1736 - Ordinance - Repealing Ordinance No. 1098 Adopting Development StandardsORDINANCE NO. 1736
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS RELATING
TO STORMWATER MANAGEMENT, TO LAND CLEARING, AND TO
GRADING, AND REPEALING CITY OF PORT ORCHARD ORDINANCE
NUMBER 1098.
WHEREAS, an expanding population and increased development of land, coupled with
inadequate drainage controls, can lead to problems related to land clearing, grading, and stormwater runoff
impacts; and
WHEREAS, these problems contribute to increased sedimentation in ponds, creeks, and
streams, and to water quality and fisheries habitat degradation, through excessive discharge of nutrients,
metals, oil and grease, toxic materials, and other detrimental substances to surface and groundwater; and
WHEREAS, inadequate surface and subsurface drainage planning and practice can lead to
erosion and property damage, and risk to life; and
WHEREAS, excess water runoff on streets and highways poses a safety hazard to both lives
and property; and
WHEREAS, future problems could be reduced if land developments, both public and private,
provide for adequate drainage of property, and adequate grading of slopes; and
WHEREAS, a legal mechanism to enforce the provisions of adequate drainage facilities and
adequate grading and land clearing practices in the development and use of property is necessary to ensure
compliance with adopted standards; and
WHEREAS, RCW 90.54.090 charges the state, local governments, and municipal and public
corporations with carrying out the powers vested in them in manners which are consistent with the goals and
provisions of the Clean Water Act, the Water Resources Act of 1971, and the Growth Management Act; and
WHEREAS, the Puget Sound Water Quality Plan requires that municipalities in the Puget
Sound Basin adopt stormwater management ordinances that are substantially equivalent to the "Stormwater
Management Manual for the Puget Sound Basin" adopted by the Washington State Department of Ecology,
now, therefore,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON, DOES
HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. General provisions
(1) Declaration of Title — this ordinance shall be knows as the "Stormwater Management
Ordinance".
(2) Stormwater Management Standards and Specifications - The Port Orchard City
Council recognizes that stormwater control technology is a developing and evolving science.
In order to ensure that the latest and best technology is utilized in Port Orchard, Exhibit "A",
attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference is hereby adopted as the "Port
Orchard Stormwater Design Manual". All references to this ordinance shall include the Port
Orchard Stormwater Design Manual. The Director may amend the Port Orchard Stormwater
Design Manual, with the approval of the Port Orchard City Council, as necessary to reflect
changing conditions and technology. All requirements contained in the Port Orchard
Stormwater Design Manual, together with any amendments thereto, must be complied with
as provided in Section 1(6) (Applicability).
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(3) Technical Deviations - The Director may grant technical deviations from
requirements contained in the Port Orchard Stormwater Design Manual, provided that all of
the following criteria are met:
(a) The technical deviation will not otherwise result in non-compliance with this
ordinance.
(b) The granting of the technical deviation will not result in non-compliance with
the development conditions imposed upon the project by the City Council.
(c) The granting of the technical deviation will produce a compensating or
comparable result that is in the public interest.
(d) The granting of the technical deviation will meet the objectives of safety,
function, appearance, environmental protection, and maintainability based
on sound engineering judgment.
(4) Variances - The City Council may, at a public hearing, grant a variance from the
provisions of this ordinance, provided that all of the following criteria are met:
(a) The granting of the variance will produce a compensating or comparable
result that is in the public interest.
(b) The granting of the variance will meet the objectives of safety, function,
appearance, environmental protection, and maintainability based on sound
engineering judgment.
(5) Water Quality - For circumstances or conditions related to water quality which are
not specifically addressed within the scope of this ordinance, the most current edition of the
Washington State Department of Ecology publication "Stormwater Management Manual for
the Puget Sound Basin" is hereby adopted as the preferred reference for the design and
implementation of stormwater management practices.
(6) Applicability - The provisions of this ordinance shall apply to all site development
activities requiring land use permits and approvals as defined in Section 2 herein, both public
and private, within the bounds of incorporated Port Orchard. The provisions of Section 8
(Operation and Maintenance) shall also apply to existing stormwater facilities in incorporated
Port Orchard. The provisions of Section 10 (Water Quality) shall apply to all situations and
circumstances throughout incorporated Port Orchard.
(7) Applicability of Other Ordinances - Any land development which is required by
operation of any City of Port Orchard ordinance, State law, or Federal law to construct, install,
or modify any natural or manmade drainage features within, abutting, or serving the
development shall do so in accordance with this ordinance. However, where the provisions
of this ordinance directly conflict with any other City of Port Orchard ordinance, State law,
Federal law, or comprehensive drainage plan, the more stringent provisions shall apply to the
extent permissible by law.
(8) Administration - The Director, or an assignee, shall administer this ordinance. The
Director shall have the authority to develop and implement procedures to administer and
enforce this ordinance.
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(9) Appeals - An aggrieved party may appeal any administrative interpretation or
departmental ruling related to this ordinance to the Part Orchard City Council.
(10) Effective Date - This ordinance codified in this title shall become effective on March
22,1999.
SECTION 2. Definitions - The following definitions of terms shall apply to this ordinance
(1) Acceoted Performance of Construction shall mean the written acknowledgment from
the Director of the satisfactory completion of all work accepted by the city, including all work
shown on the accepted plans, accepted revisions to the plans, and accepted field changes.
(2) Applicant shall mean the person, party, firm, corporation, or other legal entity that
proposes to engage in site development activities in incorporated Port Orchard by submitting
an application for any of the activities covered by this ordinance on a form furnished by the
city and paying the required application fees.
(3) Basin Plan shall mean a plan and all implementing regulations and procedures
including, but not limited to, land use management adopted by ordinance for managing
stormwater quality and quantity management facilities and drainage features within individual
sub -basins.
(4) Best Management Practices (BMP) shall mean physical, structural, and/or
managerial practices that, when used singly or in combination, prevent or reduce pollution
of water, and have been approved by the city as accepted BMPs.
(5) Biofiltration/Biofilter Facilities shall mean vegetative BMPs that treat stormwater by
filtration through vegetation. Biofiltration facilities include, but are not limited to, grassed or
vegetated swales and filter strips.
(6) Bond shall mean a financial guarantee, in the form of a surety bond, assignment of
funds, or irrevocable bank letter of credit, that shall guarantee compliance with applicable
provisions of this ordinance.
(7) City shall mean City of Port Orchard.
(8) Civil Engineer shall mean a professional engineer currently registered in the State
of Washington to practice in the field of civil engineering.
(9) Clearino or land clearing shall mean the surface removal of vegetation.
(10) Closed Depressions shall mean low-lying areas that have no surface outlet, or such
a limited surface outlet that in most storm events the area acts as a retention basin, holding
water for infiltration, evaporation, or transpiration.
(11) Comprehensive Drainage Plan shall mean a detailed analysis, adopted by the city,
for a drainage basin which assesses the capabilities and needs for runoff accommodation
due to various combinations of development, land use, structural and nonstructural
management alternatives. The plan recommends the form, location and extent of stormwater
quantity and quality control measures that would satisfy legal constraints, water quality
standards, and community standards, and identifies the institutional and funding
requirements for plan implementation.
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(12) Contiguous Land shall mean land adjoining and touching other land regardless of
whether or not portions of the parcels have separate Assessor's tax numbers or were
purchased at different times, lie in different Sections, are in different government lots, or are
separated from each other by private road or private rights -of -way.
(13) Critical Drainage Area shall refer to those areas designated in Section 9 (Critical
Drainage Areas) which have a high potential for stormwater quantity or quality problems.
(14) Design Storm Event shall mean a theoretical storm event, of a given frequency,
interval, and duration, used in the analysis and design of a stormwater facility.
(15) Detention Facilities shall mean stormwater facilities designed to store runoff while
gradually releasing it at a pre -determined controlled rate. "Detention facilities" shall include
all appurtenances associated with their designed function, maintenance, and security.
(16) Developed Site shall mean the condition of the development site following completion
of construction of the development including all approved phases of construction.
(17) Director shall refer to the Director of the City of Port Orchard Department of Public
Works or assigns.
(18) Diversion shall mean the routing of stormwater to other than its natural discharge
location.
(19) Drainage Feature shall mean any natural or manmade structure, facility, conveyance,
or topographic feature which has the potential to concentrate, convey, detain, retain, infiltrate,
or affect the flow rate of stormwater runoff.
(20) Drainage Plan shall mean a plan for the collection, transport, treatment, and
discharge of runoff, and may include both the plan and profile views of the site as well as
construction details and notes.
(21) Easement shall mean an acquired privilege or right of use or enjoyment that a
person, party, firm, corporation, municipality, or other legal entity has in the land of another.
(22) Erosion Control Design Storm shall mean the 2-year frequency, 24-hour duration
storm event used for analysis and design of sedimentation and erosion control facilities.
(23) Existing Stormwater Facilities shall mean those facilities constructed or under
permitted construction prior to the effective date of this ordinance.
(24) Forested Land shall mean "forested land" as defined in RCW 76.09.020, and shall
include all land which is capable of supporting a merchantable stand of timber and is not
being actively used in a manner incompatible with timber growing.
