This article shall be known as the "Local Law for Utilization
of the Beecher Creek Detention Facility."
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
CONSTRUCTED CAPACITY
The actual volume of stormwater that can be contained by
the Beecher Creek Detention Facility during the one-hundred-year,
twenty-four-hour storm. The initial constructed capacity is 17.16
acre-feet or 747,490 cubic feet. This may be increased subsequent
to project completion by expansion of the facility.
DESIGN CAPACITY
The volume of stormwater that the Beecher Creek Detention
Facility is designed to contain during the one-hundred-year, twenty-four-hour
storm to avoid exceeding the design outflow volume of the facility.
This is based on the land uses and runoff characteristics that exist
at the time of project design.
EXCESS CAPACITY
The difference in volume between the constructed capacity
and the design capacity of the Beecher Creek Detention Facility.
IMPERVIOUS AREA
Impermeable surfaces, such as pavement or rooftops, that
prevent the percolation of water into the soil.
INCREASED STORMWATER VOLUME
The calculated volume of additional stormwater runoff (in
excess of the pre-development stormwater runoff) that will be released
into the Beecher Creek Detention Facility during the one-hundred-year,
twenty-four-hour design storm as a result of a development project.
MINOR DEVELOPMENT
Minor construction activities for which hydrologic computation of surface runoff volumes is not needed to ensure compliance with the stormwater management requirements of Chapter
217, Zoning, and Chapter
198, Subdivision of Land, of the Code of the Town of Elmira, Town of Elmira local laws, or New York State regulations [State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES)].
TOWN ENGINEER
The person licensed as a professional engineer by the State
of New York who is duly authorized by the Town of Elmira Town Board
to act in the capacity specified in this article.
USDA SCS TR-55 RUNOFF CURVE NUMBER PROCEDURE
The procedure for estimating surface water runoff volumes
presented in Chapter 2 of Technical Release 55 (Urban Hydrology for
Small Watersheds) by the United States Department of Agriculture,
Soil Conservation Service. This method utilizes curve numbers that
are determined based on the hydrologic soil group, cover type, treatment,
hydrologic condition and degree to which impervious areas are connected
to the drainage system.
UTILIZATION FEE
A fee that will be paid to the Town of Elmira for utilization
of the Beecher Creek Detention Facility to manage the increased stormwater
volume resulting from a development project.
This article applies to properties within the upper portions
of the Beecher Creek Watershed from which surface runoff naturally
drains into Beecher Creek upstream of the dam for the Beecher Creek
Detention Facility. The tax parcel identification numbers (as identified
on the date of this article) for parcels located partially or completely
within this area are:
88.00-1-6.2
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88.00-1-12.24
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88.00-1-15
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88.00-1-12.11
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88.00-1-12.25
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88.00-1-16
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88.00-1-12.12
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88.00-1-12.26
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88.00-1-17.1
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88.00-1-12.21
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88.00-1-13.2
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88.00-1-31.1
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88.00-1-12.22
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88.00-1-13.3
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88.00-1-32
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88.00-1-12.23
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88.00-1-14
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This article shall be enforced by the Town of Elmira Code Enforcement
Officer, in consultation with the Town Engineer. Decisions made by
the Code Enforcement Officer can be appealed to the Town of Elmira
Planning Board, which shall hear and decide any appeals.