HomeMy WebLinkAbout140 - 12/18/2012 - AMENDING THE FORT COLLINS STORM WATER CRITERIA MANUAL TO MODIFY THE REQUIREMENTS FOR EMERGENCY WORK ORDINANCE NO. 140, 2012
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING THE FORT COLLINS STORMWATER CRITERIA MANUAL
TO MODIFY THE REQUIREMENTS FOR EMERGENCY WORK
WHEREAS, in December 2011,the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 174,2011, which
adopted by reference the Urban Drainage and Flood Control District("UDFCD") Criteria Manual,
modified by the Fort Collins Amendments also adopted by Ordinance No. 174, together referred to
and codified as the Fort Collins Stormwater Criteria Manual (the "Manual"); and
WHEREAS,as part of recent reviews of the City's Municipal Separate Stormwater System,
and based on recommendations of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment,City.
staff has developed an amendment to the Manual that narrows the scope of an exemption from
certain requirements for emergency work; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the amendment is to increase accountability for sediment and
erosion control measures for emergency work, where practicable, while recognizing that
circumstances generally prevent the advance submission of plans and reports; and
WHEREAS, the revisions were presented to the Water Board at its November 15, 2012,
regular meeting, and the Board voted unanimously to recommend adoption of the revisions, as set
forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS that Section (0) of the Fort Collins Stormwater Criteria Manual is hereby amended to
read as follows:
(0) Volume 3, Chapter 7- Construction BMPs:
(1) A new Section 1.1 is added, to read as follows:
1.1 Purpose and Scope
The Stormwater Criteria Manual provides the minimum design and technical criteria
for the design and analysis of drainage and erosion control plans. The erosion-
related requirements of this Manual are intended to reduce erosion to an acceptable
level, emphasizing the control of erosion and sediment transport from the surface of
disturbed land by water. Channel erosion control .for temporary channels
(diversions,gullies)and major channel stabilization are addressed as erosion control
matters in this Manual. The requirements of Volume 3, Chapter 7, as amended,
apply to all land disturbing activities covered by this Manual, except for the
following:
(1) Single Family Residential lots less than ten thousand (10,000)square feet in
area and less than four to one slopes except when construction activities are
within 50 feet of the outer limits of sensitive areas including floodplains,
'slopes, riparian corridors, lakes, irrigation ditches, or other features subject
to natural areas buffer requirements under the City Land Use Code; and
(2) Emergency work disturbing ten thousand(10,000)square feet or more in area
will not be required to supply an Erosion Control Plan and/or Report, but
must comply with otherwise applicable erosion control requirements except
to the extent that such compliance is precluded by the emergency
circumstances necessitating the emergency work.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 4th day of
December, A.D. 2012, and to be presented for final passage on the 18th day of December, A.D.
2012.
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Passed and adopted on final reading on the 18th day of December, A.D. 2012.
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