(25) Geotechnical Engineer shall mean a practicing professional engineer licensed in the
State of Washington who has at least four years of professional experience in geotechnical
and landslide evaluation.
(26) Geotechnical Report shall mean a study of the effects of drainage and drainage
facilities on soil characteristics, geology and groundwater. The geotechnical analysis shall
be prepared by a geotechnical engineer.
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(27) Grading shall mean any excavating, filling, or embanking of earth materials
(28) Grubbing shall mean the removal of vegetative matter from underground, such as
sod, stumps, roots, buried logs, or other debris, and shall include the incidental removal of
topsoil to a depth not exceeding 12 inches.
(29) Hydrograph shall mean a graph of runoff rate, inflow rate, or discharge rate, past a
specific point over time.
(30) Hydrograph Method shall mean a method of estimating a hydrograph using a
mathematical simulation. Commonly accepted hydrograph methods include the Soil
Conservation Service TR-55 Method and the Santa Barbara Urban Hydrograph Method.
(31) Illicit Discharge shall mean all non-stormwater discharges to stormwater drainage
systems that cause or contribute to a violation of state water quality, sediment quality, or
ground water quality standards, including but not limited to, sanitary sewer connections,
industrial process water, interior floor drains, and graywater systems.
(32) Impervious Surface shall mean a hard surface area which either prevents or retards
the entry of water into the soil mantle as under natural conditions prior to development,
and/or a hard surface area which causes water to run off the surface in greater quantities or
at an increased rate of flow from the flow present under natural conditions prior to
development. Common impervious surfaces include, but are not limited to, roof tops,
walkways, patios, driveways, parking lots, or storage areas, concrete or asphalt paving,
gravel roads, packed earthen materials, and oiled, macadam or other surfaces which similarly
impede the natural infiltration of stormwater. Open, uncovered retention/detention facilities
shall not be considered as impervious surfaces.
(33) Land Disturbing Activity shall mean any activity that results in a change in the
existing soil cover (both vegetative and nonvegetative) and/or the existing soil topography.
Land disturbing activities include, but are not limited to, demolition, construction, paving,
clearing, grading, and grubbing.
(34) Land Use Permits and Approvals shall mean any use or development of land that
requires city action in legislation, administration, or approval.
(35) Maintenance shall mean any activity that is necessary to keep a stormwater facility
in good working order so as to function as designed. Maintenance shall include complete
reconstruction of a stormwater facility if reconstruction is needed in order to return the facility
to good working order. Maintenance shall also include the correction of any problem on the
site property that may directly impair the functions of the stormwater facilities.
(36) Maintenance Covenant shall mean a binding agreement between the City of Port
Orchard and the person or persons holding title to a property served by a stormwater facility
whereby the property owner promises to maintain certain stormwater facilities; grants the city
the right to enter the subject property to inspect and to make certain repairs or perform
certain maintenance procedures on the stormwater control facilities when such repairs or
maintenance have not been performed by the property owner; and promises to reimburse the
city for the cost should the city perform such repairs or maintenance.
(37) Maintenance Schedule shall mean a document detailing required stormwater facility
maintenance activities to be performed at specified intervals.
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(38) Maior Development shall mean any new development or any redevelopment activity
that (1) includes the creation or cumulative addition of 5,000 square feet or greater of
impervious surface area from the pre -development conditions, or (2) includes land disturbing
activity of one acre or greater, or (3) includes grading involving the movement of 5,000 cubic
yards or more of material.
(39) Manual shall mean Exhibit A of this ordinance entitled the "Port Orchard Stormwater
Design Manual".
(40) Minor Development shall mean any new development or redevelopment activity that
(1) includes the creation or addition of less than 5,000 square feet of new impervious surface
area, and (2) includes land disturbing activity of less than one acre, and (3) includes grading
involving the movement of less than 5,000 cubic yards of material.
(41) Non -forestry Use shall mean an active use of land that is incompatible with timber
growing.
(42) Off -site Drainage Analysis shall mean a study of those land areas contributing
surface runoff to a development site as well as a study of the existing and predicted impacts
of surface runoff from the development site on properties and drainage features that have the
potential to receive stormwater from the development site.
(43) Oil/Water Separator shall mean a structure or device used to remove suspended oil
and greasy solids from water.
(44) Operation and Maintenance Manual shall mean a written manual, prepared by a
qualified civil engineer, which provides a description of operation and maintenance
procedures for specific stormwater control facilities, for use by operation and maintenance
personnel.
(45) Owner shall mean any person or persons having a legal or equitable property right
or interest, whether or not said right is legal or equitable in character, including a fee owner,
contract purchaser or seller, mortgagor or mortgagee, optionor or optionee, and beneficiary
or grantor of a trust or deed of trust.
(46) Pollution shall mean contamination or other alteration of the physical, chemical, or
biological properties of waters of the state, including change in temperature, taste, color,
turbidity, or odor of the waters, or such discharge of any liquid, gaseous, solid, radioactive
or other substance into any waters of the state as will or is likely to create a nuisance or
render such waters harmful.
(47) Pre -development Conditions shall mean site conditions as they existed prior to
manmade alterations other than those alterations that have been made with a prior approved
storm drainage plan.
(48) Professional Engineer shall mean a person who, by reason of his or her special
knowledge of the mathematical and physical sciences and the principles and methods of
engineering analysis and design, acquired by professional education and practical
experience, is qualified to practice engineering as attested by his or her legal registration as
a professional engineer in the State of Washington.
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(49) Project Engineer shall mean the professional engineer responsible for the design of
the project, who will affix his/her seal on the project drainage plans and drainage analysis.
The project engineer shall be licensed in the Sate of Washington and qualified by experience
or examination.
(50) Redevelopment shall mean any land disturbing activity occurring on existing
developed property.
(51) Retention Facilities shall mean drainage facilities designed to store runoff for gradual
release by evaporation, plant transpiration, or infiltration into the soil. Retention facilities shall
include all such drainage facilities designed so that none of the runoff entering the facility will
be discharged as surface water. Retention facilities shall include all appurtenances
associated with their designed function, maintenance, and security.
(52) SEPA shall mean the Washington State Environmental Policy Act.
(53) Shorelines of the State shall mean the total of all "shorelines" and "shorelines of
state-wide significance" within the state, as defined in RCW 90.58.030, also known as the
Shoreline Management Act.
(54) Site Development Activity shall mean the alteration of topography, clearing, paving,
grading, construction, alteration of stormwater systems, site preparation, or other activity
commonly associated with site development.
(55) Soils Investigation Report shall mean a study of soils on a subject property with the
primary purpose of characterizing and describing the soils. The soils investigation report
shall be prepared by a qualified soils engineer, who shall be directly involved in the soil
characterization either by performing the investigation or by directly supervising employees.
(56) Soils Engineer shall mean a practicing civil engineer licensed as a professional civil
engineer in the State of Washington who has at least four years of professional employment
as a civil engineer dealing with soil descriptions and characterizations.
(57) Source Control BMP shall mean a Best Management Practice (BMP) that is intended
to prevent pollutants from entering stormwater. Examples include erosion control practices,
maintenance of stormwater facilities, constructing roofs over storage and working areas, and
directing wash water and similar discharges to the sanitary sewer or a dead end sump.
(58) Stormwater shall mean the surface water runoff that results from all natural forms of
precipitation.
(59) Stormwater Facility shall mean a component of a manmade drainage feature, or
features, designed or constructed to perform a particular function or multiple functions,
including, but not limited to, pipes, swales, ditches, culverts, street gutters, detention basins,
retention basins, wetponds, constructed wetlands, infiltration devices, catch basins, oil/water
separators, and sediment basins. Stormwater facilities shall not include building gutters,
downspouts, and drains serving one single-family residence.
(60) Stormwater Quality Control shall mean the control of the introduction of pollutants
into stormwater and the process of separating pollutants from stormwater. Stormwater quality
control facilities include, but are not limited to, source controls, biofiltration/bioflter facilities,
wetponds, wetland forebays, oil/water separators, constructed wetlands and erosion and
sedimentation control facilities.
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(61) Stormwater Quantity Control shall mean the control of the rate and/or volume of
stormwater released from a development site. Stormwater quantity control facilities include,
but are not limited to, detention and retention facilities.
(62) Technical Deviation shall mean permission granted by the Director to deviate from
the provisions of the ordinance.
(63) Variance shall mean permission granted by the City Council to deviate from the
provisions of this ordinance.
(64) Water Quality Design Storm Event shall mean a design storm event selected by the
Director for the purpose of establishing design performance criteria for water quality BMPs.
Under most conditions, the term applies to the runoff rate and volume resulting from 64-
percent (64%) of the precipitation of the 2-year frequency, 24-hour duration storm event.
(65) Wetland shall mean those areas that are defined by separate ordinance, regulation,
or statute as wetlands.
SECTION 3. Permits
(1) Review By Department of Public Works - Proposed site development activities shall
be reviewed by the Port Orchard Department of Public Works to determine the permits
required.
(2) Expiration of Existing Construction Plan Approval - Any construction plans previously
approved by the city shall expire six (6) months after the effective date of this ordinance. The
Director may extend the expiration date if the project is under construction and progressing
satisfactorily towards final completion.
(3) Stormwater Management Permit Reguired - A Stormwater Management Permit,
issued by the Department of Public Works, shall be required for any of the following activities:
(a) Site development or redevelopment activities that meet the definition of a
major development.
