Working group flags stormwater standards and grease‑trap rules for Title 7 update
Oct 6, 2026
Santos asked the committee to add stormwater sections and revisit the grease‑trap ordinance tied to a prior $9 million plant upgrade, proposing language and measures (silt fencing, drainage criteria) for the Title 7 package.
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Santos said the packet contained only a brief stormwater section and urged the committee to consider more robust stormwater language drawn from other jurisdictions; he recommended adding design criteria and construction protections (for example, silt fencing) to protect public ways during projects. "If you're talking about culvert impact of storm flow into our public way, we also really need to look at the standard on storm," he said.
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