HomeMy WebLinkAbout10196ORDINANCE NO. 10196
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 16-12-10 OF CHAPTER
12 OF TITLE XVI OF THE PUEBLO MUNICIPAL CODE
RELATING TO AND AUTHORIZING THE STORMWATER
DIRECTOR TO ACCEPT DRAINAGE AND STORMWATER
EASEMENTS AND TO EXECUTE MAINTENANCE
AGREEMENTS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SAID SECTION
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that: (brackets indicate matter
being deleted, underscoring indicates new matter being added)
SECTION 1.
Section 16-12-10 of Chapter 12 of Title XVI of the Pueblo Municipal Code is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 16-12-10. - Developer's obligation.
(a) Post-construction Stormwater Best Management Practices; Requirement.
(1) Applicable development sites must incorporate permanent stormwater
quality best management practices. These requirements shall apply unless the City
approves and documents an allowable exclusion according to policy adopted by the
Director of the stormwater utility enterprise having been approved by City Council. Each
developer of real property within the City shall provide all necessary stormwater facilities
to ensure adequate drainage and control of runoff to, on and from such real property
including, without limitation, the construction and installation of all on-site and off-site
stormwater facilities including major stormwater facilities:
a. In conformity and compliance with the base design standards
established by the Storm Drainage Criteria and Policies including without limitation
the referenced Urban Drainage Flood Control District Technical Criteria Manual;
and
b. Meeting the requirements of the official master drainage plan of the
City and, until adoption of the official master drainage plan of the City, meeting the
requirements of the developer's master drainage plan for the real property being
developed and approved by the Director.
(2) Site Plans.
a. Requirement. Developer must include design details for all
structural BMPs, narrative reference for all non-structural BMPs if applicable,
documentation of operation and maintenance procedures to ensure the long term
observation, maintenance, and operation of the control measures, and
documentation regarding easements in accordance with Section 12-4-7 or other
legal means for access of BMPs for operation, maintenance, and inspection.
b. Review. The City shall review development plans prior to approving
construction to confirm that control measures satisfy base design standards and
include all information required by the City for site plans.
(3) Easement. No owner of real property being developed through which a
natural drainage way flows or a regional stormwater treatment BMP is designed as shown
on the master drainage plan shall obtain a building permit to develop the real property,
unless the owner first grants to the City at no charge a permanent easement to construct,
maintain, repair, and reconstruct the stormwater drainage channel along the drainage way
or the regional stormwater treatment BMP location. The Stormwater Director is
authorized to accept on behalf of City any such easement or any other easement
necessary to ensure performance of developer’s obligation under subsection (a) of
this Section. Any such easement shall be approved as to form by the City Attorney
and recorded in the office of the Pueblo County Clerk and Recorder.
(4) Construction inspection and acceptance shall be conducted by the City
prior to issuing a valid certificate of occupancy for an applicable development site or
equivalent authorization to use the development site in accordance with the approved site
plan. Inspections must confirm the completed stormwater BMP operates in accordance
with the approved site plan.
(b) Construction Stormwater Best Management Practices; Requirement.
(1) Owner or operator of applicable construction activity must implement
adequate construction stormwater best management practices (BMPs) to control erosion,
sediment-laden runoff and waste from the site. These requirements shall apply unless the
City approves and documents an allowable exclusion according to policy adopted by the
Director of the stormwater utility enterprise having been approved by City Council. Each
developer of real property within the City must implement construction stormwater BMPs
for all stages of construction to final stabilization:
a. In conformity and compliance with the base design standards
established by the Storm Drainage Criteria and Policies including without limitation
the referenced Urban Drainage Flood Control District Technical Criteria Manual;
and
b. To control erosion, sediment and waste, including but not limited to
discarded building materials, concrete truck washout, chemicals, litter, sanitary
waste and other non-stormwater discharges, including construction de-watering
and wash water, at the construction site that may cause adverse impacts to water
quality.
c. All temporary construction stormwater BMPs shall be removed and
properly disposed of within thirty (30) days after final site stabilization or after the
temporary BMPs are no longer needed as determined by the Director.
