(A) Permit required; must apply for permit. A stormwater permit is required for all development and redevelopment unless exempt pursuant to this chapter. A permit may only be issued subsequent to a properly submitted and reviewed permit application, pursuant to this section.
(B) Effect of permit.
(1) A stormwater permit shall govern the design, installation, and construction of stormwater management and control practices on the site, including structural BMPs and elements of site design for stormwater management other than structural BMPs.
(2) The permit is intended to provide a mechanism for the review, approval, and inspection of the approach to be used for management control of stormwater for the development or redevelopment site consistent with the requirements of this chapter, whether the approach consists of structural BMPs or other techniques such as low-impact or low-density design. The permit does not continue in existence indefinitely after the completion of the project; rather, compliance after project construction is assured by the maintenance provisions of this ordinance.
(3) Innovative engineering designs shall be reviewed by a PE retained by the city.
(C) Authority to file applications. All applications required pursuant to this code shall be submitted to the Stormwater Administrator by the land owner or the land owner's duly authorized agent.
(D) Establishment of application requirements, schedule, and fees.
(1) Application contents and forms. The Stormwater Administrator shall establish requirements for the content and form of all applications and shall amend and update those requirements from time to time. At a minimum, the stormwater permit application shall describe in detail how post-development stormwater runoff will be controlled and managed, the design of all stormwater facilities and practices, and how the proposed project will meet the requirements of this chapter.
(2) Submission schedule. The Stormwater Administrator shall establish a submission schedule for applications. The schedule shall establish deadlines by which complete applications must be submitted for the purpose of ensuring that there is adequate time to review applications, and that the various stages in the review process are accommodated.
(3) Permit review fees. The City Council shall establish permit review fees as well as policies regarding refund of any fees upon withdrawal of an application, and may amend and update the fees and policies from time to time.
(4) Administrative Manual. For applications required under this code, the Stormwater Administrator shall compile the application requirements, submission schedule, fee schedule, a copy of this chapter, and information on how and where to obtain the Design Manual in an Administrative Manual, which shall be made available to the public.
(E) Submittal of complete application.
(1) Applications shall be submitted to the Stormwater Administrator pursuant to the application submittal schedule in the form established by the Stormwater Administrator, along with the appropriate fee established pursuant to this section.
(2) An application shall be considered as timely submitted only when it contains all elements of a complete application pursuant to this chapter, along with the appropriate fee. If the Stormwater Administrator finds that an application is incomplete, the applicant shall be notified of the deficient elements and shall be provided with an opportunity to submit a complete application. However, the submittal of an incomplete application shall not suffice to meet a deadline contained in the submission schedule established above.
(F) Review process.
(1) Approval. If the Stormwater Administrator finds that the application complies with the standards of this chapter, the Stormwater Administrator shall approve the application.
(2) Fails to comply. If the Stormwater Administrator finds that the application fails to comply with the standards of this chapter, the Stormwater Administrator shall notify the applicant and shall indicate how the application fails to comply. The Stormwater Administrator may suggest conditions of approval as needed to ensure compliance with this chapter. The applicant shall have an opportunity to submit a revised application.
(3) Revision and subsequent review.
(a) A complete revised application shall be reviewed by the Stormwater Administrator after its re-submittal and shall be approved, or disapproved. One re-submittal of a revised application may be submitted without payment of an additional permit review fee. Any re-submittal after the first re-submittal shall be accompanied by a permit review fee as established pursuant to this chapter.
(b) If a revision application is not re-submitted within 30 calendar days from the date the applicant was notified, the application shall be considered withdrawn, and a new submittal for the same or substantially the same project shall be required along with the appropriate fee for a new submittal.
(Ord. 15-01, passed 1-15-2015)