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HomeMy WebLinkAbout6215 RESOLUTION NO. 6215 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING AMENDED STORM WATER AND URBAN RUNOFF CONTROLS FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 6195 the City Council adopted SUSMP regulations; and WHEREAS, from time to time the State Water Quality Control Board requires that revisions to SUSMP regulations be adopted and implemented; and WHEREAS, the State Water Quality Control Board has requested such changes, thereby requiring the City to amend its SUSMP regulations. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The SUSMP regulations of the City of Arcadia, as amended, as evidenced within the attached "Exhibit A," are hereby established and approved. SECTION 2. This Resolution shall become effective upon adoption. 1 6215 SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution. Passed, approved and adopted this 20th day of llarch , 2001. ATTEST: M ~C~;k,;) {'::!f><\ APPROVED AS TO FORM: ~r.~ City Attorney 2 6215 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS: CITY OF ARCADIA ) I, JUNE D. ALFORD, City Clerk of the City of Arcadia, hereby certifies that the foregoing Resolution No. 6215 was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Arcadia, signed by the Mayor and attested to by the City Clerk at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 20th day of March, 2001 and that said Resolution was adopted by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Councilmember Chandler, Chang, Segal and Kovacic NOES: Councilmember Marshall ABSENT: None ;d 3 6215 EXHIBIT A Standard Urban Storm Water Mitigation Plan and Storm Water Best , Management Practices Regulations Definitions "Automotive Repair Shop" means a facility that is categorized in anyone of the following Standard Industrial Classifications (SIC) codes: 5013, 5014, 5541,7532-7534, or 7536- 7539. "Best Management Practice (BMP)" means any program, technology, process, siting criteria, operational methods or measures, or engineered systems, which when implemented prevent, control, remove, or reduce pollution. "Commercial Development" means any development on private land that is not heavy industrial (based upon the categorization of Federal Stormwater Regulations) or single family residential. The category includes, but is not limited to: hospitals, laboratories and other medical facilities, educational institutions, recreational facilities, plant nurseries, multi-family residential buildings, apartments, car wash facilities, mini-malls and other business complexes, shopping malls, hotels, office buildings, public warehouses and other light industrial complexes. "Construction Exempt Projects" means construction projects solely involving: routine maintenance to maintain original line and grade, hydraulic capacity or original purpose of facility, or Emergency construction activities required to immediately protect public health and safety, or interior remodeling or Mechanical, electrical and sign permit work. "County-wide NPDES Permit" means California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles Region, Order No. 96-054, Waste Discharge Requirements for Municipal Stonn Water and Urban Runoff Discharges with the County of Los Angeles. "Directly Connected Impervious Area (DCIA)" means the area covered by a building, impermeable pavement, and/ or other impervious surfaces, which drains into the storm drain system without first flowing across permeable land area (e.g. lawns). "Discretionary Project" means a project which requires the exercise of judgement or deliberation when the public agency or public body decides to approve or disapprove a particular activity, as distinguished from situations where the public agency or body merely has to determine whether there has been conformity with applicable statutes, ordinances, or regulations. "Greater than 9 unit home subdivision" means any subdivision being developed for 10 or more single-family dwelling units. "Hillside" means property located in an area with known erosive soil conditions, where the developer contemplates grading on any natural slope that is twenty-five percent or greater. "Infiltration" means the downward entry of water into the surface of the soil. "New Development" means land disturbing activities; structural development, including construction or installation of a building or structure; creation of impervious surfaces; and land subdivision. "100,000 Square Foot Commercial Development" means any commercial development that creates at least.1 00,000 square feet of impermeable area, including parking areas. "100,000 Square Foot Industrial Development" means any Industrial development that creates at least 100,000 square feet of impermeable area including parking areas. "Parking Lot" means land area or facility for the temporary parking or storage of motor vehicles used personally, for business or for commerce with an improved lot size of 5,000 square feet or more, or with 25 or more parking spaces potentially exposed to rainwater. "Priority Planning Projects" means any: a.) Single family hillside residences, b.) 100,000 square foot or greater commercial developments, c.) Automotive repair shops, d.) Retail gasoline outlets, e.) Restaurants, f.) Home subdivisions with 10 to 99 housing, units, g.) Home subdivisions with 100 or more housing units, h.) Parking lots. "Priority Planning Project Characteristics" means any project that has the following as any part of the project: a) Vehicle or equipment fueling areas, b) Vehicle or equipment , maintenance areas, including