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To:Chairman Schroeder and Orono Planning Commission Members <br />Ron Moorse, City Administrator <br />From:Michael P Gaffron, Assistant Planning & Zoning Administrator <br />Date:October 20, 1993 <br />Subject:Comprehensive Plan Amendment - Adoption of Policy Language Regarding <br />Application of "NURP" Standards for Construction of Storm Water Ponds and <br />Best Management Practices (BMPs) for Storm Water Control for Land Alteration <br />Projects <br />List of Exhibits <br />A - <br />B - <br />C - <br />D - <br />E - <br />F - <br />G - <br />Met Council Letter 9/20/93 <br />Policy Language Required to be Added per Met Council <br />Met Council "Interim Strategy" Background <br />Staff Memo 10/4/93 <br />Resolution of Intent to Comply No. 3335 <br />Comprehensive Plan E.xcerpt - Part II, Chapter 3 <br />BMP Excerpts/NURP Standards <br />Brief Summary <br />The proposed amendment is intended to bring the Comprehensive Plan into compliance <br />with Metropolitan Council ’s "Interim Strategy to Reduce Non-point Source Pollution to All <br />Metropolitan Water Bodies" by adding one sentence regarding "NURP" standards to the <br />"General Resource Management Policies", Item 13; and add Item 16, a one-sentence statement <br />regarding BMPs. <br />Propo.sed Language Addition <br />1.The Orono Community Management Plan, Pan II, Chapter 3, "General Policies for <br />Natural Resource Management", Item 13, on Page 3-21, is proposed to be revised by <br />adding a sentence regarding NURP standards, to read as follows: (underlining indicates <br />proposed new language) <br />13 ON-SITE WATER RETENTION FACILITIES WILL BE REQUIRED <br />AS PART OF ALL RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL <br />DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WHENEVER NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN OR <br />IMPROVE THE EXISTING STORM WATFJl RUNOFF PATTERNS. <br />Whenever a development’s location, size, scope or hardcover would tend to <br />increase the quantity of runoff, increase the speed of ninoff, or decrease the <br />quality of runoff, that development will be requued to provide on-site retention <br />facilities sufficient to maintain the existing situation or to improve the resulting <br />runoff by reducing quantity, reducing speed and/or improving quality. No <br />1