Whenever used in this chapter or in documents prepared or reviewed under
this chapter, unless a different meaning is stated, the following terms shall
have the meanings set forth below:
The activity of an active farm including grazing and watering livestock,
irrigating crops, harvesting crops, using land for growing agricultural products,
and cutting timber for sale, but shall not include the operation of a dude
ranch or similar operation, or the construction of new structures associated
with agricultural activities.
A property owner or agent of a property owner who has filed an application
for a land development activity.
Any structure, either temporary or permanent, having walls and a
roof, designed for the shelter of any person, animal, or property, and occupying
more than 100 square feet of area.
A natural or artificial watercourse with a definite bed and banks
that conducts continuously or periodically flowing water.
Any activity that removes the vegetative surface cover.
The deliberate appropriation of property by its owner for general
public use.
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
The New York State Stormwater Management Design Manual, most recent
version including applicable updates, which serves as the official guide for
stormwater management principles, methods and practices.
A person who undertakes land development activities.
The most recent version of the New York Standards and Specifications
for Erosion and Sediment Control manual, commonly known as the "Blue Book."
Excavation or fill of material, including the resulting conditions
thereof.
Those surfaces, improvements and structures that cannot effectively
infiltrate rainfall, snowmelt and water (e.g., building rooftops, pavement,
sidewalks, driveways, etc.).
A State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit issued to a
commercial industry or group of industries which regulates the pollutant levels
associated with industrial stormwater discharges or specifies on-site pollution
control strategies.
The process of percolating stormwater into the subsoil.
An area that is inundated or saturated by surface water or groundwater
at a frequency and duration sufficient to support a prevalence of vegetation
typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions, commonly known as
"hydrophytic vegetation."
Construction activity including clearing, grading, excavating, soil
disturbance or placement of fill that results in land disturbance of equal
to or greater than one acre, or activities disturbing less than one acre of
total land area that is part of a larger common plan of development or sale,
even though multiple separate and distinct land development activities may
take place at different times on different schedules.
The legal or beneficial owner of land, including those holding the
right to purchase or lease the land, or any other person holding proprietary
rights in the land.
A legally recorded document that acts as a property deed restriction,
and which provides for long-term maintenance of stormwater management practices.
Pollution from any source other than from any discernible, confined,
and discrete conveyances, and shall include, but not be limited to, pollutants
from agricultural, silvicultural, mining, construction, subsurface disposal
and urban runoff sources.
Clearing a parcel of land in distinct pieces or parts, with the stabilization
of each piece completed before the clearing of the next.
Sediment or a water quality measurement that addresses sediment (such
as total suspended solids, turbidity or siltation) and any other pollutant
that has been identified as a cause of impairment of any water body that will
receive a discharge from the land development activity.
Land development activity.
The replenishment of underground water reserves.
Measures that prevent eroded sediment from leaving the site.
Cold water fisheries, shellfish beds, swimming beaches, groundwater
recharge areas, water supply reservoirs, habitats for threatened, endangered
or special concern species.
A permit under the New York State Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (SPDES) issued to developers of construction activities to regulate
disturbance of one or more acres of land.
A permit under the New York State Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (SPDES) issued to the Village to regulate discharges from the Village's
municipal separate storm sewers for compliance with EPA established water
quality standards and/or to specify stormwater control standards.
The use of practices that prevent exposed soil from eroding.
An order issued which requires that all construction activity on
a site be stopped.
Rainwater, surface runoff, snowmelt and drainage.
A land use or activity that generates higher concentrations of hydrocarbons,
trace metals or toxicants than are found in typical stormwater runoff, based
on monitoring studies.
The use of structural or nonstructural practices that are designed
to reduce stormwater runoff and mitigate its adverse impacts on property,
natural resources and the environment.
One or a series of stormwater management practices installed, stabilized
and operating for the purpose of controlling stormwater runoff.
The Village Director of Public Works or such other public officials
designated by the Village to accept and review stormwater pollution prevention
plans, forward the plans to the applicable Village board or agency and inspect
stormwater management practices.
Measures, either structural or nonstructural, that are determined
to be the most effective, practical means of preventing flood damage and preventing
or reducing point source or nonpoint source pollution inputs to stormwater
runoff and water bodies.
A plan for controlling stormwater runoff and pollutants from a site
during and after construction activities.
Flow on the surface of the ground resulting from precipitation.
Lakes, bays, sounds, ponds, impounding reservoirs, springs, wells,
rivers, streams, creeks, estuaries, marshes, inlets, canals, the Atlantic
Ocean within the territorial seas of the State of New York and all other bodies
of surface water, natural or artificial, inland or coastal, fresh or salt,
public or private (except those private waters that do not combine or effect
a junction with natural surface or underground waters), which are wholly or
partially within or bordering the state or within its jurisdiction. Storm
sewers and waste treatment systems, including treatment ponds or lagoons which
also meet the criteria of this definition, are not waters of the state. This
exclusion applies only to man-made bodies of water which neither were originally
created in waters of the state (such as a disposal area in wetlands) nor resulted
from impoundment of waters of the state.
