(A) The purpose of this subchapter is to provide for the health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens of the city through the regulation of stormwater and non-stormwater discharges to the storm drainage system and to protect, conserve, and promote the orderly development of land and water resources within the city. This subchapter establishes methods for managing the quantity and quality of stormwater entering into the stormwater drainage system in order to comply with state and federal requirements. The objectives of this subchapter are:
(1) To reduce the hazard to public health and safety caused by excessive stormwater runoff;
(2) To regulate the contribution of pollutants to the stormwater drainage system from construction site runoff;
(3) To regulate the contribution of pollutants to the stormwater drainage system from runoff from new development and re-development;
(4) To prohibit illicit discharges into the stormwater drainage system; and
(5) To establish legal authority to carry out all inspection, monitoring, and enforcement procedures necessary to ensure compliance with this subchapter.
(B) As required by Rule 13 (327 IAC 15-6), the requirements of this subchapter are formulated in such a way to promote maximization of open space and minimization of land disturbance and surface imperviousness, where practical, in order to minimize the potential for introduction of pollutants to the city’s drainage conveyance system. The requirements of this subchapter are meant to guide the development within the city so that such development does not negatively impact the quality of stormwater.
(Ord. 2006-13, passed 10-26-2006)