Item 2: Ordinance on Water Quality Overlay Zone

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2. Channel and stream bank stability problems, 3. Habitat conditions, 4. Existing utilities such as water mains, wastewater and stormwater pipes, electrical transmission lines, and telephone and cable systems. (d) Construction of stormwater-related private and public projects for purposes of restoring or enhancing natural resource values including riparian and wetland habitat. (e) Construction of stormwater-related facilities for the purpose of correcting existing or anticipated flooding and/or water quality problems, such as: 1. Channel widening, relocation or realignment to increase conveyance capacity, 2. Outfalls that discharge runoff into waterways, 3. Water quality best management practices for filtering and settling-out pollutants and for preventing and/or minimizing channel down-cutting and/or streambank erosion, such as: vault-filters, check-dams, settling bays, ponds and vegetative filters, and in-stream bio-engineering devices designed to reduce velocity of flow. (f) Roadside ditches constructed for the specific purpose of providing drainage for the roadway. (3) Where the prohibitions of subsection 6.655(2) would result in preventing all viable economic use of the property, or would prohibit the use of more than 33 percent of the property, the city manager may grant a site specific exemption to allow some viable economic use of the property, or the use of not less than 67 percent of the property. (4) Where the city manager determines that relocation and/or realignment of an open waterway can be accomplished in a manner that is consistent with the purpose of section 6.650, the city manager may authorize that relocation or realignment. If the city manager does so, the city manager shall impose such conditions as he or she deems necessary to ensure that the relocated or realigned open waterway is comparable in functions to the existing open waterway. The city manager shall not approve such relocation or realignment unless the proposal, in addition to being consistent with the purpose of section 6.650, meets the following criteria: (a) All required state and federal permits have been approved, (b) The proposal is consistent with existing local plans and policies, (c) The proposal is consistent with applicable city stormwater development requirements and design specifications including drainage, flood control, water quality treatment, related natural resources protection and maintenance access needs, and (d) Any requirements imposed by administrative rules adopted pursuant to section 2.019 of this code. Ordinance - 30