This chapter is enacted pursuant to the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq., as amended;
Part 31 of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act
of 1994 ("Part 31"), M.C.L.A. 324.3101 et seq., as amended; the Voluntary
Stormwater General Permit (WIIG610000) issued by the Michigan Department
of Environmental Quality pursuant to Part 31; Act 288 of 1967 (Subdivision
Control Act), M.C.L.A. 560.101 et seq., as amended; Act 40 of 1956
(Drain Code), M.C.L.A. 280.1 et seq., as amended; and Act 96 of 1987
(Mobile Home Commission Act), M.C.L.A. 125.2301 et seq., as amended.
The prevention of pollution from stormwater
runoff and the protection of the quality of waters of the State of
Michigan is of utmost importance to the people of the City of Rockwood.
It is the purpose of this chapter and any rules promulgated pursuant
to this chapter:
A.
To protect the environment against pollution and other
effects from stormwater runoff, and to protect the public health and
safety;
B.
To provide for the implementation of a stormwater
management program in the City of Gibraltar to manage and prevent
flooding, stream bank erosion, pollution, and other effects from stormwater
runoff;
C.
To establish standards and criteria for the design
and construction of stormwater management systems subject to the requirements
of this chapter;
D.
To establish best management practices for the design,
construction, maintenance, and operation of stormwater management
systems subject to the requirements of this chapter;
E.
To provide for the issuance of stormwater construction
approvals for construction activities subject to the requirements
of this chapter;
F.
To provide for the long-term preservation and maintenance
of stormwater management systems subject to the requirements of this
chapter;
G.
To authorize the inspection of stormwater management
systems subject to the requirements of this chapter; and
H.
To provide for the administration, implementation
and enforcement of this chapter.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited
as the "City of Rockwood Stormwater Management Ordinance."
This chapter shall be administered by the City
of Rockwood Department of Public Works and the Department of Engineering.
