A. Conflicts: When any other provision of this Code conflicts with this article, that which provides more environmental or human health protection shall apply unless specifically provided otherwise in this article. If any provisions of the manual, the SPPP or the "LID Manual" as adopted conflict with any provisions of this article, those requirements that provide more protection to human health or the environment shall apply unless specifically provided otherwise in this article.
B. Procedures: The Director is authorized to adopt written procedures for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this article. Adopted administrative procedures will be made available to the public. Prior to the applicant fulfilling the requirements of this article, the City shall not grant any approval or permission to an applicant to conduct a regulated activity including, but not limited to, the grant or approval of one or more of the following:
1. Building permit, commercial or residential;
2. Binding site plan;
3. Conditional use permit;
4. Franchise;
5. Right-of-Way permit;
6. Right-of-way construction permit;
7. Clearing and grading permit;
8. Planned unit development; preliminary and final);
9. Preliminary plat;
10. Shoreline development permit;
11. Shoreline variance;
12. Shoreline conditional use permit;
13. Variance;
14. Subdivision vacations and alterations;
15. Special use permit;
16. Utility and other use permit;
17. Flood control development permit;
18. Cottage Development permit;
19. Short plat;
20. Master Plan;
21. Boundary Line Adjustment;
22. Final Plat;
23. Rezone;
24. Critical Area Exception;
25. Architectural Design Review;
26. Manufactured Home Park;
27. Site Plan; or,
28. Any subsequently adopted permit or required approval not expressly exempted by this article.
C. Regulated Activities: Regulated activities shall be conducted only after the Director approves a stormwater site plan which includes one or more of the following as required by this article:
1. Erosion and sediment control plan;
2. Permanent stormwater quality control (PSQC) plan;
3. Calculations; and
4. Other information as required by the Director or pursuant to the manual.
D. Municipal Corporations And Governmental Entities:
1. Site Plan: All Municipal corporations and governmental entities shall be required to submit a stormwater site plan for approval and comply with the terms of this article when development of a site is a regulated activity, including, but not limited to, road building and widening, within the areas of the City.
2. Outside Permit Conditions: It is recognized that many other City, County, State and Federal permit conditions may apply to the proposed action and that compliance with the provisions of this article does not constitute compliance with such other requirements.
E. Submission Or Resubmission Of Plan:
1. All persons, including, without limitation, Municipal corporations and governmental agencies, applying for any of the following permits and/or approvals shall submit for approval of a stormwater site plan with their application and/or request:
a. Grading permit;
b. Substantial development permit required under Revised Code of Washington 90.58 (Shoreline Management Act);
c. Subdivision approval;
d. Short subdivision approval;
e. Rezones;
f. Conditional use permits;
g. Building permits where the permit relates to five thousand (5,000) or more square feet of development coverage within the property, or where development is in a critical area;
h. Planned unit development;
i. Mobile home park;
j. Development permit pursuant to title 14, "Flood Control", of this Code; and
k. Approval pursuant to title 11, "Critical Areas And Shoreline Management", of this Code.
2. The same stormwater site plan submitted during one permit/approval process may be subsequently submitted with further required applications. The stormwater site plan shall be supplemented with such additional information that is requested by the Director or required by the provisions of the currently adopted City of Orting development standards and the Stormwater Management Manual.
F. Construction Prohibited: Commencement of construction work under any of the above permits, approvals or applications shall not begin until such time as final approval of the stormwater site plan is obtained in accordance with section 9-5A-15 of this article.
G. Exemptions: The stormwater site plan requirement established in this section shall apply except when the applicant demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Director that the scope and nature of the proposed land disturbing activity or development:
1. Will neither seriously nor adversely impact the water quality conditions of any affected receiving bodies of water; and
2. Will not alter the surface discharge location, alter the drainage pattern on adjoining properties, alter drainage patterns, increase the discharge, nor cause any other adverse effects in the drainage area; and
3. Will not alter the subsurface drainage patterns, flow rates and discharge points, nor result in any significant adverse effects to property or residents; and
4. Is such that review and approval of a stormwater site plan is not necessary to obtain compliance with this article.
H. Stormwater Facilities: Stormwater facilities constructed as required by this article shall be maintained in accordance with article B of this chapter.
I. Illicit Discharge Detection And Elimination Program: The City's Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination Program will be implemented in accordance with this article and article B of this chapter.
J. Penalties; Charges And Fees: Except as may be otherwise provided herein, monetary penalties, charges and fees to administer these regulations shall be in accordance with article C of this chapter.
(Ord. 911, 8-31-2011; amd. Ord. 2019-1057, 1-8-2020)