Item 2: Ordinance on Water Quality Overlay Zone

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(d) Stream banks and stream beds must be stabilized at crossings, using vegetative bio-engineering methods to the maximum extent practicable. (7) Hydrology. Existing hydrology shall be maintained unless modification of hydrology is an element of an approved use and/or intended to improve water quality to minimize flow concentration, downcutting, and erosion. (8) Stormwater Discharges. (a) Improvements shall not increase or decrease stormwater conveyance capacity either upstream or downstream of improvements except as necessary to address conveyance needs identified in the city’s adopted Stormwater Management Manual, or as otherwise allowed or required by this code; (b) Improvements shall meet the stormwater development standards of EC 9.6790 through EC 9.6797; and (c) Flow spreaders and energy dissipaters shall be utilized to prevent erosive impacts to protected areas from stormwater discharges where practicable to avoid concentrating stormwater discharges. (9) Repair and Reconstruction of Stream Banks and Channels. Bio- engineering methods are to be used to repair stream bank failures and channel erosion problems and to reconstruct stream banks and channels except where those methods by themselves would be ineffective. Where bio-engineering alone is inadequate, stones and boulders may be used to augment bank repair efforts, dissipate energy or control flows. (10) Removal of Materials Harmful to Water Quality. All refuse, toxics, fill, unauthorized auto bodies, or similar materials located within the /WQ Management Area that are harmful to water quality or that limit the filtration of pollutants from runoff that flows across the /WQ Management Area shall be removed. (11) Protect Management Area During Construction. Prior to engaging in the use authorized under EC 9.4780(3), the applicant shall demarcate the /WQ Management Area setback area by a prominent and continuous protective feature indicating a “No Disturbance Area.” No site preparation, including but not limited to vegetation removal, may take place within 50 feet of the /WQ Management Area, until the city has verified the required demarcation. Section 4. Section 9.7055 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is amended by adding an entry for “/WQ Water Quality Overlay Zone” in alphabetical order therein to provide: 9.7055 Applications and Review Authorities. Table 9.7055 Applications and Review Authorities, lists applications and the typical review authorities for the decision and the appeal of the decision. To accommodate a request for concurrent review, the city may instead review multiple applications according to the highest applicable type. Table 9.7055 Applications and Review Authorities R = Recommendation, D = Decision Maker, A = Appeal Review Authority Ordinance - 16