(A) Stormwater management systems shall be designed in accordance with the minimum requirements for performance and design that are set forth in this chapter and in rules promulgated pursuant to this chapter.
(B) The city encourages the development and use of innovative stormwater management system designs and construction techniques, including without limitation the use of nonstructural practices to reduce water quality impact and/or the generation of stormwater runoff, to achieve the flood control and water quality objectives of this chapter and the rules promulgated hereunder.
(C) Notwithstanding any provision in this chapter or a rule promulgated pursuant to this chapter, the city may require stormwater management systems to satisfy performance and/or design standards more stringent than the minimum requirements for performance and design set forth in this chapter and in rules promulgated pursuant to this chapter when necessary to address unique flood control or water resources protection issues at a development site, on adjacent properties, or downstream of a development site.
(Ord. 826, passed 11-9-09)