Commission recommends drainage code change but asks softer wording: limit runoff only if it causes adverse effects
The commission recommended that council adopt a drainage/stormwater code amendment to let the town address private-property discharges that harm neighbors, but commissioners asked staff to change the absolute "no runoff" language to require proof of an adverse effect before enforcement.
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Staff presented a proposed amendment adding a provision that gutters, sump pumps, discharge pipes and leaders must be constructed so runoff is carried to a proper drainage area or storm drain rather than flowing onto adjoining property.
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