2006-13 AMENDING CITY CODE - CHAPTER 38 - STORM WATER ORDINANCE

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+ r ' I COUNCIL COMMUNICATION FORM I Engineering & Infrastructure Memorandum II�I NO. 2006-15 ' February 27, 2006 Ili TO: Honorable Mayor Osborne and City Council FROM: Steve Gar ity Manager Stephen Sw n, P.E.,Director of Engineering & Infrastructur SUBJECT: City of Decatur Storm Water Ordinance SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by City staff that the City Council approve the attached resolution that modifies and amends Chapter 38 of the City Code of the City of Decatur as shown on attached Exhibit "A" and authorizes and directs the City Clerk to have the new ordinance incorporated into the City Code and published in a pamphlet format. BACKGROUND: City staff presented the proposed Storm Water Ordinance to the City Council at its Study Session of Tuesday, February 21, 2006. A copy of the memarandum sent to the City Council prior to the Study Session is attached to provide the general background information on this matter. The attached Exhibit "A", City of Decatur Storm Water Ordinance, is the same as presented to the City Council at its Study Session with the exception that the word "proposed" has been removed from the title. No changes to the proposed ordinance were requested at the Study Session. Staff is at this time prepared to recommend the adoption by the City Council of the proposed ordinance. POTENTIAL OBJECTION: No known objectors. INPUT FROM OTHER SOURCES: Input on this matter was obtained from Cheryl Lehman, Village of Forsyth Administrator; Paul Ruff, Village Administrator of Mt. Zion; Charles Hunsinger of Bainbridge, Gee, Milanski & Associates on behalf of the two villages; representatives from the Macon County Soil & Water Conservation District; and Gregg Foltz of Homer L. Chastain &Associates. In addition, there was a public informational meeting held on September 27, 2005, to present the proposed ordinance to interested developers, builders and engineers and to answer questions they had. �