(A) Prior to the issuance of any grading or building permit, all qualifying land development/ redevelopment projects shall submit and have approved a storm water quality management plan (“SWQMP”) to the City Engineer on a form provided by the city. The SWQMP shall identify all BMPs that will be incorporated into the project to control storm water and non-storm water pollutants during and after construction and shall be revised as necessary during the life of the project. The SWQMP submittal applies to construction projects covered by the NPDES general construction permit as well as construction projects less than one acre.
(B) Qualifying development/redevelopment projects include:
(1) Home subdivisions of ten units or more. This includes single-family residences, multi-family residences, condominiums, apartments and the like;
(2) Commercial developments of 100,000 square feet or more. This includes non-residential developments, such as hospitals, educational institutions, recreational facilities, mini-malls, hotels, office buildings, warehouses and light industrial facilities;
(3) Vehicle maintenance shops (SIC codes 5013, 5014, 5541, 7532 through 7534, 7536 through 7539);
(4) Food service businesses developing 5,000 square feet or more of land area;
(5) All hillside developments on 10,000 square feet or more, which are located on areas with known erosive soil conditions or where the natural slope is 25% or more;
(6) Developments of 2,500 square feet of impervious surface or more adjacent to (within 200 feet) or discharging directly into environmentally sensitive areas such as areas designated in the ocean plan as areas of special biological significance or water bodies listed on the list of impaired waters at § 303(d) of the Act, being 33 U.S.C. § 1313(d);
(7) Parking lots of 5,000 square feet or more exposed to storm water.
PARKING LOT is defined as land area or facility for the temporary storage of motor vehicles; and
(8) All redevelopment projects adding 5,000 square feet or more of impervious surface on an already developed site. This includes additional buildings and/or structures, extension of an already existing building footprint and construction of parking lots and the like.