Montclair Municipal Code Art. III Storm Drain Permits

A. Permits are required for the construction or modification of any storm drain or conveyor of drainage waters and appurtenant items within:

1. Dedicated easements, rights-of-way, or public places and/or facilities;

2. Private property that may directly or indirectly cause discharge into the City storm drain system. Indirect discharges include, but are not limited to, under-sidewalk drains, driveway approaches, and unrestricted sheet flow.

B. The discharge or diversion of stormwater or nonstormwater is permissible when connection to the City storm drain system is made in accordance with a valid permit and approved construction plan or, as applicable, an NPDES permit and/or authorization to discharge resulting from submittal of an NOI and the discharge conforms to the standards of this chapter.

C. The establishment, use, maintenance and/or continuation of any illicit drainage connection to the City storm drain system are prohibited. This prohibition is retroactive and applies to connections made in the past, regardless of whether made under a permit or other authorization or whether permissible under the law or practices applicable or prevailing at the time of the connection.

(Ord. 99-791 Exh. A (part); prior code § 6-9.401)

A. Each industrial discharger, discharger associated with construction activity, or other discharger described in any NPDES permit including, but not limited to, the general construction permit and the general industrial permit shall submit to the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board a Notice of Intent or other required document and submit a copy to the City Discharger shall comply with all activities required by the applicable NPDES Permit.

B. Each discharger identified in an individual NPDES permit, discharge order, or waste discharge requirements related to stormwater discharges shall comply with and undertake all activities required by such permit, order, or requirements.

(Ord. 99-791 Exh. A (part); prior code § 6-9.402)

(Ord. No. 10-915, § 1, 8-2-10)