washing; c) Commercial or industrial waste handling or storage, excluding typical office or household wastes; d) Outdoor handling or storage of hazardous materials or waste: e) Projects on hillsides with slopes greater than 25%; f) Outdoor work areas for activities such as, but not limited to: welding, cutting, metal fabrication, assembly, application of paints, coating, or finishing; pre-cast concrete fabrication; etc.; g) 100,000 square foot or greater industrial development; h) Outdoor animal confinement (kennels, stables, etc.) , "Redevelopment" means, on an already existing developed site, the creation or addition of at least 5,000'square feet of impervious surfaces. Redevelopment includes, but is not limited to: the expansion of a building footprint or addition or replacement of a structure; structural development including an increase in gross floor area and! or exterior construction or remodeling; replacement of impervious surface that is not part of a routine maintenance activity; and land disturbing activities related with structural or impervious surfaces. Where redevelopment results in an increase of less than fifty percent of the previously existing development, and the existing development was not subject to these SUSMPs, the Design Standards contained in the Standard Urban Stormwater Mitigation Plan adopted by the California Regional Water Quality Control 2 Board, Los Angeles Region, shall apply only to the addition and not to the entire development. "Restaurant" means a stand-alone facility that sells prepared foods and drinks for consumption, including stationary lunch counters and refreshment stands selling prepared foods and drinks for immediate consumption. (SIC code 5812). "Retail Gasoline Outlet" means any facility engaged in selling gasoline and lubricating oils. "Source Control BMP" means any schedules of activities, prohibitions of practices, maintenance procedures, managerial practices or operational practices that aim to prevent storm water; pollution by reducing the potential for contamination at the source of pollution. "Storm Event" mean's a rainfall event that produces more than 0.1 inch of precipitation, which is separated from the previous storm event by at least 72 hours of dry weather. "Structural BMP" means any structural facility designed and constructed to mitigate the adverse impacts of storm water and urban runoff pollution (e.g. canopy, structural enclosure). The category may include both Treatment Control BMPs and Source Control BMPs. "Treatment" means 'the application of engineered systems that use physical, chemical, or biological processes to remove pollutants. Such processes include, but are not limited to, filtration, gravity settling, media adsorption, biodegradation, biological uptake, chemical oxidation and UV radiation. "Treatment Control BMP" means any engineered system designed to remove pollutants by simple gravity settling of particulate pollutants, filtration, biological uptake, media adsorption or any other physical, biological, or chemical process. Regulatory Compliance 1. All persons engaged in construction activities shall operate in compliance with all stormwater discharge requirements of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the California State Water Resources Control Board and the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles Region. Proof of compliance may be required by the City in a form acceptable to the City Manager or duly authorized representative thereof prior to the issuance of any grading or building permit. 2. All persons engaged in construction activity within the City requiring a State General Construction Activities Stormwater Permit shall have at the site at all times and available for review during regular business hours all of the following: 3 a. A copy of the Notice of Intent for the State Construction Activities Stormwater General Permit. b. The Waste Discharge Identification Number issued by the State Water Resources Control Board. c. Copies of the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan and the Stormwater Monitoring Plan as required by the State Construction Activities Stormwater General Permit. Pollution Reduction from Demolition and/or Construction Sites 1. Storm water runoff containing sediment, construction materials or other pollutants from the construction site and any adjacent staging, storage or parking areas shall be reduced to the maximum extent practicable. The following best management practices shall apply to all construction projects within the City and shall be required from the time of land clearing, demolition or commencement of construction until receipt of a certificate of occupancy: a. Sediment, construction wastes, trash and other pollutants from construction activities shall be reduced to the maximum extent practicable. b. Structural controls such as sediment barriers, plastic sheeting, detention ponds, filters, berms, and similar controls shall be utilized to the maximum extent practicable in,order to minimize the escape of sediment and other pollutants from the site. c. Between October 1 and April 15, all excavated soil shall be located on the site in a manner that minimizes the amount of sediment running onto the street, drainage facilities or adjacent properties. Soil piles shall be bermed or covered with plastic or similar materials until the soil is either used or removed from the site. d. No washing of construction or other vehicles is permitted adjacent to a construction site. No water from the washing of construction vehicle of equipment on the construction site is