(b) Site development or redevelopment activities that require connection to a
public storm drainage system.
(c) Grading activities that result in the movement of 150 cubic yards or more of
earth.
(d) Grading activities that will result in a temporary or permanent slope having
a steepness exceeding 3 to 1 (3 feet horizontal to 1 foot vertical) and having
a total slope height, measured vertically from toe of slope to top of slope,
exceeding 5 feet.
(e) Grading activities that include the construction of embankment berms tat will
result in the impoundment of water to a depth exceeding 18 inches and/or
with a maximum volume exceeding 2,500 cubic feet of water.
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(f) Grading activities that will result in the diversion of existing drainage courses,
both natural and man-made, from their natural point of entry or exit from the
grading site.
(g) Any land clearing or grading on slopes steeper than 30%, or within the
mandatory setback of a wetland, stream, lake, Puget Sound, as established
by separate ordinance or by the Public Works Department.
No site development activity, including land clearing, grading, or other construction activity
as described in this ordinance, shall occur until a Stormwater Management Permit has been
issued, nor shall said site development activity continue without a Stormwater Management
Permit in force.
(4) Exemptions - Commercial agriculture and forest practices regulated under Title 222
WAC are exempt from the provisions of Section 3.
Development that is undertaken by the Washington State Department of Transportation in
state highway rights -of -way and is regulated by Chapter 173-270 WAC, the Puget Sound
Highway Runoff Program, shall be exempt from the provisions of Section 3.
Grading activities described in Section 6(9) are exempt from the provisions of Section 3.
Residential lots 2.5 acres or larger shall be exempt from the provisions of Section 7 unless
otherwise determined by the Director. Cases where the exemption does not apply includes,
but is not limited to, sites within or adjacent to critical areas or watersheds, steep or unstable
slopes, or where the cumulative impacts of development warrant. Site development activities
taking place on individual lots of 2.5 acres or larger, which meet the definition of a Major
Development, are not exempt from the requirements of Section 7. Proposed access
roadways serving residential lots larger than 2.5 acres which meet the definition of a Major
Development, are not exempt from the requirements of Section 7.
(5) Permit Requirements - The Director shall establish requirements for the issuance of
Stormwater Management Permits, subject to the following criteria:
(a) All site development activities shall comply with the standards,
specifications, and requirements contained in the Stormwater Design
Manual.
(b) The Director shall establish fees for Stormwater Management Permits.
Stormwater Management Permit fees shall include fees for the review of
permit applications and documents and for inspections during construction.
(c) A Stormwater Management Permit shall, at the time of its issuance, specify
a maximum expiration date, not to exceed 3 years from the date of
issuance. A Stormwater Management Permit shall expire upon approved
completion of construction, or upon the specified maximum expiration date,
whichever comes first. In the event that a Stormwater Management Permit
expires prior to the completion of construction, all construction activity must
cease, a new Stormwater Management Permit application must be
submitted, and the issuance of a new Stormwater Management Permit shall
be, at the discretion of the Director, subject to city site development
standards in force at the time of the new permit application.
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(d) Approved Stormwater Management Permit placards shall be prominently
displayed on construction sites at all times until the completion of all
permitted site development activities.
(6) When A Professional Engineer Is Required - Unless otherwise required by Sections
5 or 6 of this ordinance, Stormwater Management Permit applications shall require the
submittal of documents prepared by a qualified Professional Engineer when one of the
following conditions exists:
(a) Any land use or building or development on real property which meets the
definition of a major development, OR;
(b) Any improvements within the boundaries of city rights -of -way for which Port
Orchard will ultimately assume responsibility for maintenance, OR;
(c) Any site development activity that the Director deems to be in the public's
best interest to require that certain Stormwater Management Permit
application submittal documents be prepared by a Professional Civil
Engineer.
(7) Off -site Analysis - All Stormwater Management Permit applications which meet any
of the criteria listed in Section 3(6) of this ordinance shall include, along with other required
submittal documents, an off -site drainage analysis as described in Section 7(3)(f) and Section
7(8)(f) prepared by a qualified Professional Engineer and based on a field investigation of the
development's off -site contributing and receiving drainage areas.
(8) Geotechnical Analysis - All Stormwater Management Permit applications for
development activities where grading or the construction of retention facilities, detention
facilities, or other stormwater facilities is proposed within 200 feet of slopes steeper than thirty
percent (30%), or where the Director deems that the proposed construction poses a potential
hazard due to its proximity to a slope, shall, when required by the Director, include a
geotechnical analysis, prepared by a qualified engineer. Said geotechnical analysis shall
address the effects of groundwater interception and infiltration, seepage, potential slip planes,
and changes in soil bearing strength.
(9) Soils Analysis - All Stormwater Management Permit applications which meet any of
the criteria listed in Section 3(6) of this ordinance, where the soils underlying the proposed
project have not been mapped, or where existing soils maps of the project site are
inconsistent, or where the Director deems that existing soils maps of the project site are not
of sufficient resolution to allow proper engineering analysis, shall include a soils investigation
report.
(10) Permit Modifications - Proposed modifications to an approved Stormwater
Management Permit must be submitted to the Department of Public Works and be reviewed
for compliance with this ordinance. Substantial proposed modifications, as determined by
the Director, shall require additional review fees and shall require re -issuance of the required
permit. Minor proposed modifications may be accepted by the Director without requiring the
re -issuance of the accepted permit or the payment of additional review fees.
(11) Erosion and Sedimentation Control - All final drainage, grading, clearing, or other site
development plans requiring acceptance from the Department of Public Works shall include
a plan for the control of erosion and sedimentation as required in Section 5(1) and Section
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5(3), for the period beginning with the commencement of site development activity and
continuing without interruption until permanent site stabilization is achieved.
No clearing, grubbing, grading, or other construction activity may take place on a project site
until an Erosion and Sedimentation Control Plan has been approved by the Department of
Public Works.
SECTION 4. Covenants, Sureties, and Liability Insurance
(1) Site Stabilization - Prior to the issuance of a Stormwater Management Permit and
prior to beginning any construction activity on a project site, the owner of the project will be
required to record a performance covenant or post a performance surety for site stabilization
and erosion and sedimentation control. In addition, the owner may be required to provide a
Certificate of Commercial Liability Insurance as outlined in Section 4(5) below.
This performance requirement for stabilization and erosion control should not be confused
with the performance bond accepted at the time of final plat recording as a surety for
construction items not yet completed. When a performance bond is accepted for a final plat
in lieu of construction completion, the surety or covenant for stabilization and erosion control
will be released, and the new performance bond shall cover site stabilization and erosion
control along with the other incomplete construction items.
(2) Performance Covenant for Site Stabilization - For project sites with less than 5 acres
of land disturbing activity, a Performance Covenant may be recorded in lieu of performance
surety for site stabilization prior to issuance of the Stormwater Management Permit to
guarantee the city that temporary erosion and sedimentation control and permanent site
stabilization measures will perform in accordance with the Stormwater Management
Ordinance. This Covenant shall be recorded with the Kitsap County Auditor and shall run with
the land until such a time as the city issues final acceptance of the permitted activities, or until
a separate performance bond is posted prior to final plat approval. Upon issuance of final
project approval, the Department of Public Works will record a document that extinguishes
the Performance Covenant.
(3) Performance Surety for Site Stabilization - The term "Bond" as defined in the
ordinance shall mean a surety bond, assignment of funds, or irrevocable bank letter of credit.
For project sites with 5 or more acres of land disturbing activity, a Performance Bond shall
be posted prior to issuance of a Stormwater Management Permit to guarantee the city that
temporary erosion and sedimentation control and permanent site stabilization measures will
perform in accordance with the ordinance. The amount of the performance bond shall be as
follows:
(a) One hundred fifty percent (150%) of the estimated cost of performing minor
grading and installing temporary erosion and sedimentation control, and
permanent site stabilization measures to bring the construction site into
compliance with the ordinance. A cost estimate shall be submitted by the
project engineer subject to the approval of the Director. The minimum
amount of the "Bond" shall be five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), OR;
(b) One thousand dollars ($1,000.00) per acre of land disturbing activity. No
engineer's estimate is required.
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If the site work is determined by the Director to be in violation of the Stormwater Management
ordinance, the city may use the Performance Bond to provide temporary and permanent site
stabilization.
All Performance Bonds shall run continuously until released by the city, and shall not be
subject to an expiration or cancellation date.
(4) Performance Bond for Uncompleted Site Improvements - For single family residential
developments, a Performance Bond shall be provided prior to the final recording of the
plat/PUD, guaranteeing completion of all site improvements not yet completed. The amount
of the Performance Bond shall be one -hundred fifty percent (150%) of the estimated cost of
said improvements. The estimated cost of the construction shall be determined by a civil
engineer subject to the approval of the Director.
All Performance Bonds shall run continuously until released by the city, and shall not be
subject to an expiration or cancellation date.
(5) Commercial Liability Insurance - The owner of any project must provide a Certificate
of Liability Insurance to the Department of Public Works prior to issuance of a Stormwater
Management Permit. The liability insurance shall remain in force until final project approval
is issued by the city. The commercial liability insurance shall be in the amount of not less
than one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) combined single limit bodily injury and property
damage, with a two million dollar ($2,000,000.00) aggregate. Such insurance shall include
the City of Port Orchard, its officers, and employees as additional insureds, with respect to
the terms and conditions of the policy.
