[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Green Tree 5-1-1978 by Ord. No. 897 (Ch. 1044 of the 1982 Code). Amendments
noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
A person, association, partnership, firm, corporation, landowner,
agent of a landowner, tenant, agent of a tenant or other entity.
A storm sewer, natural watercourse, open watercourse, ditch
or other facility under the ownership, possession or control of the
Borough, which receives, transports or disperses stormwater and/or
stormwater drainage.
An activity on a lot, tract or parcel of land which, directly
or indirectly, causes stormwater and/or stormwater drainage originating
on a lot, tract or parcel of land to be drained into, tapped into,
connected with or otherwise received by any public stormwater drainage
facility.
[Amended 7-2-1979 by Ord. No. 927]
A.
No person shall use or propose to use public stormwater drainage
facilities without first obtaining a permit therefor from the Manager
and without first paying the following fees as a condition of the
issuance of the permit:
B.
Where an existing building, structure or other improvement is located on a lot which drained into a storm drainage facility prior to the effective date of this chapter (Ordinance No. 897, adopted May 1, 1978), or where the drainage from an existing building, structure or other improvement is on a lot for which a permit was issued pursuant to this chapter, any addition to such structure, building or improvement not exceeding 1,300 square feet shall be exempt from the payment of any fee provided for in Subsection A hereof.
[Added 7-2-1979 by Ord. No. 927]
A storm drainage permit shall be applied for and obtained as
follows.
A.
If the use of a storm drainage facility involves an improvement or
procedure which requires a permit other than a storm drainage permit,
the storm drainage permit shall be obtained coincident with or prior
to the issuance of the other permit.
B.
If the use of the storm drainage facility does not involve an improvement
which requires another permit, the storm drainage permit shall be
obtained prior to the commencement of the improvement.
C.
A storm drainage permit is not required at the time of approval of
a subdivision.
The fees provided for in § 286-2A shall be deposited in a special fund designated as the "Storm Sewer Fund," to be used for the purposes of repairing, replacing, cleaning or maintaining existing storm sewers or storm drainage facilities owned by the Borough.
