Ordinance 3528-16 - Laserfiche WebLink

impervious surfaces, native vegetation loss, and stormwater runoff and make Low Impact Development(LID)the preferred and commonly used approach to new and redevelopment; and to comply with requirements in the Phase II National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Stormwater Permit as issued by the Washington State Department of Ecology. SECTION 2: DEFINITIONS. Section 2 of Ordinance 2182-96 (previously amended by Ord. 3168-10 §2 and Ord. 2196-97 § 2 and currently codified at EMC 14.28.020),which reads as follows: (1) "Basin Plan" refers to a detailed analysis for each drainage basin which compares the capabilities and needs for runoff accommodation due to various combinations of development, land use, structural and non-structural management alternates. The plan recommends the form, location and extent of quantity and quality control measures which optimally would meet the legal constraints, water quality standards, and community standards, as well as identifying the institutional and funding requirement for plan implementation. (2) "Best Management Practice (BMP) — Shall mean the schedules of activities, prohibitions of practices, maintenance procedures, and structural and/or managerial practices, that when used singly or in combination, prevent or reduce the release of pollutants and other adverse impacts to waters of Washington state. (3) "City Engineer" shall mean the City Engineer and/or his designee. (4) "Critical Area" shall refer to areas that are highly susceptible to erosion or flooding such as steep or bare slopes, potential slides, flood plains, stream banks, drainage channels, silt bars, wetlands, bogs, marshes, and poorly drained areas. (5) "Detention Facilities" shall mean facilities designed to hold runoff while gradually releasing it at predetermined maximum rates. 3