Section 508.0, Stormwater Management is added to read:
508.1 General: The following stormwater management
provisions shall be applicable in the Township of Upper Providence.
508.2 System required: Every building in which
people live, work or congregate shall be provided with a stormwater
system which shall safely collect and release stormwater runoff from
building roof surfaces in accordance with the Pennsylvania Storm Water
Management Act No. 167.
508.3 Design: The design of each building's
stormwater system shall include those measures necessary to meet the
standards for stormwater release established in the Stormwater Management
Plan for the Ridley Creek Watershed.
508.4 Rooftop storage: Where rooftop storage is
being considered for stormwater detention purposes, storage volume
shall be designed according to criteria and standards adopted in the
Stormwater Management Plan for the Ridley Creek Watershed.
The design of large roof surfaces shall consider the storage
of precipitation on the roof structure in accordance with the criteria
and standards adopted in the Stormwater Management Plan for the Ridley
Creek Watershed.
508.5 Parking lots: Parking lots shall be graded
with rolled or compacted cinders, gravel or other approved materials,
including porous pavement, where feasible.
The design of parking lots shall consider seepage pits or basins,
detention basins, either aboveground or underground, among other methods
to control the rate of runoff from stormwater. The design of parking
lots shall ensure that runoff will be managed to adequately protect
health and property from possible injury.