The purpose of this chapter is to establish minimum storm water management requirements and controls to protect and safeguard the general health, safety and welfare of the public residing in watersheds within this jurisdiction by: minimizing increases in storm water runoff from any development in order to reduce flooding, siltation, increases in stream temperature and streambank erosion; minimizing increases in non-point source pollution caused by storm water runoff from development which would otherwise degrade local water quality; minimizing the total annual volume of surface water runoff which flows from any specific site during and following development to not exceed the pre-development hydrologic regime to the maximum extent practicable; and reducing storm water runoff rates and volumes, soil erosion and non-point source pollution, wherever possible, through storm water management controls and to ensure that these management controls are properly maintained and pose no threat to public safety. The city has produced a Storm Water Development Manual as a guide to meet the purpose stated above.
(Prior Code, § 59.1.01) (Ord. 68-2005, passed - -2005)