(A) This chapter is required by Phase II of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System program (FR Doc. 99-29181) authorized by the 1972 amendments to the Clean Water Act being 42 U.S.C. §§ 7401 et seq., the State Department of Environmental Management’s Rule 13 (327 I.A.C. 15-13) and the State Department of Environmental Management’s Rule 5 (327 I.A.C. 15-5). Based on this authority and these requirements, this chapter regulates:
(1) Discharges of prohibited non-storm water flows into the storm drain system;
(2) Storm water drainage improvements related to development of lands located within the corporate boundaries of the town;
(3) Drainage control systems installed during new construction and grading of lots and other parcels of land;
(4) Erosion and sediment control systems installed during new construction and grading of lots and other parcels of land;
(5) The design, construction and maintenance of storm water drainage facilities and systems; and
(6) The design, construction and maintenance of storm water quality facilities and systems.
(B) This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Town of Zionsville Storm Water Management Ordinance”. Once adopted, this chapter will supersede any conflicting ordinances previously adopted by the town.
(Ord. 2013-17, passed 12-2-2013)