(6) Maintenance Bonds - A maintenance bond is required for residential plats/PUD's and
other projects for which maintenance of the stormwater facilities and/or roads is to ultimately
be taken over by the city.
Prior to the final approval of construction and release of any performance sureties, a
Maintenance Bond must be posted and maintained by the project owner for a period of two
(2) years. The Maintenance Bond shall guarantee the stormwater facilities and roads
constructed under permit against design defects and/or failures in workmanship, and shall
guarantee that the facilities constructed under the permit will be regularly and adequately
maintained throughout the maintenance period. At the end of this time, the city will inspect
the system and, when the facility is acceptable and eighty percent (80%) of the lots in that
phase have been improved, the city will take over the maintenance and operations of the
system. In the event that eighty percent (80%) of the lots in a residential development have
not been improved by the end of the two year maintenance period, the maintenance bond
may be extended, subject to the approval of the Director, for one (1) additional year.
The amount of the Maintenance Bond shall be ten percent (10%) of the estimated
construction cost of the stormwater facilities and roads requiring maintenance, or five
thousand dollars ($5,000.00), whichever is greater. The construction cost of the facilities
requiring maintenance shall be estimated by the Project Engineer, subject to the approval of
the Director.
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SECTION 5. Erosion and Sediment Control
(1) Minor Developments - All Minor Developments, as defined in this ordinance, shall
be required to control erosion and sedimentation during construction, to permanently stabilize
soil exposed during construction, and to comply with the Minor Development Requirements
described in Section 5(2)(a)through (e).
(2) Minor Development Requirements
(a) Construction access route. Construction vehicle access shall be, whenever
possible, limited to one route. Access points shall be stabilized with quarry
spall or crushed rock to minimize the tracking of sediment onto public roads.
(b) Stabilization of denuded area. All exposed and unworked soils not actively
being worked shall be stabilized by suitable application of BMPs. From
October 1 through April 30, soils not actively being worked shall remain
unstabilized for no more than 48 hours. From May 1 through September 30,
the owner or contractor shall have the materials readily available to stabilize
denuded areas as site and weather conditions dictate. Prior to leaving the
site, stormwater runoff shall pass through a sediment pond, sediment trap,
or other appropriate BMP.
(c) Protection of adjacent properties. Adjacent properties shall be protected
from sediment deposition by appropriate use of vegetative buffer strips,
sediment barriers or filters, dikes or mulching, or by a combination of these
measures and other appropriate BMPs.
(d) Maintenance. All erosion and sediment control BMPs shall be regularly
inspected and maintained to ensure continued performance of their intended
function.
(a) Other BMPs. Any adverse effects of increased runoff resulting from land
disturbing and/or land development activities shall be controlled by
appropriate BMP's.
(3) Major Developments - Any new development meeting the definition of a major
development, shall comply with Section 5(5). For any redevelopment project meeting the
definition of a major development, those portions of the site that are being redeveloped shall
comply with Section 5(5).
(4) Erosion and Sedimentation Control Plan Required - Compliance with the erosion and
sedimentation control requirements of Section 5(5) shall be demonstrated through the
implementation of an approved Erosion and Sedimentation Control plan.
(5) Maior Development Erosion and Sedimentation Control Minimum Reauirements
(a) Stabilization and sediment trapping. All exposed soils shall be stabilized by
suitable application of BMPs, including but not limited to, sod or other
vegetation, mat covering, mulching, or application of compacted ground
base material on areas to be paved. All BMPs shall be selected, designed
and maintained in accordance with the Manual. From October 1 through
April 30, soils not actively being worked for more than 48 hours shall be
protected or stabilized. From May 1 through September 30, the owner or
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contractor shall have the materials readily available to stabilize denuded
areas as site and weather conditions dictate.
(b) Delineate clearing and easement limits. Clearing limits and/or any
easements, setbacks, sensitive/critical areas and their buffers and drainage
courses shall be clearly marked in the field, and on the construction plans.
(c) Protection of adjacent properties. Adjacent properties shall be protected
from sediment deposition by appropriate use of vegetative buffer strips,
sediment barriers or filters, dikes or mulching, or by a combination of these
measures and other appropriate BMPs.
(d) Timing and stabilization of sediment trapping measures. Sediment ponds
and traps, perimeter dikes, sediment barriers and other BMPs intended to
trap sediment on -site shall be constructed as a first step. These BMPs shall
be functional before land disturbing activities take place. Earthen structures
such as dams, dikes, and diversions shall be stabilized according to the
timing indicated in Erosion and Sedimentation Control Requirement 5(a).
(e) Cut and fill slopes. Cut and fill slopes shall be designed and constructed in
a manner that will minimize erosion. In addition, slopes shall be stabilized
in accordance with Erosion and Sedimentation Control Requirement 5(a).
(f) Controlling off -site erosion. Properties and waterways downstream from
development sites shall be protected from erosion due to increases in the
velocity of stormwater runoff from the development site.
(g) Stabilization of temporary conveyance channels and outlets. All temporary
on -site conveyance channels shall be designed, constructed, and stabilized
to prevent erosion from the expected flow velocity from a 2-year/24-hour
duration storm for the post -development condition. Stabilization adequate
to prevent erosion of outlets, adjacent streambanks, and slopes shall be
provided at the outlets of all conveyance systems.
(h) Inlet protection. All storm drain inlets made operable during construction
shall be protected so that stormwater runoff does not enter the conveyance
system without first being filtered or otherwise treated to remove sediment.
The requirement for inlet protection may be waived on a site -specific basis
when the conveyance system downstream of the inlet discharges to an
appropriate sediment containment BMP and the conveyance system can be
adequately cleaned following site stabilization.
(i) Underground utility construction. The construction of underground utility
lines shall be subject to the following criteria:
(i) For trenches on a downslope of more than 5%, no more than 500
feet of trench shall be opened at one time, unless otherwise
approved by the Director.
(II) Where consistent with safety and space considerations, excavated
material shall be placed on the uphill side of trenches.
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(iii) Trench dewatering devices shall discharge into a sediment trap or
sediment pond.
Q) Constructed access routes. Wherever construction vehicle access routes
intersect paved roads, provisions must be made to minimize the transport
of sediment (mud) onto the paved road by use of appropriate BMP's such
as a Stabilized Construction Entrance. If sediment is transported onto a
road surface, the roads shall be cleaned thoroughly, as a minimum, at the
end of each day. Sediment shall be removed from roads by shoveling or
sweeping and be transported to a controlled sediment disposal area. Street
washing shall be allowed only after sediment is removed in this manner.
(k) Dewatering construction sites. Dewatering devices shall discharge into a
sediment trap or sediment pond.
(1) Control of pollutants other than sediment on construction sites All pollutants
other than sediment that occur on -site during construction shall be handled
and legally disposed of in a manner that does not cause contamination of
stormwater.
(m) Maintenance. All temporary and permanent erosion and sedimentation
control BMPs shall be maintained and repaired as needed to assure
continued performance of their intended function. All maintenance and
repair shall be conducted in accordance with the Manual. The Applicant
shall be responsible for assuring that any such facilities damaged during
floods, storms or other adverse weather conditions are immediately returned
to normal operating condition.
(n) Removal of temporary BMPs. All temporary erosion and sedimentation
control BMPs shall be removed within 30 days after final site stabilization is
achieved or after the temporary BMPs are no longer needed. Trapped
sediment shall be removed or stabilized on -site. Disturbed soil areas
resulting from removal of temporary BMPs shall be permanently stabilized.
The removal of temporary erosion and sedimentation control BMPs may not
be required for those projects, such as single family plats, that will be
followed by additional construction under a different permit. In these
circumstances, the need for removing or retaining the measures will be
evaluated on a site -specific basis.
(o) Financial liability. A Performance Covenant, performance bonding, or other
appropriate financial instruments, required by Section 4, shall ensure
compliance with the approved erosion and sedimentation control plan.
(6) Erosion Control Design Storm Event - Facilities designed for the control of erosion
and sedimentation shall be designed for the erosion and sedimentation control design storm
event, defined as the 2-year, 24-hour duration storm.
SECTION 6. Grading
(1) Authority of the Director - The Director is the designated agent for the issuance of
Stormwater Management Permits for grading, and shall have the authority to prepare
regulations and set administrative procedures to carry out the purposes and intent of this
Section.
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(2) Grading Plan Required - Grading projects meeting the criteria of Section 3(6) shall
be required to have an approved engineered grading plan.
(3) Abbreviated Grading Plan - Grading projects meeting the definition of a Minor
Development will require an approved abbreviated grading plan in lieu of an engineered
grading plan. An abbreviated grading plan is a grading plan that does not require the seal
of a professional civil engineer.
(4) Erosion and Sedimentation Control - The grading plan shall include a temporary
erosion and sedimentation control plan. The plan shall clearly indicate the construction
sequence for establishment of all erosion and sedimentation control work, both temporary
and permanent. The plan shall conform to all requirements and standards for erosion and
sedimentation control set forth in Section 5 of this ordinance.
