Sebastopol Municipal Code Ch. 15.78 Storm Water Low Impact Development Technical Design Manual (lid Manual)

The Storm Water Low Impact Development Technical Design Manual (LID Manual) was developed by the City of Santa Rosa, Sonoma County Water Agency and County of Sonoma, collectively known as the Phase I Co-Permittees, in collaboration with the staff of the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board, in partial fulfillment of the Phase I stormwater permit waste discharge requirements Order No. R1-2009-0050. The City of Sebastopol has served the Regional Board with notice of intention to join the Phase I permit, and submitted an implementation plan as part of the transition from the Phase II to the Phase I permit requirements.

Adoption and implementation of the LID Manual will aid in reducing stormwater pollution concerns as well as alleviating the volume of stormwater runoff from developed properties, reducing the impacts on our waterways by promoting infiltration. In addition the LID Manual provides comprehensive technical guidance needed to design stormwater LID features and maintain their functionality for the long term, and provides guidance to the City staff in review and approval of various new development conditions. (Ord. 1071 (Exh. A), 2014)

The LID Manual is hereby incorporated in its entirety by reference. Complete copies of the LID Manual will be maintained in the City Clerk’s office, the Planning Department and the Engineering Department, and one copy shall be available for reference at the Sebastopol Branch of the Sonoma County Library. (Ord. 1071 (Exh. A), 2014)

The City Engineer shall be the individual designated to review and approve the determination worksheets and subsequent submittals made in connection with any project that triggers the requirements of this section. (Ord. 1071 (Exh. A), 2014)

For the purposes of this section, the requirements of the LID Manual shall apply within the City of Sebastopol City limits. (Ord. 1071 (Exh. A), 2014)

Amendments may be made from time to time by the Phase I Co-Permittees, and subject to the review and approval of the North Coast Regional Board. Amendments to these requirements shall become effective upon the Regional Board’s approval. (Ord. 1071 (Exh. A), 2014)

The City Council of the City of Sebastopol may establish fees for administration and processing costs as set forth by separate resolution. (Ord. 1071 (Exh. A), 2014)

Chapter 15.77 SMC, Urban Runoff Reduction Requirements, and any other ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with these requirements are hereby repealed. (Ord. 1071 (Exh. A), 2014)