§ 156.002 PURPOSE.
   (A)   Minimize increases in stormwater runoff from any development in order to reduce flooding, siltation, increases in stream temperature, and stream bank erosion and maintain the integrity of stream channels;
   (B)   Minimize increases in non-point source pollution caused by stormwater runoff from development which would otherwise degrade local water quality;
   (C)   Minimize the total annual volume of surface water runoff which flows from any specific site during and following development to not exceed the pre-development hydrologic regime to the practicable extent;
   (D)   Reduce stormwater runoff rates and volumes, soil erosion and non-point source pollution, wherever possible, through stormwater management controls and to ensure that these management controls are properly maintained and pose no apparent threat to public safety;
   (E)   Establish minimal acceptable requirements for the design of buffers to protect the streams, wetlands and floodplains of the county; and
   (F)   Protect the water quality of watercourses, reservoirs, lakes, riparian and aquatic ecosystems, and other significant water resources within this jurisdiction.
(Ord. passed 4-30-2013)