(4) Drainage
(a) All grading activities shall conform to the requirements of this ordinance
concerning stormwater management.
(b) Where required by the Director, all discharge of runoff from the project site
shall be of like quality, flow rate, and velocity as that which flowed from the
project site prior to the work for which the Stormwater Management Permit
has been issued.
(c) Stormwater flows shall be accepted onto, and shall be discharged from, a
project site at the natural or otherwise legally existing locations.
(6) Minimum Grading Standards - This ordinance sets forth minimum standards which
shall apply to grading activities as described in Section 3(3). For circumstances not
specifically addressed in this ordinance or the Stormwater Design Manual, the provisions of
the Uniform Building Code shall apply.
(7) Hazards - Whenever the Director determines that an existing excavation,
embankment, or fill on private property has become a hazard to public safety, endangers
property, or adversely affects the safety, use or stability of a public way, critical drainage
area, or drainage channel, such conditions shall become a violation of Section 11(13) of this
ordinance.
(8) Additional Review - Permits regulating grading activities for major developments may
be subject to review and recommendation of approval by the City Planning Department.
(9) Permit Exemptions - The following grading activities shall not require the issuance
of a Stormwater Management Permit:
(a) Excavation for utilities, or for wells or tunnels under separate permit.
(b) An excavation below finished grade for basements and footings of a building,
retaining wall or other structure authorized by a valid Building Permit. This
shall not exempt the placement of any fill material removed from such an
excavation, and shall not exempt any excavation beyond the limits of the
basement or footing excavations nor exempt excavations having an
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unsupported height greater than 5 feet after the completion of such a
structure.
(c) Agricultural crop management outside of critical drainage areas limited to the
preparation of soil by turning, discing, or other means endorsed by the
Kitsap Conservation District.
(d) Excavation for cemetery graves.
(e) Landscape installation where fill is confined to less than one (1) foot of
topsoil and land disturbing activities are limited to less than one (1) acre.
(f) The disposal of solid waste, wood waste, problem waste, and demolition
waste authorized pursuant to R.C.W. 70.95, and regulations presently
enacted or as may be amended or as specifically approved by the
Bremerton-Kitsap County Health District.
(g) Mining, quarrying, excavating, processing, and/or stockpiling of rock, sand,
gravel, aggregate, or clay where established and provided by law, and a
permit for said activity has been issued by the State of Washington or the
Federal Government, provided such operations do not affect the lateral
support or increase the stresses in or pressure upon any adjacent or
contiguous land.
(h) Exploratory excavations under the direction of a qualified civil engineer.
(i) Grading activities already approved by separate permit granted by any
governing authority.
(j) Emergency sandbagging, diking, ditching, filling, or similar work during or
after periods of extreme weather conditions when done to protect life or
property.
(k) Maintenance activities within public rights -of -way performed by city
personnel. However, exemption from the Stormwater Management Permit
does not constitute an exemption from the other requirements of this
ordinance.
(10) Changes in Site Topography
(a) The maximum surface gradient on any artificially created slope shall be two
(2) feet of horizontal run to one (1) foot of vertical fall (2:1). This gradient
may be increased to that gradient which can be demonstrated through
engineering calculations to be stable, if, in the opinion of the Director, it has
been demonstrated by the Applicant through engineering calculations
performed by a qualified professional engineer that surface erosion can be
controlled to that erosion rate equal to a properly stabilized 2:1 slope under
the same conditions.
(b) The Applicant shall, at all times, protect adjacent private properties and
public rights -of -way or easements from damage occurring during grading
operations. The Applicant shall restore public improvements damaged by
his/her operations.
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(c) The Applicant shall be responsible for obtaining and coordinating all required
State or Federal permits associated with the filling of wetlands or other
regulated activities.
(11) Rockeries and Retaining Structures - Any rockery or other retaining structure greater
than 4 feet in height shall be permitted under a separate Building Permit issued by the City
Building Department.
(12) Maintenance - It shall be the responsibility of the Applicant to maintain all erosion
control and drainage facilities in good operating condition at all times, as required in Section
5.
(13) Progress of Work - All work permitted under this ordinance shall proceed
continuously to completion in an expeditious manner unless otherwise authorized by the
Director, with the intent that work may be halted due to weather conditions or the need to
coordinate other construction on the project site. Stormwater Management Permits, issued
for grading only, shall expire six (6) months after issuance.
SECTION 7. Stormwater Management
(1) Redevelopment Activities - Where redevelopment activities meet the definition of a
major development, the requirements of Section 7 of this ordinance shall apply to that portion
of the site that is being redeveloped. In addition, where one or more of the following
conditions exist, the requirements of Section 7 of this ordinance shall apply, to the maximum
extent practicable, for the entire site, including adjoining parcels, if they are part of the
project:
(a) Existing sites greater than one (1) acre in size with 50% or more impervious
surface.
(b) Sites that discharge to a receiving water that has a documented water
quality problem.
(c) Sites where the need for additional stormwater control measures has been
identified through a basin plan.
(2) Approved Hydrological Methods for Design - Estimation of peak stormwater runoff
rates used in the design of stormwater quantity control facilities shall utilize hydrograph
methods of analysis approved by the Director. The design of storage facilities that are a part
of stormwater quantity control facilities shall be designed using methods approved by the
Director.
(3) Stormwater Quantity Control - The following minimum requirements for stormwater
quantity control shall apply to all land developments that meet the definition of a major
development:
(a) All surface water and stormwater entering the development site in its pre -
development state shall be received at the naturally occurring or otherwise
legally existing locations. All surface water and stormwater leaving the
development site shall be discharged at all times during and after
development at the naturally occurring or otherwise legally existing locations
so as not to be diverted onto or away from adjacent downstream properties,
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EXCEPT, diversion which will correct an existing man-made downstream
problem may be permitted by the Director. For the purposes of this
ordinance, "naturally occurring location" shall mean the location of those
channels, swales, and pre-existing and established systems as defined by
the first documented topographic contours existing for the subject property,
either from maps or photographs, site inspections, decisions of a court of
law, or other means determined appropriate by the Director.
(b) The post -development peak stormwater discharge rates from the
development site for the 2, 10,and 100-year, 24-hour duration storm events
and the 100-year, 7-day duration storm event shall at no time exceed the
pre -development peak stormwater runoff rates for the same design storm
events, except as expressly permitted by this ordinance. Also, where
stormwater directly or indirectly discharges to open channels or streams,
streambank erosion protection is required; the post -development peak
stormwater discharge rate from the development site for the 2-year, 24-hour
duration storm event shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the pre -
development peak stormwater runoff rate for the same design storm event.
The Director may require that runoff from a development site be controlled
for additional design storm events.
(c) Closed depressions shall be analyzed using hydrograph routing methods.
Infiltration shall be addressed where appropriate. If a proposed project will
discharge runoff to an existing closed depression that has greater than
5,000 square feet of water surface area at overflow elevation, the following
requirements must be met:
(i) CASE 1: The pre -development 100-year, 7-day and 24-hour
duration design storms from the drainage basin tributary to the
closed depression are routed into the closed depression using only
infiltration as outflow. If the design storms do not overflow the
closed depression, no runoff may leave the site for the same storm
events following development of a proposed project. This may be
accomplished by excavating additional volume in the closed
depression subject to all applicable requirements. If a portion of the
depression is located off of the project site, impacts to adjacent
properties shall be evaluated.
(ii) CASE 2: The pre -development 100-year, 7-day 24-hour duration
design storm events from the drainage basin tributary to the closed
depression are routed to the closed depression using only
infiltration as outflow, and overflow occurs. The closed depression
shall then be analyzed as a detention/infiltration pond. The required
performance, therefore, shall not exceed the pre -development
runoff rates for 50% of the 2-year and 100% of the 10-year and
100-year, 24-hour duration and 100-year, 7-day duration design
storms. This will require that a control structure, emergency
overflow spillway, access road, and other applicable design criteria
be met. If the facility will be maintained by the city, the closed
depression shall be placed in a dedicated tract. If the facility will be
privately maintained, the tract shall be located within a drainage
easement. If a portion of the depression is located off of the project
site, impacts to adjacent properties shall be evaluated.
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(iii) CASE 3: When a proposed project is contributory to a closed
depression located off -site, the volume of runoff discharged may not
be increased for the 2, 10,and 100-year, 24-hour duration, and the
100-year, 7-day duration storm events. The exception to this
requirement is in the case where discharge would not result in an
increase in water surface elevation of greater than 0.01-foot for the
100-year storm events.
(d) Land developments shall provide stormwater quantity control facilities
designed to meet, as a minimum performance standard, the requirements
of this Section, except in the following circumstances:
(i) The development site discharges directly into Puget Sound, or
directly into the tidally influenced areas of rivers and streams
discharging into Puget Sound, where runoff quantity control is not
required by other governmental agencies.
(II) The development site discharges to a regional stormwater facility
approved by the Director to receive the developed site runoff.
(iii) The development site discharges to a receiving body of water (lake,
wetland, etc.) where it can be demonstrated by the Applicant, to the
satisfaction of the Director, that stormwater quantity control is not
warranted.
