The purpose of this chapter is to protect, maintain and enhance the public health, safety and general welfare by establishing minimum requirements and procedures to control the adverse impacts associated with increased stormwater runoff. Proper management of stormwater runoff will minimize damage to public and private property, reduce the effects of development on land, control stream channel erosion, reduce local flooding, minimize adverse water quality impacts and maintain after development, as nearly as possible, pre-development runoff characteristics. This chapter requires stormwater management controls that are consistent with the State of Rhode Island Stormwater Design and Installation Manual (as amended), and is intended to minimize water quality impacts and maintain pre-development runoff conditions.
(Ord. passed 2-21-06)