(A) This subchapter is adopted in accordance with statutory authority granted to the Common Council under its home rule powers, and further is required by Phase II of the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System program (FR Doc. 99-29181) authorized by the 1972 amendments to the Clean Water Act, the State Department of Environmental Management’s Rule 13 (327 IAC 15-6), and the State Department of Environmental Management’s Rule 5 (327 IAC 15-2-2). Based on this authority and these requirements, this subchapter regulates:
(1) Discharges of prohibited non- stormwater flows into the stormwater drainage system;
(2) Stormwater drainage improvements related to development of lands located within the city;
(3) Drainage control systems installed during new construction and grading of lots and other parcels of land;
(4) Erosion and sediment control systems installed during new construction and grading of lots and other parcels of land;
(5) The design, construction, and maintenance of stormwater drainage facilities and systems;
(6) The design, construction, and maintenance of stormwater quality facilities and systems; and
(7) Land-disturbing activities affecting wetlands.
(B) This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the city’s Stormwater Management Ordinance.
(Ord. 2006-13, passed 10-26-2006; Ord. 2019-25, passed on 5-13-2020)