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Freeport committee advances package of stormwater, erosion and hazardous-materials code updates after public concerns about third-party access
Summary
City staff presented coordinated updates to erosion-control rules, hazardous-materials response and illicit-discharge authority to comply with Illinois EPA MS4 requirements. The committee voted to move the amendments to the full council for further readings after questions on inspections, fees and limits on non-city personnel entering private property.
City of Freeport staff outlined a package of ordinance changes intended to bring local code into compliance with Illinois EPA MS4 requirements and to strengthen enforcement of erosion, stormwater and illicit-discharge rules.
Randy Kolbauer, the city's environmental compliance and safety officer, walked the committee through proposed amendments to Chapter 14-48 (erosion control). The changes create three permit classes based on disturbance size, tighten erosion- and sediment-control plan requirements, add clearer application and revision processes, and introduce stop-work authority and cost-recovery for noncompliant projects. Kolbauer said the revisions are intended to standardize permit expectations and improve on-site best-management practices.
Manager Boyer and Kolbauer also described proposed revisions to Chapter 6-60 that would expand administrative-hearing procedures, clarify definitions for hazardous-materials and illicit…
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