(a) The purpose of this Chapter is to establish technically feasible and economically reasonable storm water management standards to achieve a level of storm water quality and quantity control for newly developed, or redeveloped, property that will minimize damage to property, and degradation of water resources, and will promote and maintain the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the County of Summit.
(b) This regulation requires owners who develop or re-develop their property within the unincorporated areas of the County to:
(1) Control water runoff from their property and ensure the proper design, construction and maintenance of all water management practices per the Summit County Storm Water Drainage Manual.
(2) Reduce the adverse impact on water quality within the receiving water resources caused by unregulated new development or redevelopment.
(3) Control the volume, rate, and quality of water runoff originating from their property to protect water resources, and manage flooding and erosion.
(4) Minimize the need to construct, repair, and replace subsurface and surface drain systems.
(5) Preserve natural infiltration and ground water recharge, and maintain subsurface flow that replenishes water resources, except in slippage prone soils.
(6) Incorporate storm water quality and quantity controls into site planning and design at the earliest possible stage in the development process.
(7) Reduce the expense of remedial projects needed to address problems caused by inadequate storm water management.
(8) Maximize use of best management practices that serve multiple purposes including, but not limited to, flood control, erosion control, fire protection, water quality protection, recreation, and habitat preservation.
(9) Design sites to minimize the number of stream crossings and the width of associated disturbance in order to minimize the County's future expenses related to the maintenance and repair of stream crossings.
(10) Maintain, promote, and re-establish conditions necessary for naturally occurring stream processes that assimilate pollutants, attenuate flood flows, and promote a healthy water resource.
(c) This Chapter shall apply to all parcels in the unincorporated areas of the County on which activity specified in Section 943.05(a) occurs.
(d) The State of Ohio, the County, and all other political subdivisions, shall comply with this Chapter for non-highway projects initiated after enactment of this Chapter and, to the maximum extent practicable, for projects initiated before that time.
(e) This Chapter does not apply to activities regulated by, and in compliance with, the Ohio Agricultural Sediment Pollution Abatement Rules.
(f) This Chapter does not require a Comprehensive Storm Water Management Plan for linear construction projects, such as pipeline, or utility line installations that do not result in the installation of impervious surface, or unreasonably modify vegetative ground cover, as determined by the County Drainage Engineer. Such projects must minimize the number of stream crossings and the width of disturbance. Linear construction projects must comply with the requirements of Chapter 941 Erosion and Sediment Control.
(Ord. 2013-364. Adopted 8-26-13.)
(Ord. 2013-364. Adopted 8-26-13.)