Ventura Municipal Code Art. 6 Permits

On application of the owner of property or the operator or person in charge of day-to-day operations of any facility the director may issue, either for a fee or, in the director’s discretion, without fee, a permit authorizing a nonstormwater discharge to the storm drain system if the discharge is not prohibited by the NPDES permit or any other applicable order of the regional board, State Water Resources Control Board or the EPA, if the discharge is reasonably necessary for the conduct of otherwise legal activities on the property and the discharge complies with all provisions of this chapter and state and federal law. (Ord. No. 99-1, § 2, 1-11-99)

The applicant will provide all information requested by the director for review and consideration of the application, including without limitation specific detail as to the activities to be conducted on the property, plans and specifications for facilities located on the property, identification of equipment or processes to be used on site and other information as may be requested in order to determine the constituents, and quantities thereof, which may be discharged if permission is granted. (Ord. No. 99-1, § 2, 1-11-99)

Permits will be issued for a specific time period, not to exceed five years from the effective date of the permit. The director may issue a permit for a period of less than five years or the permit may be stated to expire on a certain date. (Ord. No. 99-1, § 2, 1-11-99)

The permit may include terms, conditions and requirements to ensure compliance with the objectives of this chapter and as necessary to protect the receiving waters, including without limitation:

A. Identification of the discharge location on the property and the location at which the discharge will enter the storm drain system;

B. Identification of the constituents and quantities thereof to be discharged into the storm drain system;

C. Specification of pollution prevention techniques and structural or nonstructural controls and requirements as reasonably necessary to prevent the occurrence of potential discharges in violation of this chapter;

D. Requirements for the installation of inspection and sampling facilities;

E. Requirements for self-monitoring of any discharge;

F. Requirements for the submission of documents and data, such as technical reports, production data, discharge reports, self-monitoring reports and waste manifests;

G. Compliance schedules;

H. Other terms and conditions appropriate to ensure compliance with the provisions of this chapter and the protection of receiving waters, including requirements for compliance with best management practices guidance documents approved by any federal, state of California or regional agency. (Ord. No. 99-1, § 2, 1-11-99)

Except as provided in this code, the permission to discharge will be conditioned upon the applicant’s payment of the city costs, in accordance with a fee schedule adopted by separate resolution or ordinance. (Ord. No. 99-1, § 2, 1-11-99)

The director may suspend or revoke any permit when it is determined that:

A. The permittee has violated any term, condition or requirement of the permit or any applicable provision of this chapter; or

B. The permittee’s discharge or the circumstances under which the discharge occurs have changed so that it is no longer appropriate to exempt the discharge from the prohibitions on illicit discharge contained within this chapter; or

C. The permittee fails to comply with any schedule for compliance issued pursuant to this chapter; or

D. Any regulatory agency, including the EPA or a state or regional water quality control board having jurisdiction over the discharge, notifies the city that the discharge should be terminated. (Ord. No. 99-1, § 2, 1-11-99)

The director may modify any permit when it is determined that:

A. Federal or state law requirements have changed in a manner that necessitates a change in the permit;

B. The permittee’s discharge or the circumstances under which the discharge occurs have changed so that it is appropriate to modify the permit’s terms, conditions or requirements; or

C. A change to the permit is necessary to ensure compliance with the objectives of this chapter or to protect the quality of the receiving waters. (Ord. No. 99-1, § 2, 1-11-99)

The permittee will be informed of any change in the permit terms and conditions at least 45 days prior to the effective date of the modified permit. (Ord. No. 99-1, § 2, 1-11-99)

It is unlawful to violate the terms of any permit issued pursuant to this code. (Ord. No. 99-1, § 2, 1-11-99)

Compliance with the terms, conditions and requirements of a permit issued pursuant to this chapter will not relieve the permittee from compliance with all federal, state and local laws, regulations and permit requirements, applicable to the activity for which the permit is issued. (Ord. No. 99-1, § 2, 1-11-99)

Permits issued under this chapter are for the person or entity identified therein as the “permittee” only, and authorize the specific operation at the specific location identified in the permit. The issuance of a permit does not vest the permittee with a continuing right to discharge. (Ord. No. 99-1, § 2, 1-11-99)

No permit may be transferred to allow:

A. A discharge to the storm drain system at a location other than the location stated in the original permit; or

B. A discharge by a person or entity other than the permittee named in the permit; provided, however, that the city may approve a transfer if written approval is obtained, in advance, from the director. (Ord. No. 99-1, § 2, 1-11-99)