[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.