A.
Stormwater management systems shall be designed in
accordance with the minimum requirements for performance and design
that are set forth in this chapter and in rules promulgated pursuant
to this chapter.
B.
The City encourages the development and use of innovative
stormwater management system designs and construction techniques,
including without limitation the use of nonstructural practices to
reduce water quality impact and/or the generation of stormwater runoff,
to achieve the flood control and water quality objectives of this
chapter and the rules promulgated hereunder.
A.
Selecting and designing stormwater management systems
to meet the requirements of this chapter and the rules promulgated
pursuant to this chapter shall be the responsibility of the applicant
or its designee, subject to the approval of the City pursuant to this
chapter and rules promulgated pursuant to this chapter. The City may
deny a stormwater construction approval for a system design that is
not in compliance with these requirements.
B.
In designing a stormwater management system, the applicant
shall consider all relevant and appropriate factors, including without
limitation the following:
(1)
The public health, safety, welfare, and the environment;
(2)
The inconvenience caused by stormwater runoff on the
subject property;
(3)
The long-term impact of regulated construction activity
on stormwater runoff on, from, and beyond the property;
(4)
The natural drainage pattern of the land;
(5)
The impact of the regulated construction activity
on the affected watershed(s);
(6)
The effect of complete upstream development on the
subject property as determined by applicable master plans and/or stormwater
plans; and
(7)
The extent of downstream improvements necessary for
proper stormwater drainage.
