[Ord. No. 3911-07 §1, 12-19-2007]
A. 
Whereas, the City Council of the City of Hazelwood, Missouri, finds that buffers adjacent to streams provide numerous benefits including:
1. 
Protecting, restoring and maintaining the chemical, physical and biological integrity of streams and their water resources;
2. 
Removing pollutants delivered in urban storm water;
3. 
Reducing erosion and controlling sedimentation;
4. 
Protecting and stabilizing stream banks;
5. 
Providing for infiltration of storm water runoff;
6. 
Maintaining base flow of streams;
7. 
Contributing organic matter that is a source of food and energy for the aquatic ecosystem;
8. 
Providing tree canopy to shade streams and promote desirable aquatic habitat;
9. 
Providing riparian wildlife habitat;
10. 
Furnishing scenic value and recreational opportunity;
11. 
Providing opportunities for the protection and restoration of greenspace.
[Ord. No. 3911-07 §1, 12-19-2007]
A. 
The purpose of this Chapter is to protect the public health, safety, environment and general welfare; to minimize public and private losses due to erosion, siltation and water pollution; and to maintain stream water quality by provisions designed to:
1. 
Create buffer zones along the streams of City of Hazelwood for the protection of water resources; and
2. 
Minimize land development within such buffers by establishing buffer zone requirements and by requiring authorization for any such activities.