(A) Waterbodies, roadways, structures and other property within and downstream of the town are at times subjected to flooding.
(B) Flooding is a danger to the lives and property of the public and is also a danger to the natural resources of the town and the region.
(C) Land development alters the hydrologic response of watersheds, resulting in increased stormwater runoff rates and volumes, flooding, stream channel erosion and sediment transport and deposition.
(D) Stormwater runoff produced by land development contributes to increased quantities of waterborne pollutants.
(E) Stormwater runoff, soil erosion and non-point source pollution, due to land development within the town, have resulted in the deterioration of the water resources of the town and downstream municipalities. Increased stormwater runoff rates and volumes and the sediments and pollutants associated with stormwater runoff from development projects within the town may, absent reasonable regulation and control, adversely affect the town’s waterbodies and water resources, and those of downstream municipalities.
(F) Stormwater runoff, soil erosion and non-point source pollution can be controlled and/or minimized by the regulation and management of stormwater runoff from development.
(G) Adopting the standards, criteria and procedures contained in this subchapter and implementing the same will address many of the detrimental effects of stormwater runoff.
(H) Adopting these standards is necessary for the preservation of the soils and topography of the town as well as the public health, safety and welfare.
(I) The town has the authority to adopt a stormwater management ordinance pursuant to I.C. 36-1-3.
(Ord. 3, 2012, passed 1- -2012)