(e) In the event that conditions downstream from a proposed development site
are determined by the Director to be exceptionally sensitive to potential
stormwater discharges from the subject site, the Director may require a
factor of safety be applied to the total retention/detention storage volume
and/or a reduction of allowable stormwater release rates.
(f) Submittals for all proposed development projects shall include an analysis
of downstream water quantity impacts resulting from the project and shall
provide for mitigation of these impacts. The analysis shall extend a
minimum of one-fourth of a mile downstream from the project. The existing
or potential impacts to be evaluated and mitigated shall include, but not be
limited to, excessive streambank erosion, flooding, surcharging of existing
closed drainage conveyance facilities, discharge to closed depressions, and
discharge to existing off -site runoff control facilities.
(g) Retention facilities and open stormwater quantity control facilities shall not
be located in dedicated public road rights -of -way.
(h) Reasonable access for maintenance, as determined by the Director, shall
be provided to all stormwater facilities.
(i) As the first priority, streambank erosion control BMPs shall utilize infiltration
to the fullest extent practicable, only if site conditions are appropriate and
ground water quality is protected. Streambank erosion control BMPs shall
be selected, designed, and maintained according to the Manual.
Streambank erosion control BMPs shall not be built within a natural
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vegetated buffer, except for necessary conveyance systems as approved
by the Department of Public Works.
(4) Stormwater Quality Control - Water quality best management practices (BMPs) shall
be used to the maximum extent practicable to control pollution in stormwater. Water quality
BMPs shall be used to comply with the standards of this ordinance, including those contained
in the Manual. Construction and post -development water quality BMPs shall be utilized for
all developments. Said water quality BMPs shall provide runoff water quality treatment for
all storm events with intensities less than or equal to the water quality design storm event,
as defined in Section 7(8)(b).
(5) Illicit Discharges - Illicit discharges, as described in Section 10(2) or illicit connections
to a stormwater drainage system, as described in Section 10(3), are prohibited.
(6) Experimental Best Management Practices - In those instances where appropriate
best management practices are not in the Manual, experimental BMPs should be considered.
In an effort to improve stormwater quality technology, experimental BMPs are encouraged
as a means of solving problems in a manner not addressed by the Manual. Experimental
BMPs must be approved by the Director. The Director may require that the performance of
experimental BMPs be monitored to document their effectiveness for future use.
(7) Incorporation Into Stormwater Quantity Control Facilities - Water quality BMPs may
be incorporated into the design of stormwater quantity control facilities where appropriate.
(8) Minimum Requirements - The following minimum requirements for stormwater quality
control shall apply to all land developments that meet the definition of a major development:
(a) Source control of pollution. Source control BMPs shall be applied to all
projects to the maximum extent practicable.
(b) Stormwater treatment BMPs. Treatment BMPs shall be sized to capture
and treat developed runoff from the water quality design storm, defined as
the 6-month, 24-hour duration storm event. For the purpose of this
ordinance, the precipitation from a 6-month, 24-hour storm event shall be
considered equivalent to 64% of the precipitation from a 2-year, 24-hour
storm event. All treatment BMPs shall be selected, designed, and
maintained according to the Manual.
Stormwater treatment BMPs shall not be built within a natural vegetated
buffer, except for necessary conveyance systems as approved by the
Department of Public Works.
All major developments shall provide treatment of stormwater discharge
utilizing wetponds and/or biofiltration BMPs. Other water quality BMPs may
only be substituted subject to the granting by the Director of a technical
deviation from the provisions of the Stormwater Design Manual.
(c) Wetponds shall be required for development sites with greater than five (5)
acres of new impervious surface subject to motor vehicle use, which:
(1) discharges directly to a regional facility, receiving body of water,
or closed depression without providing on -site stormwater quantity
control; or
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(II) discharges directly or indirectly to a Class 1, 2, or 3 stream, or a
Class 1 or 2 wetland within 1 mile downstream of the site.
"Wetpond" shall mean a stormwater basin which is intended to maintain a
permanent pool of water equal to the post -development runoff volume of the
6-month frequency, 24-hour duration design storm.
(d) Presettlino basin. All stormwater, prior to discharge to a facility designed to
utilize infiltration, shall pass through an appropriate stormwater treatment
BMP.
(e) Water guality-sensitive areas. Where the Director determines that these
major development minimum requirements do not provide adequate
protection of water -quality sensitive areas, either on -site or within the
drainage basin in which the development is located, more stringent controls
shall be required to protect water quality.
(f) Downstream analysis and mitigation. All major developments shall conduct
an analysis of downstream water quality impacts resulting from the project
and shall provide for mitigation of these impacts. The analysis shall extend
a minimum of one-fourth of a mile downstream from the project. The
existing or potential impacts to be evaluated and mitigated shall include
excessive sedimentation, streambank erosion, discharges to ground water
contributing or recharge zones, violations of water quality standards, and
spills and discharges of priority pollutants.
(g) Oil/Water separators. All stormwater from paved areas subject to motor
vehicle traffic shall flow through a spill -containment type oil/water separator
prior to discharge.
Development sites that include use, storage, or maintenance of heavy
equipment, and those development sites that include petroleum storage or
transfer, shall utilize appropriately sized API or CPS -type oil/water
separators.
(9) Stormwater Conveyance Facilities
(a) All proposed developments must provide on -site stormwater conveyance
facilities having sufficient capacity to convey, without flooding or otherwise
damaging existing or proposed structures, the post -development peak
stormwater runoff rate resulting from a 100-year storm event, plus any
existing upstream runoff that will be conveyed through the development site.
(b) Estimation of peak stormwater runoff rates used in the design of water
conveyance facilities shall use either the Rational Method or a Hydrograph
Method of analysis accepted by the Director.
(c) Existing drainage ways and/or other conveyance facilities downstream from
proposed developments that are identified within the scope of the
downstream portion of the off -site drainage analysis, shall have sufficient
capacity to convey, without flooding or otherwise damaging existing or
proposed structures, the post -development peak stormwater discharge for
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the 25-year storm event. All newly constructed downstream drainageways
and/or conveyance facilities shall have sufficient capacity to convey the
post -development peak stormwater discharge for the 100-year storm event.
Downstream improvements or additional on -site stormwater quantity control
measures shall be provided to eliminate any potential downstream flooding
or other damage that may occur following completion of the proposed
development. The Director has the authority to waive the requirement for
downstream improvements.
(d) Drainage through closed conveyance structures such as pipes shall not
discharge directly onto the surface of a public road.
(10) Easements. Tracts. and Covenants
(a) Drainage easements shall be provided in a proposed development for all
stormwater conveyance systems that are not located in public rights -of -way
or tracts. Said drainage easements shall be granted to the parties
responsible for providing on -going maintenance of the systems.
(b) Stormwater facilities that are to be maintained by the city, together with
maintenance access roads to said facilities, shall be located in public right-
of-way, separate tracts dedicated to the city, or drainage easements located
in designated Open Space. The exception is for stormwater conveyance
pipes that may be located within easements on private property, provided
that all catch basins can be accessed without entering private property.
(c) All runoff from impervious surfaces, roof drains, and yard drains shall be
directed so as not to adversely affect adjacent properties. Wording to this
effect shall appear on the face of all final plats/PUD's, and shall be
contained in any covenants required for a development.
(11) Wetlands - The following requirements apply only to situations where stormwater
discharges directly or indirectly into a wetland, and must be met in addition to meeting the
requirements in Major Development Minimum Requirement 7.35 (2), Stormwater Treatment
BMPs:
(a) Stormwater discharges to wetlands must be controlled and treated to the
same extent as all other discharges, with the goal of meeting State Water
Quality and Groundwater Quality Standards.
(b) Discharges to wetlands shall maintain the hydroperiod and flows of pre -
development site conditions to the extent necessary to protect the
characteristic functions of the wetland. Prior to discharging to a wetland,
alternative discharge locations shall be evaluated, and natural water storage
and infiltration opportunities outside the wetland shall be maximized.
(c) Created wetlands that are intended to mitigate for loss of wetland acreage,
function and value shall not be designed to also treat stormwater.
(d) In order for constructed wetlands to be considered treatment systems, they
must be constructed in areas which are not designated as wetland or
wetland buffer or in other areas which are in conflict with designated critical
areas and associated buffers, and they must be managed for stormwater
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treatment. If these systems are not managed and maintained in accordance
with the Manual for a period exceeding three years, these systems may no
longer be considered constructed wetlands.
(a) Wetland BMPs shall not be built within a natural vegetated buffer, except for
necessary conveyance systems as approved by the Department of Public
Works.
(12) Regional Facilities - When the Director has determined that the public would benefit
by the establishment of a regional stormwater facility which would serve as an alternative to
the construction of separate on -site drainage facilities, the Director may recommend to the
City Council that a regional stormwater facility be constructed which would serve more than
one development in providing stormwater quantity and/or quality control. In the event that a
regional stormwater facility is required by the City Council, such a regional stormwater facility
shall be located outside of fish -bearing streams, unless otherwise accepted by the
Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife. All future developments constructed on
lands designated by the City Council to be served by the regional facility shall, at the time of
issuance of a Stormwater Management Permit for a development, be required to contribute
a fair share to the cost of land purchase, design, and construction of said regional facility. In
the event that a proposed regional stormwater facility is not yet in operation at the time of
completion of construction of a development that is to be served by said regional facility, the
Applicant for said development shall be required to provide temporary stormwater quantity
and quality controls. Temporary quantity and quality controls may be constructed in
temporary easements, rather than in separate tracts.