(2) Construction Site Plans.
a. Requirement. Developer shall prepare and submit site plans that
locate (if applicable) and identify all structural and nonstructural BMPs for the
applicable construction activities. The site plans must contain installation and
implementation specifications, or a reference to the document with the installation
and implementation specifications, for all structural control measures. A narrative
description of nonstructural control measures must be included in the site plans.
Pollutant sources associated with the applicable construction activity shall be
addressed in the site plan.
b. Review. The City shall review site plans for all applicable
construction activities prior to the start of construction activities. Initial site plan
review shall include the following:
1. Confirmation that the site plan includes appropriate control
measures for all stages of construction, including final stabilization; and
2. Confirmation that the control measures selected satisfy
municipal requirements for control measures.
(3) Developer shall provide City officials with access to applicable
development sites for the purpose of conducting site inspections and documenting
required corrective actions associated with municipal standards and criteria for stormwater
control measures, pollutant sources, and discharge locations.
(c) Enforcement. Failure to adequately implement or maintain BMPs described on
approved site plans in operational condition or for any person to make, conduct, engage in or
knowingly permit or suffer to exist any illegal discharge, including unauthorized discharges from
approved land disturbing activities, to the City's storm drainage system or for any person to make,
use, maintain or continue existence of any illicit connection to the City's storm drainage system
may be subject to one (1) or more of the following actions:
(1) Notice of violation.
(2) Nuisance abatement in accordance with the procedures set forth in
Chapter 1, Title VII of this Code, except that the Director of the stormwater utility enterprise
is hereby granted concurrent authority with the Health Officer to issue any orders, take
action and perform abatements pursuant to said Chapter.
(3) Issuance of summons and complaint.
(4) The enforcement remedies set forth in this Subsection and Chapter are
expressly declared to be cumulative, and the exercise of any one (1) or more of them is
not dependent upon the exercise of any other remedy, nor does the exercise of any one
(1) or more of them constitute any bar or limitation to the exercise of any other.
(d) Upon the completion of the design of all detention facilities and permanent
stormwater quality BMPs, the developer will submit documentation outlining the terms of facility
maintenance certified as accurate by a licensed qualified engineer who shall ensure proper
working order of the facility and maintenance access. This documentation will be included in the
drainage report and incorporated in a maintenance agreement, if appropriate. The Stormwater
Director is authorized to accept and execute on behalf of City any such maintenance
agreement as required under this Section. Any such maintenance agreement shall be
approved as to form by the City Attorney and recorded in the office of the Pueblo County
Clerk and Recorder at the time of recording of the related plat, or if none, at the time of
issuance of the building permit; provided, however, the Stormwater Director may defer the
recording required for issuance of a building permit for a period up to but not later than
issuance of the certificate of occupancy. The proposed maintenance program for the facilities
shall be structured as follows:
(1) Detention facilities and permanent stormwater quality BMPs serving solely
commercial or industrial sites will be privately owned and maintained. If these facilities are
maintained to the standards outlined by the maintenance agreement, the property will
qualify for a reduction in stormwater utility service charges pursuant to Paragraph 16-12-
6(a)(2).
(2) Detention facilities and permanent stormwater quality BMPs serving
residential lots will be maintained by the homeowners' association (HOA) when an
established HOA operates and/or maintains common interest. If these facilities are
maintained to the standards outlined by the maintenance agreement, the property will
qualify for a reduction in stormwater utility service charges pursuant to Paragraph 16-12-
6(a)(2).
(3) Detention facilities and permanent stormwater quality BMPs serving
residential lots when an HOA does not exist to operate and/or maintain common interests
will be maintained by the City, and reduction in stormwater utility service charges will not
be given.
(4) Existing noncommercial/industrial detention facilities designed with or
without permanent stormwater quality BMPs serving residential development under
private ownership will be accepted by the City if the facility is in proper working order and
qualifies under the required maintenance standards and maintenance access. Reduction
in stormwater utility service charges will not be given.
(5) The City will encourage joint use and regional facilities which will be
maintained by the Parks Department, with the stormwater utility paying a prorated share
of maintenance costs.
(6) Detention facilities and permanent stormwater quality BMPs implemented
during construction will be maintained by the developer until proper working order is
established and approved by the City. In the case of phased development or construction,
the developer will be responsible for sediment removal until eighty percent (80%) of the
last phase of the development or construction is complete.
