(a) The director of the planning and development service department (PDSD director) shall administratively create a stormwater advisory committee (SAC), a stormwater technical advisory committee (STAC), or both, in any specific instance where review, conclusions, recommendations, or any other advice or action by SAC or STAC is authorized or required by any provision of the Tucson Code, including, but not limited to, chapter 23 (Land Use Code), sections 2.8.6.2.D, 2.8.6.4.B, or 2.8.6.8.A; section 23A-62(4); section 26-12; or section 29-19; or by any regulations or policies promulgated under authority of the Tucson Code.
(b) The provisions of Tucson Code chapter 10A, article XIII (sections 10A-133 through 10A-139 inclusive) shall not apply to any SAC or STAC administratively created by the PDSD director under this section. In creating any SAC or STAC under this section, however, the PDSD director shall, as necessary and to the extent practicable in the particular instance, include members with one or more of the following areas of expertise or interest:
(1) Registered professional civil engineers, licensed by the State of Arizona during the term of their membership;
(2) Surface water hydrologists or water quality specialists;
(3) Professional environmental consultants with a degree or expertise in biology or ecology;
(4) Professional land use planners;
(5) Water resources scientists, affiliated with either a local university program or a state or federal government agency which regulates water resources; and
(6) Advocates for the preservation of washes.
(c) The director of the planning and development services department shall cooperate and regularly communicate with the director of the transportation department on matters related to this committee.
(Ord. No. 11016, § 3, 9-5-12)