permitted to run off the construction site and enter the municipal stormwater sewer system. e. Trash receptacles must be situated at convenient locations on construction sites and must be maintained in such a manner that trash and litter does not accumulate on the site nor migrate off site. 4 Pollution Prevention Plans - Construction 1. The owner or authorized repr~sentative of the owner must submit a signed statement in a form acceptable to the Development Services Director or duly authorized representative thereof certifying that Best Management Practices to control the discharge of sediment and construction materials in accordance with the County-wide NPDES Permit and Construction Development Model Program will be implemented prior to the issuance of any building or grading permit, 2. A Local Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan and Wet Weather Erosion Control Plan shall be required by The Development Services Director or duly authorized representative thereof consistent with the countywide NPDES permit and the Development Construction Model Program. Such plans must be submitted to the City for review and approval prior to the issuance of building or grading permits. Post-Construction Pollution Reduction 1. All applicants for new development and redevelopment projects shall implement BMPs into the design and construction of the project to reduce pollutants in post- construction storhlwater runoff to the maximum extent practicable. All applicants for such projects shall apply the following best management practices to all projects within the City: a) Businesses . All yard drains and catch basins draining to the street or storm drain shall be stenciled or labeled with the "No Dumping-Drains to Ocean" logo or equivalent. . Roof downspouts must not be directed to trash enclosures or material storage areas. Downspouts shall discharge to gravel or heavily vegetated areas. . Trash bins must be screened or walled. Runoff water shall be diverted around trash areas to avoid flow through. Trash enclosure drainage shall be directed to vegetated areas where feasible. . No hoses, hose bibs or faucets shall be located outside except in landscaped areas or as needed for fire protection. . Direct connections to storm drains from depressed loading docks (truck wells) are prohibited. . Any water from washing vehicles or equipment shall be discharged to the sanitary sewer system through proper pretreatment facilities. 5 . All outdoor storage areas must be equipped with adequate secondary containment or other equivalent measures to reduce contamination of runoff. This applies to the storage of both hazardous and non-hazardous materials, both solids and liquids. b) Residential . All private yard drains and catch basins draining to the street or storm drain with grates or openings greater than or equal to 113 square inches (12 inch circle) must be stenciled or labeled with the "No Dumping-Drains to Ocean" logo or equivalent. . Downspouts shall discharge to gravel or heavily vegetated areas. . Priority' shall be given to replacing cleared or graded areas with native or drought tolerant plants. Specific BMPs for non-priority planning projects with priority project characteristics may be waived if the developer can demonstrate the implementation will be a physical or economic impOSSibility or that they will bring the project into irreconcilable conflict with other City requirements. All such requests for waivers must be in writing and approved by the Development'Services Director or authorized designee thereof. 2. All applicants for new development and redevelopment priority projects shall submit plans consistent with the most recent version of the Standard Urban Stormwater Mitigation Plan, as approved by the Executive Officer of the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles Region, to the City Manager or duly authorized representative for review and approval prior to the issuance of any site plan approval, entitlement of use, or grading or building permits. 3. All applicants for new development and redevelopment projects not meeting the criteria of priority planning projects but with priority planning project characteristics shall submit a site specific Urban Stormwater Mitigation Plan to the Development Services Director or duly authorized representative thereof for review and approval prior to the issuance of any site plan approval, entitlement of use, or grading or building permits. The Development Services Director or duly authorized representative thereof shall establish criteria for the preparation and submittal of the Site-specific Urban Stormwater Mitigation plan consistent with the goals of this chapter. ' 4. All Urban Stormwater Mitigation Plans shall include a signed certification from a Civil Engineer or Licensed Architect registered in the State of California stating that the plan meets the criteria established in the most recent version of the Standard Urban Stormwater Mitigation Plan as approved by the Executive Officer of the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles Region. 