[Ord. No. 95-12 §2.1, 3-7-1995]
This Article establishes the Stormwater Runoff Management System
of the City of Neosho which shall be composed of a primary system,
a secondary system, management controls, and management practices.
[Ord. No. 95-12 §2.2, 3-7-1995]
The
"primary system" shall be composed of the regulatory floodplain as shown on the National Flood Insurance Program Maps and additional areas outline on the NFIM maps that has been determined to be hazardous through experience and flood plain management studies. Primary system will fall under rules and regulation of Chapter
425 including all revisions.
[Ord. No. 95-12 §2.3, 3-7-1995]
The "secondary system" shall be composed of
all watercourses and drainage structure, both public and private,
that are not mapped as a part of the primary system.
[Ord. No. 95-12 §2.4, 3-7-1995]
Management controls are regulations applicable to the secondary
system under the provisions of this Chapter. Such controls shall limit
any activity which will adversely affect hydraulic function of detention
facilities, open channels, drainage swales, or enclosed stormwater
conveyance systems.
[Ord. No. 95-12 §2.5, 3-7-1995]
A. The
following practices may be utilized upon approval of the City Building
Inspector:
1. Storage. Runoff may be stored in temporary or permanent
detention basins, or through rooftop or parking lot ponding, or percolation
storage, or by other means in accordance with the design criteria
and performance standards set forth in these regulations.
2. Open channels. Maximum feasible use shall be made
of existing drainageways, open channels and drainage swales that are
designed and coordinated with the design of building lots and streets
in accordance with the design criteria and performance standards set
forth in these regulations.
3. Streets and curbs. Streets, curbs, and gutters shall
be an integral part of the stormwater runoff management system. To
the maximum extent possible, drainage systems, street layout and grades,
lotting patterns and the location of curbs, inlets and site drainage
and overflow swales shall be concurrently designed in accordance with
the design criteria and performance standards set forth in these regulations.
4. Enclosed conveyance systems. Enclosed conveyance
systems consisting of inlets, conduits, and manholes may be used to
convey stormwater runoff. Where used, such systems must be designed
in accordance with design criteria and performance standards set forth
in these regulations.
5. Other. The stormwater runoff management practices
enumerated herein shall not constitute an exclusive listing of available
management practices. Other generally accepted practices and methods
may be utilized if the purposes, design criteria and minimum performance
standards of these regulations are complied with.
[Ord. No. 95-12 §2.6, 3-7-1995]
A. Public Responsibilities.
1. Administration. The administration of these regulations
shall be the responsibility of the City Building Inspector, who shall
review and approve Stormwater Management Plans as provided herein.
2. Operation and maintenance of publicly owned facilities. The City Public Works Department shall be responsible, during and
after construction, for the operation and maintenance of all drainage
structures and improved courses which are part of the stormwater runoff
management system under public ownership and which are not constructed
and maintained by or under the jurisdiction of any State or Federal
agency.
B. Private Responsibilities.
1. Each developer of land within the City of Neosho has the responsibility
to provide on the developer's property all approved stormwater runoff
management facilities to ensure the adequate drainage and control
of stormwater on the developer's property both during and after construction
of such facilities.
2. Each developer or owner has the responsibility and duty before and
after construction to properly operate and maintain any on-site stormwater
runoff control facility which has not been accepted for maintenance
by the public. Such responsibility is to be transmitted to subsequent
owners through appropriate covenants.