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7. TO:Mayor Callahan and Orono Council Members Ron Moorse, City Administrator FROM:Michael P. Gaffron. Asst. Planning & Zoning Administrator DATE:August 3, 1993 SUBJECT: Interim Storm Water Ordinance - Information Packet Attached is the information packet which will be distributed to the Planning Commission the week of August 9th for their August 18th public hearing regarding the interim storm water ordinance. The initial draft with my early comments has been revised to address some of the early concerns; Levels of review matching our current practice have been suggested, so that the Council will not have to review storm water plans for every building permit or grading permit. Council and Planning Comr.io.>ion review would generally only be necessary for subdivision approval, commercial site plan review, or variance requests. The definitions section has been pared down to include only those definitions not covered elsewhere in the code. The detinitions of floodway, public water, regional flood, and wetlands will be revised in the chapters in which they currently appear. It is important to note that the required submittals for a storm water management plan for .subdivisions and gradin2 projects requiring a CUP, are no more detailed nor extensive than we have been requiring for some time, ^he level of detail tor individual residence con.struction and smaller grading projects is in stafPs opinion not overwhelming but often essential to determine the impact of a proposal. While most storm water management j ms submitted for individual residence project.s will continue to be handled by in-house stall, occasionally review by the City Engineer will be required as it i.s today. Staff would develop a short application form and submittal checklist to assist applicants in providing the appropriate and necessary inlormation. I realize that the degree of detail encompassed m this proposed ordinance may be much greater than Council anticipated from Met Council’s "directive" that we adopt NURP standards and _____ _ __• _!__ ______ nf theBMP’s. The memo to Planning Commission attempts to address some of the nuances of the ordinance and the potential impacts it will have on stalf and consulting man-hours as well as financial impact on our residents. Your comments and direction early on and throughout the review process will help ensure we end up with an interim storm water ordinance we can all live with. ch J