(A) Purpose. It is the intent of the City of Jordan to regulate crossings of watercourses for driveways, roads, and utilities to maintain channel profile stability and conveyance capacity.
(B) Regulation. No person or political subdivision shall construct, improve, repair, or alter a driveway, road, or utility across a watercourse with a tributary area in excess of 100 acres without first obtaining a surface water management permit from the City of Jordan.
(C) Criteria. Crossings shall:
(1) Retain adequate hydraulic capacity.
(2) Retain adequate navigational capacity, if applicable.
(3) Not adversely affect water quality.
(4) Represent the "minimal impact" solution to a specific need with respect to all reasonable alternatives.
(5) Allow for future erosion, scour, and sedimentation considerations.
(6) New road construction shall meet state and federal guidelines for freeboard and overtopping by flood events.
(D) Exhibits. The following exhibits shall accompany the project review application (1 set full size, and 2 sets reduced to a maximum size of 11" x 17"):
(1) Construction plans and specifications.
(2) Analysis prepared by a registered professional engineer showing the effect of the project on hydraulic capacity and water quality.
(3) An approved SWPPP that complies with this section.
(E) Maintenance.
(1) The maintenance, reconstruction, and stabilization of any public crossing shall be the responsibility of the political subdivision with jurisdiction over the crossing.
(2) The maintenance, reconstruction, and stabilization of any private crossing shall be the responsibility of the owner of the crossing.
(3) As a condition to the approval of a surface water management permit, the City of Jordan may require the applicant and owner to enter into a compliance agreement with the city.
(Ord. 2013-05, passed 5-20-2013)