The Village of Garden City.
The Village of Garden City Board of Trustees.
A permanent or intermittent stream or other body of water, either
natural or man-made, which gathers or carries surface water.
A channel that directs surface runoff to a watercourse or to the
public storm drain.
A.
Stormwater pollution prevention plan requirement. No
application for approval of a land development activity shall be reviewed
until the appropriate board or agency received a stormwater pollution prevention
plan (SWPPP) prepared in accordance with the specifications in this chapter.
B.
Contents of stormwater pollution prevention plans.
(1)
All SWPPPs shall provide the following background information
and erosion and sediment controls:
(a)
Background information about the scope of the project,
including location, type and size of project;
(b)
Site map/construction drawing(s) for the project, including
a general location map. At a minimum, the site map should show the total site
area; all improvements; areas of disturbance; areas that will not be disturbed;
existing vegetation; on-site and adjacent off-site surface water(s); wetlands
and drainage patterns that could be affected by the construction activity;
existing and final slopes; locations of off-site material, waste, borrow or
equipment storage areas; and location(s) of the stormwater discharges(s).
Such site map should be at a scale no smaller than one inch equals 100 feet;
(c)
Description of the soil(s) present at the site;
(d)
Construction phasing plan describing the intended sequence
of construction activities, including clearing and grubbing, excavation and
grading, utility and infrastructure installation and any other activity at
the site that results in soil disturbance. Consistent with the New York Standards
and Specifications for Erosion and Sediment Control (Erosion Control Manual),
not more than five acres shall be disturbed at any one time unless pursuant
to an approved SWPPP;
(e)
Description of the pollution prevention measures that
will be used to control litter, construction chemicals and construction debris
from becoming a pollutant source in stormwater runoff;
(f)
Description of construction and waste materials expected
to be stored on site with updates as appropriate, and a description of controls
to reduce pollutants from these materials including storage practices to minimize
exposure of the materials to stormwater, and spill -prevention and response;
(g)
Temporary and permanent structural and vegetative measures
to be used for soil stabilization, runoff control and sediment control for
each stage of the project from initial land clearing and grubbing to project
closeout;
(h)
A site map/construction drawing(s) specifying the location(s),
size(s) and length(s) of each erosion and sediment control practice;
(i)
Dimensions, material specifications and installation
details for all erosion and sediment control practices, including the siting
and sizing of any temporary sediment basins;
(j)
Temporary practices that will be converted to permanent
control measures;
(k)
Implementation schedule for staging temporary erosion
and sediment control practices, including the timing of initial placement
and duration that each practice should remain in place;
(l)
Maintenance schedule to ensure continuous and effective
operation of the erosion and sediment control practice;
(m)
Name(s) of the receiving water(s);
(n)
Delineation of SWPPP implementation responsibilities
for each part of the site;
(o)
Description of structural practices designed to divert
flows from exposed soils, store flows, or otherwise limit runoff and the discharge
of pollutants from exposed areas of the site to the degree attainable; and
(p)
Any existing data that describes the stormwater runoff
at the site.
(2)
Land development activities as defined in § 177-6 and meeting Condition A, B or C below shall also include water quantity and water quality controls (postconstruction stormwater runoff controls) as set forth in Subsection B(3) below as applicable:
(a)
Condition A: stormwater runoff from land development
activities discharging a pollutant of concern to either an impaired water
identified on the Department's 303(d) list of impaired waters or a total
maximum daily load (TMDL) designated watershed for which pollutants in stormwater
have been identified as a source of the impairment.
(b)
Condition B: stormwater runoff from land development
activities disturbing five or more acres.
(c)
Condition C: stormwater runoff from land development
activity disturbing between one and five acres of land during the course of
the project, exclusive of the construction of single-family residences and
construction activities at agricultural properties.
(3)
SWPPP requirements for Conditions A, B and C:
(b)
Description of each postconstruction stormwater management
practice;
(c)
Site map/construction drawing(s) showing the specific
location(s) and size(s) of each postconstruction stormwater management practice;
(d)
Hydrologic and hydraulic analysis for all structural
components of the stormwater management system for the applicable design storms;
(e)
Comparison of postdevelopment stormwater runoff conditions
with predevelopment conditions;
(f)
Dimensions, material specifications and installation
details for each postconstruction stormwater management practice;
(g)
Maintenance schedule to ensure continuous and effective
operation of each postconstruction stormwater management practice;
(h)
Maintenance easements to ensure access to all stormwater
management practices at the site for the purpose of inspection and repair.