(13) Basin Planning - An adopted and implemented basin plan may be used to develop
requirements for source control, stormwater treatment, streambank erosion control, wetlands
and water quality sensitive areas that are tailored to a specific basin. Adopted and
implemented watershed -based basin plans may be used to modify any or all of the minimum
requirements for stormwater quantity or quality control addressed in this ordinance, provided
that the level of protection for surface or ground water achieved by the basin plan will equal
or exceed that which would otherwise be achieved by implementation of the provisions of this
ordinance in the absence of a basin plan. Basin plans shall evaluate and include, as
necessary, retrofitting of BMPs for existing development and/or redevelopment in order to
achieve watershed -wide pollutant reduction goals. Standards developed from basin plans
shall not modify any of the above requirements until the basin plan is formally adopted and
fully implemented by the city.
SECTION 8. Operation and Maintenance
(1) Maintenance of Stormwater Facilities by Owners
(a) Any person or persons holding title to a non-residential property for which
stormwater facilities and BMPs have been required by the city shall be
responsible for the continual operation, maintenance, and repair of said
stormwater facilities and BMPs in accordance with the provisions of this
ordinance.
(b) For privately maintained stormwater facilities, the maintenance requirements
specified in this ordinance, including the Manual, shall be enforced against
the owner(s) of the subject property served by the stormwater facility.
(2) Maintenance Covenant Required for Privately Maintained Drainage Facilities
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(a) Prior to the beneficial use of a development constructed under a city permit,
the owner shall record a Maintenance Covenant that guarantees Port
Orchard that the stormwater facilities shall be properly operated and
maintained. The restrictions set forth in such covenant shall be included in
any instrument of conveyance of the subject property and shall be recorded
with the Kitsap County Auditor.
(b) The Director may require the owners of existing stormwater facilities for
which the city has not previously accepted operation and maintenance
responsibility, to record a Maintenance Covenant, or to request that the city
accept operation and maintenance responsibility for the stormwater facilities
subject to the requirements of this ordinance.
(c) Maintenance Covenants shall remain in force for the life of the development,
or until the responsibility for the operation and maintenance of the subject
stormwater facilities is accepted by the city.
(3) City Acceptance of New Stormwater Facilities - The city may accept for maintenance
those new residential stormwater facilities constructed under an accepted Stormwater
Management Permit that meets the following conditions:
(a) Improvements in residential plats/PUDs have been completed on at least
80% of the lots, unless waived by the Director, AND;
(b) All drainage facilities have been inspected and accepted by the Director and
said drainage facilities have been in satisfactory operation for at least two
(2) years, AND;
(c) All drainage facilities reconstructed during the maintenance period have
been accepted by the Director, AND;
(d) The stormwater facility, as designed and constructed, conforms to the
provisions of this ordinance, AND;
(e) All easements required under this ordinance, entitling the city to properly
operate and maintain the subject drainage facility, have been conveyed to
the city and have been recorded with the Kitsap County Auditor, AND;
(f) For non-standard drainage facilities, an operation and maintenance manual,
including a maintenance schedule, has been submitted to and accepted by
the city, AND
(g) A complete and accurate set of reproducible mylar as -built drawings have
been provided to the city.
(4) City Acceptance of Existing Stormwater Facilities - Port Orchard may accept for
maintenance those stormwater facilities for residential developments existing prior to the
effective date of this ordinance that meet the following conditions:
(a) Improvements in residential plats/PUDs have been completed on at least
80% of the lots, AND;
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(b) An inspection by the Director has determined that the stormwater facilities
are functioning as designed, AND;
(c) The stormwater facilities have had at least two (2) years of satisfactory
operation and maintenance, unless otherwise waived by the Director, AND;
(d) The person or persons holding title to the properties served by the
stormwater facilities submit a petition containing the signatures of the title
holders of more than 50% of the lots served by the stormwater facilities
requesting that the city maintain the stormwater facilities, AND;
(e) All easements required under this ordinance, entitling the city to properly
operate and maintain the subject stormwater facilities, have been conveyed
the city and have been recorded with the Kitsap County Auditor, AND;
(f) The person or persons holding title to the properties served by the
stormwater facilities show proof of the correction of any defects in the
drainage facilities, as required by the Director.
(5) City Inspections of Privately Maintained Stormwater Facilities
(a) The Director is authorized to develop an inspection program for privately
owned and maintained stormwater facilities in the city. The purpose of this
inspection program shall be to determine if said stormwater facilities,
conveyance structures and water quality facilities are in good working order
and are properly maintained, and to ensure that stormwater quality BMPs
are in place and that non -point source pollution control is being
implemented.
(b) Whenever the provisions of the inspection program are being implemented,
or whenever there is cause to believe that a violation of this ordinance has
been or is being committed, the inspector is authorized to inspect during
regular working hours and at other reasonable times any and all stormwater
drainage facilities within the city to determine compliance with the provisions
of this ordinance.
(c) Prior to making any inspections, the Director or his assignee shall follow the
procedures delineated in Section 11(3).
(6) Inspection Schedule - The Director is authorized to establish a master inspection and
maintenance schedule to inspect appropriate stormwater facilities that are not owned and
operated by the city. The party (or parties) responsible for maintenance and operation shall
be identified. Critical stormwater facilities, as so deemed by the Director, may require a more
frequent inspection schedule.
SECTION 9. Critical Drainage Areas
(1) Special Drainage Improvements - In order to mitigate or eliminate potential drainage -
related impacts on critical drainage areas, the Director may require drainage improvements
in excess of those required in other sections of this ordinance.
(2) Designation - The following are designated as critical drainage areas:
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(a) All lands having a slope of thirty percent (30%) or greater:
(i) As determined by a topographic survey of the site, OR;
(ii) As shown on a U.S.G.S. topographic quadrangle map, when other
topographic survey information is not available, OR;
(iii) As determined by the Director based on field investigation of the
site.
(b) Geologic hazardous area and historically documented unstable slopes.
(c) All lands within 200 feet of the ordinary high water mark of bodies of water
possessing fish spawning and rearing habitat for anadromous and resident
fish species, as designated by the State Department of Fish and Wildlife;
(d) All lands designated critical areas in any Comprehensive Drainage Plan, or
defined as critical areas by separate ordinance;
(a) All lands that are classified as wetlands as defined by any separate city
ordinance or policy;
(f) Any lands that have existing local requirements for the management of
groundwater, aquifers, or sole source aquifers;
(g) Any lands that drain to a natural feature that is a closed depression;
(h) Any lands that have existing local or state requirements for the protection of
particular fish or wildlife habitats;
(i) Any lands that are established by law as shellfish protection areas.
Q) Any lands determined by the Director to have a high potential for drainage
and water quality problems, and/or are sensitive to the effects of
construction or development.
(3) Conflicting Information - In the event of conflict between maps or other available
information resources, the final determination of whether or not certain lands are critical
drainage areas shall be made by the Director. In making such a final determination, the
Director may use detailed site surveys and/or other topographic data that the Director may
require the Applicant to furnish at the Applicant's expense.
SECTION 10. Water Quality
(1) Purpose - This Section implements the directive of the 1991 Puget Sound Water
Quality Management Plan (Sec. EM-10. Enhanced Local Enforcement).
(2) Illicit Discharges - Illicit discharges to stormwater drainage systems are prohibited.
(3) Illicit Connections and Uses - The stormwater system of Port Orchard, natural and
artificial, may only be used to convey stormwater runoff. Stormwater System shall mean all
natural and man-made systems that function together or independently to collect, store,
purify, discharge, and convey stormwater. Included are all stormwater facilities as well as
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natural systems such as streams and creeks and all natural systems which convey, store,
infiltrate, or divert stormwater. Violation of this section can result in enforcement action being
taken as prescribed in Section 11.
No person shall use this system to dispose of any solid or liquid matter other than
stormwater. No person shall make or allow any connection to the stormwater system that
could result in the discharge of polluting matter. Connections to the stormwater system from
the interiors of structures are prohibited. Connections to the stormwater system for any
purpose other than to convey stormwater or groundwater are prohibited and shall be
eliminated.
(4) Pollution Control Device Maintenance - Owners and operators of oil/water
separators, wet ponds, bio-filtration/biofilter facilities, sediment and erosion control systems,
infiltration systems and any other pollution control devices shall operate and maintain such
control devices to assure that performance meets the intended level of pollutant removal.
Recommended maintenance schedules for these devices are included in the Manual.
(5) Test Procedure - In the event that water quality testing is utilized in determining
whether a violation of this Section has occurred, said water quality test procedures shall be
followed as described in the most recent edition of the publication "Standard Methods for the
Examination of Water and Wastewater", published by the American Water Works
Association.
(6) Exemptions - The following discharges are exempt from the provisions of this
Section:
(a)
The regulated effluent from any commercial or municipal facility holding a
valid state or federal wastewater or stormwater discharge permit.
(b)
Acts of nature not compounded by human negligence.
(c)
Properly operating on -site domestic sewage systems.
(d)
Properly applied agricultural chemicals and materials.
SECTION 11.
