(A) This chapter is adopted for the purposes of:
(1) Protecting the public health, safety and welfare by controlling the discharge of pollutants into the stormwater drainage system and waters of the state;
(2) Promoting the public health, safety and general welfare and to minimize public and private losses due to flood conditions in specific areas by regulations designed to control the rate of release of stormwater runoff of certain developments where the rate of runoff has been significantly increased;
(3) Promoting activities directed toward the maintenance and improvement of surface and ground water quality;
(4) To protect the riparian buffer along intermittent and perennial streams;
(5) Limiting the nitrogen and phosphorus load from development;
(6) Satisfying the requirements imposed upon the City of Greenville under the Tar-Pamlico Stormwater Rule (15A NCAC 2B .0731), the Neuse Stormwater Rule (15A NCAC 02B .0711), and the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) discharge permit issued by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ); and
(7) Establishing administration and enforcement procedures through which these purposes can be fulfilled.
(B) The provisions of this chapter are supplemental to regulations administered by federal and state governments.
(Ord. No. 24-021, § 1, passed 4-11-2024)