6 5. The Urban Stormwater Mitigation Plan shall address the following goals in , connection with the long-term operation of the proposed project: a. Minimize, to the maximum extent practicable, impacts from storm water runoff on the biological integrity of natural drainage systems and water bodies in accordance with requirements under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, local ordinances and other applicable legal authorities. b. Maximize, to the maximum extent practicable, the percentage of permeable surfaces to allow more percolation of stormwater into the ground; c. Minimize, to the maximum extent practicable, the amount of storm water directed to impermeable areas and to the municipal separate storm sewer system; d. Minimize, to the maximum extent practicable, parking lot pollution through the use of appropriate BMPs such as retention, infiltration and good housekeeping; e. Establish reasonable limits on clearing of vegetation from the project site including, but not limited to, regulation of the length of time during which soil may be exposed ahd, in certain cases, the prohibition of bare soil; and , f. Provide for appropriate permanent measures to reduce storm water pollutant loads from the development site to the maximum extent practicable. Plan Review and Approval 1. Prior to the issua'nce of any building or grading permit for a new development project or redevelopment project, the city shall evaluate the proposed project's potential impacts including: a. Discharge of pollutants to the storm sewer system during construction activities to and the adequacy of the proposed Best Management Practices to mitigate such impact; and b. Post-constructio~ discharges of pollutants to the storm sewer system; and c. Adequacy of the Urban Stormwater Mitigation Plans and Pollution Prevention Plans and' other supporting information in meeting the goals of this chapter. 7 Each plan will be evaluated on its own merits according the site characteristics of each project site. Plans submitted to the City for review must address the entire proposed project area. Based upon the review, the Development Services Director or duly authorized representative thereof may impose additional conditions on the issuance of the building of grading permit in order to minimize the discharge of pollutants into the storm drain system., 2. The Development Services Director or duly authorized representative thereof may establish uniform minimum standards and criteria for the application of such standards for treatment of stormwater. 3. The Development Services Director or duly authorized representative thereof shall approve or disapprove of the Urban Stormwater Mitigation Plan or Pollution Prevention Plan within 30 days of submittal. If disapproved, the reasons for disapproval shall be given to the applicant in writing. Any plan disapproved may be revised and resubmitted for approval. 4. If no permit has been issued or no construction begun within 180 of approval of an Urban Stormwater Mitigation Plan or Pollution Prevention Plan, the Urban Stormwater Mitigation Plan or Pollution Prevention Plan for that project shall expire. The Development Services Director or duly authorized representative thereof may extend the time for action by the applicant upon written request by the applicant showing the circumstances beyond the control of the applicant prevented the construction from beginning. Stormwater Treatment Control Permit 1. Any person, firm, partnership, corporation or agent thereof, which incorporates Treatment Control Best Management Practices into a proposed development shall first obtain a Stormwater Treatme'nt Control Permit prior to initiating any work related to the installation of such treatment controls. Installation and Maintenance 1. Structural and Treatment Control Best Management Practices must be implemented and installed as shown on the approved plans. All systems shall be constructed and installed in such a manner to permit convenient and safe access for perpetual inspection and maintenance. 2. Any person, firm, partnership, corporation and their agents, heirs and successors who own, operate or maintain Treatment Control Best Management Practices, including, but not limited to clarifiers, sediment ponds, and filters shall maintain the systems in good working order at all times. 8 Waiver A waiver of impracticability for post construction structural or treatment control BMPs may be granted by the Development Services Director or duly authorized representative thereof if all such structural or treatment control BMPs have been rejected as infeasible . for the following conditions when certified by a licensed California civil Engineer or Architect: a) Extreme Limitations of space or treatment on a redevelopment projects, or b) Unfavorable or unstable soil conditions exist at the site for infiltration, or c) A known unconfined aquifer or potential source of drinking water exist less that 10 feet from the surface. Inspections The Deveiopment Services Director or duly authorized representative thereof may enter and inspect any private premises duririg any reasonable time for the purpose of verifying compliance with the terms and conditions of this chapter. Such inspections may include but are not limited to: a) Inspecting efficiency or adequacy of construction or post construction BMPs. b) Inspection, sampling and testing any area runoff, soils in areas subject to runoff, and or treatment system discharges. c) Inspection of the integrity of all storm drain and sanitary sewer systems, including the use of smoke and dye tests and video survey of such pipes and conveyance systems. d) Inspection of all records of the owner, contractor, developer or occupant of public or private property relating to BMP inspections conducted by the owner, contractor; developer or occupant. e) Identifying points of stormwater discharge from the premises whether surface or subsurface and locating any illicit connection or discharge. Fees Fees to recover the plan checking, inspections and other costs of this program as established by Resolution 6195, Exhibit "B." 9