TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Adam Lindsay, Assistant City Manager
FROM: Sheila Thomas-Ambat, PE, Public Services Director
Jason Miles, PE, Assistant Public Services Director - Engineering
Byron Reeves, PE, Stormwater Manager
DATE: September 27, 2021
RE:
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Stormwater Control Ordinance Text Amendments for Sec. 23-24 & Sec. 23-41
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Goal 3: High Quality Built Environment
Goal 4: Desirable Place to Live, Work and Recreate
Executive Summary:
Staff seeks concurrence from City Council on two proposed text amendments to the Stormwater Control Ordinance.
1. Section 23-24 Exemptions from Requirements to exempt redevelopment totaling less than 20,000 cumulative square foot of impervious surface from having to install onsite stormwater control measures. This proposed amendment was presented to Council at the August 2, 2021 Work Session under agenda item 4.05 and approved to move forward on consent at a Council Regular Meeting.
2. Section 21-41 Performance Securities for Installation to increase performance securities to 125% of estimated construction cost for commercial developments, and 125% of estimated conversion cost for residential subdivision developments. This proposed amendment was presented at the August 26, 2021 Stormwater Committee Meeting under agenda item 4.3 and approved to move forward on consent at a Council Regular Meeting.
Background:
Sec. 23-24 Exemptions from Requirements:
The City of Fayetteville's Public Services Department has received multiple Notices of Petition for Variance Request from the Stormwater Control Ordinance with respect to Sec. 23-24 - Exemptions from Requirements. To be more specific, these variance requests speak to Sec. 23-24 (2) & (3), which outline impervious limits that require on-site stormwater management measures for new development, redevelopment, and new construction to existing develo...
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