(7) The City has the authority to inspect all detention facilities and permanent
stormwater quality BMPs to ensure proper maintenance is being implemented. Information
collected during an inspection may be used to support requirements for the owner to
complete routine or functional maintenance necessary to continue reduction in stormwater
utility service charges pursuant to Section 16-12-6. Failure to perform maintenance
required following an inspection may be enforced in accordance with this Subsection (e)
above.
SECTION 2.
The officers and staff of the City are authorized to perform any and all acts consistent with
the intent of this Ordinance to implement the policies and procedures described herein.
SECTION 3.
This Ordinance shall become effective on the date of final action by the Mayor and City
Council.
Action by City Council:
Introduced and initial adoption of Ordinance by City Council on May 23, 2022 .
Final adoption of Ordinance by City Council on June 13, 2022 .
President of City Council
Action by the Mayor:
☒ Approved on June 15, 2022 .
□ Disapproved on based on the following objections:
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Mayor
Action by City Council After Disapproval by the Mayor:
□ Council did not act to override the Mayor's veto.
□ Ordinance re-adopted on a vote of , on
□ Council action on _______ failed to override the Mayor’s veto.
President of City Council
ATTEST
City Clerk
City Clerk’s Office Item # R-12
Background Paper for Proposed
Ordinance
COUNCIL MEETING DATE: May 23, 2022
TO: President Heather Graham and Members of City Council
CC: Nicholas A. Gradisar, Mayor
VIA: Marisa Stoller, City Clerk
FROM: Jeff Hawkins, Director of Stormwater
SUBJECT: AN ORDINANCE AMEDING SECTION 16-12-10 OF CHAPTER 12 OF TITLE XVI
OF THE PUEBLO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO AND AUTHORIZING THE
STORMWATER DIRECTOR TO ACCEPT DRAINAGE AND STORMWATER
EASEMENTS AND TO EXECUTE MAINTENANCE AGREEMENTS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO SAID SECTION
SUMMARY:
This Ordinance amends the Pueblo Municipal Code authorizing the Stormwater Director to accept
and execute, on behalf of the City, any drainage and stormwater easements and execute any
stormwater facility maintenance agreements with the City of Pueblo for the purpose of ensuring
the water quality control measure is in proper working condition in accordance with the approved
operation and maintenance manual.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION:
On September 23, 2019, Council passed Ordinance No. 9560, amending chapter 5 of title VII,
chapters 4 and 6 of title XII, and chapter 12 of title XVI of the Pueblo Municipal code relating to
needed amendments to meet the minimum requirements of the MS4 permit. .
BACKGROUND:
The City of Pueblo has had a Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permit with the
Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment since 2003. This permit regulates
stormwater runoff within the city limits of Pueblo and authorizes the discharge into the state
waters.
Every five years a new MS4 permit is issued to the City that contains new requirements from the
st
previous permit. One of the new tasks that was required to be in place by July 1, 2019, per a
compliance schedule, was a Long-Term Operation and Post Construction Oversight plan. The
City was required to implement written procedures to ensure adequate long-term operation and
maintenance of control measures. The City is required to enforce that the owner or operator of a
stormwater facility implement and maintain control measures when necessary. The easements
and stormwater facility maintenance agreement meet this requirement and provide assurances
that the water quality facility continues to function properly.
Currently, all maintenance agreements and easements must be approved through the City
ordinance process. The recent surge in development of commercial sites and subdivisions is
expected to triple the number of maintenance agreements and easements that must be approved
this year.
A significant amount of time will be saved for both developers and Stormwater Utility staff by
allowing the Director of Stormwater to sign off on these stormwater easements and maintenance
agreements. These easements and agreements will still be reviewed and approved by the City
Attorney.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
There are no financial implications for the City.
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
Not applicable to this Ordinance.
STAKEHOLDER PROCESS:
Not applicable to this Ordinance.
ALTERNATIVES:
Alternatives No. 1 – No action
Under this alternative, the easements and maintenance agreements will still be reviewed and
approved by City council through the lengthy ordinance process.
RECOMMENDATION:
Approval of the Ordinance.
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