It is the policy of the City to encourage development project proponents to maintain natural drainages and beneficial drainage patterns to the maximum extent practicable, including minimizing the total amount of impervious surfaces created by proposed projects. Developers and engineers are encouraged to suggest innovative approaches to assist the City in meeting this policy objective.

The purpose of this Chapter is to guide the design, construction and management of stormwater drainage facilities, to protect stormwater quality during and after construction, to provide long-term responsibility for and maintenance of construction and post-construction Best Management Practices (BMPs), to establish legal authority to carry out the inspection and monitoring procedures necessary to ensure compliance with this Chapter, to fund stormwater management activities related to development and to comply with state and federal law. (Ord. 11-1 §2, 2011).