Easements shall be recorded on the plan and shall remain in effect with transfer
of title to the property;
(i)
Inspection and maintenance agreement binding on all subsequent landowners served by the on-site stormwater management measures in accordance with § 177-9 of this chapter;
(j)
For Condition A, the SWPPP shall be prepared by a landscape
architect, certified professional or professional engineer and must be signed
by the professional preparing the plan, who shall certify that the design
of all stormwater management practices meets the requirements in this chapter.
C.
Other environmental permits. The applicant shall assure
that all other applicable environmental permits have been or will be acquired
for the land development activity prior to approval of the final stormwater
design plan.
D.
Contractor certification.
(1)
Each contractor and subcontractor identified in the SWPPP
who will be involved in soil disturbance and/or stormwater management practice
installation shall sign and date a copy of the following certification statement
before undertaking any land development activity: "I certify under penalty
of law that I understand and agree to comply with the terms and conditions
of the stormwater pollution prevention plan. I also understand that it is
unlawful for any person to cause or contribute to a violation of water quality
standards."
(2)
The certification must include the name and title of
the person providing the signature, address and telephone number of the contracting
firm; the address (or other identifying description) of the site; and the
date the certification is made.
(3)
The certification statement(s) shall become part of the
SWPPP for the land development activity.
E.
A copy of the SWPPP shall be retained at the site of
the land development activity during construction from the date of initiation
of construction activities to the date of final stabilization.
All land development activities shall be subject to the following performance
and design criteria:
A.
Technical standards. For the purpose of this chapter,
the following documents shall serve as the official guides and specifications
for stormwater management. Stormwater management practices that are designed
and constructed in accordance with these technical documents shall be presumed
to meet the standards imposed by this chapter:
(1)
The New York State Stormwater Management Design Manual
(New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, most current version
or its successor, hereafter referred to as the "Design Manual");
(2)
New York Standards and Specifications for Erosion and
Sediment Control, (Empire State Chapter of the Soil and Water Conservation
Society, 2004, most current version or its successor, hereafter referred to
as the "Erosion Control Manual").
B.
Equivalence to technical standards. Where stormwater management practices are not in accordance with technical standards, the applicant or developer must demonstrate equivalence to the technical standards set forth in Subsection A and the SWPPP shall be prepared by a licensed professional.
C.
Water quality standards. Any land development activity
shall not cause an increase in turbidity that will result in substantial visible
contrast to natural conditions in surface waters of the State of New York.
A.
Maintenance and inspection during construction.
(1)
The applicant or developer of the land development activity
or their representative shall at all times properly operate and maintain all
facilities and systems of treatment and control (and related appurtenances)
which are installed or used by the applicant or developer to achieve compliance
with the conditions of this chapter. Sediment shall be removed from sediment
traps or sediment ponds whenever their design capacity has been reduced by
50%.
(2)
For land development activities as defined in § 177-6 and meeting Condition A, B or C in § 177-7B(2), the applicant shall have a qualified professional conduct site inspections and document the effectiveness of all erosion and sediment control practices every seven days and within 24 hours of any storm event producing 0.5 inch of precipitation or more. Inspection reports shall be maintained in a site logbook.
(3)
When required by the building official, the applicant
or developer or his or her representative shall be on site at all times when
construction or grading activity takes place and shall inspect and document
the effectiveness of all erosion and sediment control practices.
B.
Maintenance easement(s). Prior to the issuance of any
approval that has a stormwater management facility as one of the requirements,
the applicant or developer must execute a maintenance easement agreement that
shall be binding on all subsequent landowners served by the stormwater management
facility. The easement shall provide for access to the facility at reasonable
times for periodic inspection by the Village to ensure that the facility is
maintained in proper working condition to meet design standards and any other
provisions established by this chapter. The easement shall be recorded by
the grantor in the office of the County Clerk after approval by the Village
Attorney.
C.
Maintenance after construction. The owner or operator
of permanent stormwater management practices installed in accordance with
this chapter shall ensure they are operated and maintained to achieve the
goals of this chapter. Proper operation and maintenance also includes, as
a minimum, the following:
(1)
A preventive/corrective maintenance program for all critical
facilities and systems of treatment and control (or related appurtenances)
which are installed or used by the owner or operator to achieve the goals
of this chapter.
(2)
Written procedures for operation and maintenance and
training new maintenance personnel.
D.
Maintenance agreements. The Village shall approve a formal
maintenance agreement for stormwater management facilities binding on all
subsequent landowners and recorded in the office of the County Clerk as a
deed restriction on the property prior to final plan approval. The Village,
in lieu of a maintenance agreement, at its sole discretion, may accept dedication
of any existing or future stormwater management facility, provided such facility
meets all the requirements of this chapter and includes adequate and perpetual
access and sufficient area, by easement or otherwise, for inspection and regular
maintenance.
