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Article 2
Prohibited Discharges and Illegal Connections
Prohibited Discharges and Illegal Connections
Any connection to the city's MS4 deemed to be an "illicit connection" pursuant to the NPDES permit is prohibited. The prohibition against illicit connections shall apply regardless of whether the connection was established prior to the date on which this chapter was enacted.
(Ord. 472 § 1, 2012)
Article 3
Control of Discharges and Runoff
Control of Discharges and Runoff
A. General Requirements. New development or modifications to existing development shall be designed to control discharges and pollutants in runoff pursuant to the requirements of the NPDES permit. The city engineer shall approve the WQMP and BMPs that may be implemented to achieve compliance with the NPDES permit and shall approve the manner of implementation.
B. Construction Discharge and Runoff Compliance. All individual grading and building project permits shall conform to the State General Construction NPDES permit requirements and implement measures, including adherence to their stormwater pollution prevention plan, to ensure that all pollutants from the site will be either eliminated or reduced to the maximum extent practicable, and will not cause or contribute to an exceedance of water quality objectives as described in the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board Basin Plan. All grading and building activities will be in compliance with the Grading, Erosion and Sediment Control Ordinance at Chapter 15.52 of this code; the Grading Manual; other applicable ordinances; federal, state, and local permits; and other applicable requirements.
(Ord. 472 § 1, 2012)
A. State-issued Permits. Each person associated with any individual NPDES permit (whether or not the NPDES permit) or state general construction NPDES permit shall comply with all the requirements of such permits. Each person identified in these permits shall comply with and undertake all activities required by such permits. The city engineer may require any person to which such a permit has been issued to provide proof of compliance, in a form acceptable to the city engineer or his or her designated representative, prior to the issuance of any grading, building or occupancy permit, or any other type of permit or license issued by the city.
B. City-issued Permits. An application for any of the following permits or approvals shall demonstrate how the requirements of this chapter will be met, and the permit or approval shall not be issued unless the city engineer determines that the application complies with the requirements of this chapter:
1. Commercial development plan
2. Residential development plan
3. Industrial development plan
4. Grading plan
5. Building permit
6. Improvement plan
7. Conditional use permit
8. Temporary use permit
9. Tentative map modifications
10. Map modifications
C. Permit Suspensions or Revocations. The city engineer may suspend or revoke any permit issued by the city when it is determined that:
1. The permittee has violated any term, condition, or requirement of the permit or any applicable provision of this chapter;
2. The circumstances have changed so that it is no longer appropriate to accept the discharge;
3. The permittee fails to comply with any schedule for compliance issued pursuant to this chapter; or
4. Any regulatory agency, including the EPA, the State Board or a regional water quality control board having jurisdiction over the discharge, notifies the city that the discharge should be terminated.
D. Permit Modifications. The city engineer may modify any permit when it is determined that:
1. Federal or state law requirements have changed in a manner that necessitates a change in the permit;
2. The permittee's discharge or the circumstances under which the discharge occurs have changed; or
3. A change to the permit is necessary to ensure compliance with the objectives of this chapter or to protect the quality of receiving waters.
E. Compliance with the terms, conditions and requirements of a permit issued by the city shall not relieve the permittee from compliance with all federal, state and local laws, regulations, the NPDES permit and local permit requirements, applicable to the activity for which the permit is issued.
(Ord. 472 § 1, 2012)
A. All new development or modifications to existing development projects that meet the specified categories listed in the NPDES permit shall prepare a preliminary WQMP. The permittee shall submit the preliminary WQMP during the planning application submittal process and a final WQMP during final engineering.
B. The city engineer or his or her designated representative shall review all required WQMPs and impose terms, conditions and requirements on the projects in accordance with this chapter prior to the city's issuance of permits (grading and building), discretionary land use approvals or recordation of maps. The city engineer shall approve all final WQMPs and evidence of this approval shall be submitted prior to the issuance of permits, discretionary land use approvals or recordation of maps.
C. The city engineer shall require that the WQMP, or components within the WQMP, be recorded with the county recorder's office. The signature of the property owner, or successor in interest, shall be sufficient for the recording of the plan or any revised plan. A signature on behalf of the city shall not be required for recordation.
D. New development projects or a modification to existing development which do not require a WQMP, will be required to implement minimum BMPs designated by the city according to conditions and requirements established by the city engineer which must be consistent with the NPDES permit.
E. A WQMP shall be required if the city engineer determines one is required by the NPDES permit.
F. Contents of a WQMP shall comply with the Riverside County WQMP Guidance and Template for the Santa Margarita Region. The BMPs identified in the WQMP shall include site design, source controls and treatment controls consistent with the NPDES permit.
G. The costs and expenses of the city incurred in the review, approval, or revision of any water quality management plan are assessed to the property owner or responsible party and are due and payable to the city. The city engineer or his or her designee may elect to require a deposit of estimated costs and expenses, and the actual costs and expenses shall be deducted from the deposit, and the balance, if any, refunded to the property owner or responsible party.
(Ord. 472 § 1, 2012)
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