Commission flags stormwater and runoff risks; seeks technical input for ordinance
Summary
Members asked staff to bring county water-drainage expertise to the next meeting and to consider referencing Land & Water review and erosion-control measures in the land-division ordinance to address runoff from large pads or agricultural changes of use.
The commission raised stormwater and runoff as an unresolved technical issue in the land-division ordinance draft and asked staff to invite county water/drainage expert Dave to the next meeting to finalize language on drainage, sediment control and erosion measures. Commissioners worried that large impervious surfaces—industrial pads or large agricultural installations—could alter drainage patterns and that ordinance language should make clear when technical review is required.
The Chair noted that large pads or factory sites could increase runoff and suggested referencing Land & Water or similar technical review in the ordinance: "Because if you put in a factory or some large... the runoff is gonna be" (transcript discussion). The commission did not adopt specific drainage language at the meeting; instead it asked staff to bring technical guidance and a recommended cross-reference for the ordinance's stormwater section.
Staff will invite the county expert (Dave) to the next meeting and will propose drafting language (or a cross-reference) to ensure projects with significant runoff potential receive appropriate technical review and mitigation.
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