Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Stormwater Policy topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Committee recommends updates to stormwater and erosion control ordinance; adds green roof definition, tightens reporting and redevelopment rules
Summary
The committee recommended updates to the city’s stormwater and erosion control ordinance (Chapter 2.16), including new definitions, tightened reporting deadlines and expanded redevelopment triggers.
The Monona Public Works Committee recommended approval of updates to Chapter 2.16 (stormwater and erosion control ordinance) that align the city’s ordinance with county and Department of Natural Resources (DNR) technical standards, add definitions (including green roofs), and tighten permitting and reporting requirements.
Brad summarized the changes: the redlined draft updates technical language, adds a green roof definition, revises definitions of “new” and “redevelopment” to close a loophole that exempted some projects below 20,000 square feet of impervious surface, and now explicitly includes parking lot reconstructions as redevelopment. Horizontal drilling will be captured in permitted activity lists because it can cause significant erosion. The draft also tightens reporting deadlines (for example, reducing some completion notifications from one year to 30 days) and adds language requiring wellhead protection plans for the city’s wells as part of related programs.
Committee discussion covered legal review of flagged comments in the redline, the limits of how strict the city can be without deterring development, and whether separation distances for infiltration practices should mirror county standards (committee asked staff to ask the county about a 5‑foot separation requirement versus 3 feet used by others). Members asked whether the draft represents final language; staff confirmed internal engineer review had occurred and that a few editorial comments would be removed.
A committee member proposed, and the committee accepted as a friendly amendment, replacing the term “pervious pavement” with “permeable pavement” to match technical standard 1008. The motion recommended approval to council with any appropriate changes following staff research on Bill’s comments. The committee carried the motion.
Ending: Staff will follow up on Bill’s technical comments (including groundwater separation distances and Atlas 15 incorporation when available), finalize edits (including the pervious→permeable wording), and forward the ordinance to city council for consideration.
