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Staff outlines wide-ranging proposed revisions to city stormwater design manual
Summary
City staff presented proposed changes to the stormwater design manual that would increase flexibility for applicants in areas such as modeling methods, littoral-shelf requirements, permit duration, fees, and redevelopment standards; staff will draft ordinance language for council consideration in coming months.
City staff gave a detailed briefing to the Public Works Utilities Committee on proposed revisions to the stormwater design manual, describing a set of potential changes staff developed with input from development engineers and private-sector practitioners.
Tony Fountain, a city staff member, said the revisions aim to streamline the manual and reduce unnecessary cost burdens while maintaining protections for downstream properties. "We came up with some recommendations for modifications," Fountain said, and added staff had worked with development engineers to solicit comments and additional recommendations prior to drafting ordinance language.
Key proposals described by staff include:
- Water-quality calculation methods: allow applicants to route storms through a stormwater model as an alternative to the existing "bathtub" method, pending state approval, increasing flexibility for applicants.
- Littoral-shelf requirements: consider tiered rules or…
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