Enforcement
(1) Violations of This Ordinance - The placement, construction, or installation of any
structure, or the connection to a public storm drainage facility, or the discharge to a public
storm drainage facility, or grading, which violates the provisions of this ordinance shall be and
the same hereby is declared to be unlawful and a public nuisance and may be abated as
such through the use of civil penalties and Stop Work Orders, as well as any other remedies
which are set forth in this ordinance, including, but not limited to, revocation of any permits.
The choice of enforcement action taken and the severity of any penalty shall be based on the
nature of the violation, the damage or risk to the public or to public resources.
(2) Insoection - Whenever there is cause to believe that a violation of this ordinance has
been or is being committed, the Director or his assignee is authorized to inspect during
regular working hours and at other reasonable times all development activity sites and all
stormwater drainage facilities within the city to determine compliance with the provisions of
this ordinance.
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(3) Inspection Procedures - Prior to making any inspections, the Director or his assignee
shall present identification credentials, state the reason for the inspection and request entry.
(a) If the property or any building or structure on the property is unoccupied, the
Director or his assignee shall first make a reasonable effort to locate the
owner or other person(s) having charge or control of the property or portions
of the property and request entry.
(b) If after reasonable effort, the Director or his assignee is unable to locate the
owner or other person(s) having charge or control of the property, and has
reason to believe the condition of the site or of the stormwater drainage
system creates an imminent hazard to persons or property, the inspector
may enter.
(c) Unless entry is consented to by the owner or person(s) in control of the
property or portion of the property, unless conditions are reasonably
believed to exist which create imminent hazard, the Director or his assignee
shall obtain a search warrant, prior to entry, as authorized by the laws of the
State of Washington.
(d) The Director or his assignee may inspect the development activity site and/or
the stormwater drainage system without obtaining a search warrant
provided for in Subsection 3(c) above, provided the inspection can be
conducted while remaining on public property or other property on which
permission to enter is obtained.
(4) Stop Work Orders - "Stop Work Order" shall mean a written notice, signed by the
Director or his assignee, that is posted on the site of a construction activity, which order
states that a violation of a city ordinance has occurred and that all construction -related
activity, except for erosion and sedimentation control activities authorized by the Director, is
to cease until further notice. The Director may cause a Stop Work Order to be issued
whenever the Director has reason to believe that there is a violation of the terms of this
ordinance. The effect of such a Stop Work Order shall be to require the immediate cessation
of such work or activity until authorization is given by the Director to proceed.
(5) Cumulative Civil Penalty - Every person who violates this ordinance, or the conditions
of an accepted Stormwater Management Plan, shall incur a civil penalty. The penalty shall
not be less than $100.00 or exceed $1000.00 for each violation. This penalty shall be in
addition to any other penalty provided by law. Each and every such violation shall be a
separate and distinct offense, and each day of continued or repeated violation shall constitute
a separate violation.
(6) Aiding or Abetting - Any person who, through an act of commission or omission, aids
or abets in the violation shall be considered to have committed a violation for the purposes
of the civil penalty.
(7) Order to Maintain or Reoair - The Director shall have the authority to issue to an
owner or person an order to maintain or repair a component of a stormwater facility or BMP
to bring it in compliance with this ordinance. The order shall include:
(a) A description of the specific nature, extent and time of the violation and the
damage or potential damage that reasonably might occur;
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(b) A notice that the violation or the potential violation cease and desist and, in
appropriate cases, the specific corrective actions to be taken; and
(c) A reasonable time to comply, depending on the circumstances.
(8) Notice of Violation - Assessment of Penalty - Whenever the Director has found that
a violation of this ordinance has occurred or is occurring, the Director is authorized to issue
a Notice of Violation directed to the person or persons identified by the Director as the
violator.
(a) The Notice of Violation shall contain:
(i) The name and address of the property owner;
(ii) The street address, when available, or a legal description sufficient
to identify the building, structure, premises, or land upon or within
which the violation is occurring;
(iii) A statement of the nature of such violation(s);
(iv) A statement of the action that is required to be taken within
twenty-one (21) days from the date of service of the notice of
violation, unless the Director has determined the violation to be
hazardous and to be requiring immediate corrective action, OR
unless the corrective action constitutes a temporary erosion control
measure;
(v) A statement that a cumulative civil penalty in the amount of not less
than one hundred dollars ($100.00) and not exceeding one thousand
dollars ($1000.00) per day shall be assessed against the person to
whom the Notice of Violation is directed for each and every day
following the date set for correction on which the violation continues;
and
(vi) A statement that the Director's determination of violation may be
appealed to the City Council by filing written notice of appeal, in
duplicate, with the City Council within twenty (20) days of service of
the Notice of Violation. The per diem civil penalty shall not accrue
during the pendency of such administrative appeal unless the
violation was determined by the Director to be hazardous and to
require immediate corrective action or was determined by the
Director to constitute a temporary erosion control measure.
(b) The Notice of Violation shall be served upon the person(s) to whom it is
directed either personally or by complaint in Superior Court proceedings or
by mailing a copy of the Notice of Violation by certified mail.
(9) Aooeal and Disoosition - A Notice of Violation issued pursuant to this Section shall
have the following appeal options:
(a) Within thirty (30) days from the date of receipt of the Notice of Violation, the
aggrieved person may make application for relief from penalty to the
Director. Such application shall contain any information relevant to the
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situation that the aggrieved party believes the Director should consider. The
Director may cancel, lower, or affirm the penalty.
(b) Within fifteen (15) days from the date of receipt of the Director's response
to said application for relief from penalty, the aggrieved party may appeal to
the City Council. The aggrieved person shall be entitled to have the appeal
considered by the City Council at its next available regularly scheduled
meeting date following the fling of the appeal. The City Council shall issue
their decision within 15 days of the completion of the hearing. The
aggrieved party shall be notified by certified mail of the determination of the
City Council.
(10) Liability for Costs of Investigation - Any person found to be in violation of this
ordinance will be responsible for the costs of investigation by the city. Such cost may include
the analytical services of a certified laboratory.
(11) Collection of Civil Penalty - The civil penalty constitutes a personal obligation of the
person(s) to whom the Notice of Violation is directed. Penalties imposed under this Section
shall become due and payable 30 days after receiving notice of penalty unless an appeal is
filed. The Prosecuting Attorney, on behalf of the city, is authorized to collect the civil penalty
by use of appropriate legal remedies, the seeking or granting of which shall neither stay nor
terminate the accrual of additional per diem penalties so long as the violation continues.
(12) Compromise Settlement and Disposition of Suits - The Director and the Prosecuting
Attorney are hereby authorized to enter into negotiations with the parties or their legal
representatives named in a lawsuit for the collection of civil penalties to negotiate a
settlement, compromise or otherwise dispose of a lawsuit when to do so will be in the best
interest of the city, provided that a report shall be submitted to the City Council in any
instance when a compromise settlement is negotiated.
(13) Hazards
(a) Whenever the Director determines that any existing construction site,
erosion/sedimentation problem or drainage facility poses a hazard to public
safety or substantially endangers property, or adversely affects the condition
or capacity of the drainage facilities, or adversely affects the safety and
operation of city right of way, or violates State water pollution laws, the
person to whom the permit was issued, the person or persons holding title
to the property within which the drainage facility is located, the person shall
upon receipt of notice in writing from the Director, repair or otherwise
address the cause of the hazardous situation in conformance with the
requirements of this Section.
(b) Should the Director have reasonable cause to believe that the situation is
so adverse as to preclude written notice, he may take the measures
necessary to eliminate the hazardous situation, provided that he or she shall
first make a reasonable effort to locate the owner before acting, in
accordance with Section 11(3). In such instances, the person or persons
holding title to the subject property shall be obligated for the payment to the
city of all costs incurred by the city. If costs are incurred and a bond
pursuant to this Section or other city requirement has been posted, the
Director shall have the authority to collect against the bond to cover costs
incurred.
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SECTION 12. Severability - If any provision of this ordinance or its application to any
person or property is held invalid, the remainder of the ordinance or the application of the provision to other
persons or property shall not be affected.
SECTION 13. Repealer. -City of Port Orchard Drainage Ordinance Number 1098 enacted
May 29, 1979 is repealed in its entirety as of the effective date of this ordinance.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Orchard, APPROVED by the Mayor and
attested by the Clerk in authentication of such passage this 28th day September 1998.
LESLIE J. WEATHERILL, MAYOR
ATTEST:/
Pat cia Parks, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
Sponsored by:
Councilman Morrison
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NOTICE OF CITY OF PORT ORCHARD
ORDINANCE
The following is a summary of an Ordinance approved by the Port Orchard City Council at their
regular Council meeting held September 28, 1998.
ORDINANCE NO. 1736
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD,
WASHINGTON, ADOPTING DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
RELATING TO STORMWATER MANAGEMENT, LAND
CLEARING, GRADING AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 1098.
Copies of Ordinance No. 1736 are available for review at the office of the City
Clerk of the City of Port Orchard. Upon written request a statement of the full text
of the Ordinance will be mailed to any interested person without charge. Thirty
days after publication, copies of Ordinance No. 1736 will be provided at a nominal
charge.
City of Port Orchard
Michelle Merlino
Deputy Clerk
Publish: Port Orchard Independent
March 17,1999