HomeMy WebLinkAbout125 - 11/20/2012 - AMENDING SECTION 26-543 OF THE CITY CODE TO UPDATE THE STORMWATER MASTER DRAINAGE PLANS TO INCLUDE B ORDINANCE NO. 125, 2012
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING SECTION 26-543 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
TO UPDATE THE STORMWATER MASTER DRAINAGE PLANS
TO INCLUDE BASIN-SPECIFIC WATER QUALITY BEST MANAGEMENT
PRACTICES AND STREAM RESTORATION
WHEREAS, Section 26-543 of the City Code adopted a master drainage plan for drainage
basins in and affecting the City,to be used as the basis for City storm drainage capital improvements
planning and determinations related to storm drainage impacts and requirements for developments
in the city; and
WHEREAS, on April 6, 2010, the City Council adopted on second reading Ordinance No.
030, 2010, amending Section 26-492 of the City Code so as to declare that the purpose of the City
Stormwater Utility is to provide an integrated, sustainable stormwater management program that
reflects the community's values of protecting and restoring the City's watersheds, including the
Cache la Poudre River and its tributaries; and
WHEREAS,the environmental benefits identified in Section 26-492 include preserving the
natural and beneficial functions of floodplains, enhancing stormwater quality, and preserving
riparian habitat; and
WHEREAS,in order to identify areas in which stormwater quality and stream improvements
are needed to promote these benefits, and identify opportunities to incorporate such improvements
into existing and future flood control projects, City staff has completed extensive analysis and
assessment of these concerns in cooperation with Colorado State University; and
WHEREAS, based on such review, staff has prepared for Council consideration basin-
specific water quality best management practices and stream restoration and stability improvements
in the form of updates to the existing City drainage master plan (the "2012 Updates"), and
WHEREAS, the conceptual basis for the 2012 Updates was presented to the Council for
consideration at its work session on April 24, 2012, and staff has incorporated the input provided
by the Council at that time in the 2012 Updates; and
WHEREAS, the 2012 Updates were presented to the Natural Resources Advisory Board
("NRAB") on September 19, 2012, and at that time the NRAB voted unanimously to recommend
that the Council adopt them; and
WHEREAS, the 2012 Updates were also presented to the Water Board on September 20,
2012, and at that time the Water Board voted unanimously to recommend that the Council adopt
them; and
WHEREAS,the Council has determined that the adoption and implementation of the 2012
Updates will promote the purposes of the Stormwater Utility and advance the holistic and integrated
management of stormwater in Fort Collins.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS that Section 26-543(a)of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby amended to read
as follows:
See. 26-543. Master drainage plans.
(a) Master drainage plans are hereby adopted by reference and declared to be a
part of this Article for the following stormwater basins of the City:
(1) Boxelder Creek/Cooper Slough Basin:
a.. Boxelder/Cooper Slough Basin, prepared by Anderson
Consulting Engineers,Inc.,dated December 2002 and revised
November 2003;
b. Boxelder Regional Stormwater Master Plan, prepared by
PBS&J, Inc., dated October 2006; and
C. Stormwater Quality and Stream Restoration Update to the
Boxelder Creek/Cooper Slough Basin Stormwater Master
Drainage Plan, prepared by Anderson Consulting Engineers,
Inc., dated October 2012.
(2) Cache la Poudre River Basin:
a. Cache la Poudre River Master Drainageway Plan, prepared
by Ayres Associates, Inc., dated August 2001.
(3) Canal Importation Basin:
a. Canal Importation Master Drainage Plan, prepared by
Anderson Consulting Engineers, Inc., dated April 2001; and
b. Stormwater Quality and Stream Restoration Update to the
Canal Importation Basin Stormwater Master Drainage Plan,
prepared by Anderson Consulting Engineers, Inc., dated
October 2012.
(4) Dry Creek Basin:
a. Dry Creek Master Plan, prepared by URS Corporation, Inc.,
dated December 2002;
b. Stormwater Quality and Stream Restoration Update to the
Dry Creek Basin Stormwater Master Drainage Plan,prepared
by Ayres Associates, dated October 2012.
(5) Foothills Basin:
a. Foothills Basin, prepared by URS Corporation, Inc., dated
April 2003; and
b. Stormwater Quality and Stream Restoration Update to the
Foothills Basin Stormwater Master Drainage Plan, prepared
by Ayres Associates, dated October 2012.
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(6) Fossil Creek Basin:
a. Fossil Creek Drainage Basin Master Drainageway Planning
Restudy,prepared by ICON Engineering,Inc.,dated February
2003; and
b. Stormwater Quality and Stream Restoration Update to the Fossil
Creek Basin Stormwater Master Drainage Plan, prepared by ICON
Engineering, Inc., dated October 2012.
(7) Fox Meadows Basin:
a. Fox Meadows Basin Drainage Master Plan Update, prepared
by ICON Engineering, Inc., dated December 2002 and
revised February 2003; and
b. Stormwater Quality and Stream Restoration Update to the
Fox Meadows Basin Stormwater Master Drainage Plan,
prepared by ICON Engineering, Inc., dated October 2012.
(8) Mail Creek Basin:
a. Mail Creek Master Plan, prepared by URS Corporation, Inc.,
dated April 2003; and
b. Stormwater Quality and Stream Restoration Update to the
Mail Creek Basin Stormwater Master Drainage Plan,
prepared by Ayres Associates, dated October 2012.
(9) McClellands Creek Basin: I
a. McClellands Creek Master Drainage Plan Update, prepared
by ICON Engineering, Inc., dated November 2000 and
revised March 2003;
b. East Harmony Portion of McClellands Creek Master
Drainage Plan Update, prepared by ICON Engineering, Inc.,
dated August 1999 and revised July 2001; and
C. Stormwater Quality and Stream Restoration Update to the
McClellands Creek Basin Stormwater Master Drainage Plan,
prepared by ICON Engineering, Inc., dated October 2012.
(10) Old Town Basin:
a. Old Town Basin Master Drainage Plan, prepared by
Anderson Engineering Consultants, Inc., dated September
2003; and
b. Stormwater Quality and Stream Restoration Update to the
Old Town Basin Stormwater Master Drainage Plan,prepared
by Anderson Consulting Engineers,Inc.,dated October 2012.
(11) Spring Creek Basin:
a. Spring Creek Basin Master Drainage Plan, prepared by
Anderson Consulting Engineers, Inc., dated June 2003; and
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b. Stormwater Quality and Stream Restoration Update to the
Spring Creek Basin Stormwater Master Drainage Plan,
prepared by Anderson Consulting Engineers, Inc., dated
October 2012.
(12) West Vine Basin:
a. West Vine Master Plan, prepared by URS Corporation Inc.,
dated November 2002; and
b. Stormwater Quality and Stream Restoration Update to the
West Vine Basin Stormwater Master Drainage Plan,prepared
by Anderson Consulting Engineers,Inc.,dated October 2012.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 6th day of
November, A.D. 2012, and to be presented for final passage on the 20th day of November, A.D.
2012.
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