§ 1. Purpose.

1.1

The purpose of this ordinance is to establish minimum stormwater management requirements and controls to protect and safeguard the general health, safety, and welfare of the public residing in watersheds within this jurisdiction. This ordinance seeks to meet that purpose through the following objectives:

1.1.1 Minimize increase in stormwater runoff from any development in order to reduce siltation, increases in stream temperature, stream bank erosion, and maintain the integrity of stream channels.

1.1.2 Minimize increase in nonpoint source pollution caused by stormwater runoff from development which otherwise degrades local water quality.

1.1.3 Minimize the annual volume of surface water runoff which flows from any specific site during and following development to not exceed the pre-development hydrologic regime to the maximum extent practicable.

1.1.4 Reduce stormwater runoff rates and volumes, soil erosion, and nonpoint source pollution, wherever possible, through stormwater management controls and to ensure that these management controls are properly maintained and pose no threat to public safety.

(Ord. No. 2419, § 1, 1-19-05)