres of total land, or will disturb less than one acre of land but are part of a larger common plan of development or sale that will ultimately disturb one or more acres of land, shall be required to implement erosion and sediment controls or Best Management Practices (BMPs). The threshold acreage includes the entire area disturbed in the larger common plan of development or sale. Construction activities that meet this threshold shall obtain coverage through the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System General Storm Water Permit for Construction Activities (latest version). Erosion and sediment controls or BMPs shall comply with the Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWP3) requirements prescribed in the Ohio EPA General Storm Water Permit for Construction Activities.
(D) Construction activities disturbing one or more acres of total land, or will disturb less than one acre of land but are part of a larger common plan of development or sale that will ultimately disturb one or more acres of land, shall be required to implement post-construction storm water management facilities or Best Management Practices (BMPs). The threshold acreage includes the entire area disturbed in the larger common plan of development or sale. Construction activities that meet this threshold shall obtain coverage through the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System General Storm Water Permit for Construction Activities (latest version). Post-construction storm water management facilities or BMPs shall comply with the post-construction storm water management requirements prescribed in the Ohio EPA General Storm Water Permit for Construction Activities.
(Ord. 04-1990, passed 3-5-90; Am. Ord. 14-2021, passed 8-2-21)