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Springdale commission discusses a town construction-phase stormwater permit, asks staff for more analysis
Summary
Commissioners reviewed a staff proposal to require a town-level construction-phase permit to manage polluted stormwater runoff and track-out during development. Commissioners agreed to continue work and directed staff to return with research on thresholds, planned-development rules, agricultural exemptions and scaling of requirements for homeowners vs. contractors.
A proposal for a town-level construction-phase stormwater permit drew extensive questions from the Springdale Planning Commission on March 18, as members weighed river protection against imposing burdens on small homeowners.
Staff introduced the idea as a streets-department proposal to require construction projects to file an additional town permit showing they will follow best-practice stormwater controls and to submit time-stamped photos during construction. Neil Connelly and Robert George, the town streets supervisor, told commissioners the permit would help the town document noncompliance and provide material to the state when enforcement by state regulators is needed.
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