Item C: Stormwater Development Standards

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ATTACHMENT A (1) (a) Except for areas on the city’s acknowledged Goal 5 inventory, where the subject property in the proposed development is or will be periodically subject to accumulations of surface water or is traversed by any open drainage way, headwater, stream, creek, wetland, spring, or pond, including those not maintained by the city which drain onto or from city- owned property or into city maintained facilities. (b) For areas on the city’s acknowledged Goal 5 inventory, where the subject property in the proposed development is or will be periodically subject to accumulations of surface water or is traversed by any water course or channel. (2) Where necessary to extend public drainage facilities and services to adjoining undeveloped property. (3) To provide necessary drainage from the public right-of-way.] Section 4 . Sections 9.6790, 9.6791, 9.6792, 9.6793, 9.6794, 9.6795, and 9.6796 are added to the Eugene Code, 1971, to provide: 9.6790 Stormwater Destination. (1) Purpose. The purpose of EC 9.6790 is to protect life and property from flood and drainage hazards by maintaining the capacity of the city’s stormwater conveyance system through the establishment of destination regulations for stormwater runoff from development. (2) Applicability. Destination standards apply to all development. (3)Standards. Stormwater drainage facilities shall be designed and constructed according to adopted plans and policies, and in accordance with standards in EC Chapters 6 and 7, and the Stormwater Destination section of Chapter 1 and all of Chapter 2 of the Stormwater Management Manual. An applicant proposing a new development must submit documentation to the city showing the stormwater destination into which the proposed development will be disposed. The documentation must establish that the new development will be disposed of into existing stormwater drainage facilities that, considering all developments that have received tentative or final plan approval as of the date the developer submits a complete application, have the capacity to handle the stormwater runoff that will be generated by the proposed new development for the flood control design storm, or, if the applicant cannot establish that existing stormwater drainage facilities have such capacity, the applicant must construct storm drainage facilities to accommodate the stormwater draining from the proposed Ordinance - 4 2/3/06 - Ordinance includes changes made pursuant to the 1/9/06, 1/10/06 and 2/13/06 PC meetings. L:\CMO\2006 Council Agendas\M060313\S060313C-attA.doc