Ordinance 514-78 - Laserfiche WebLink

• • • 1 the suitability of waters for contact recreation and fishings; to preserve 2 and enhance the aesthetic quality of the waters; to maintain and protect 3 valuable groundwater resources; to minimize adverse effects of alterations 4 in groundwater quantities, locations, and flow patterns; to ensure the safety 5 of City roads and right of way; and to decrease drainage related damage to 6 public and private property. 7 Section 2: Definitions 8 (1) "Procedures Manual" shall mean the manual of technical and g administrative procedures established by the City Engineer which delineates 10 methods to be used, the level of analysis required, and other details for 11 implementation of the provisions of this ordinance. 12 (2) "Comprehensive Drainage Plan" refers to a detailed analysis for 13 each drainage basin which compares the capabilities and needs for runoff 14 accommodation due to various combinations of development, land use, 15 structural and non-structural management alternatives. The plan recommends 16 the form, location and extent of quantity and quality control measures which 17 optimally would meet the legal constraints, water quality standards, and 18 community standards, as well as identifying the institutional and funding 19 requirements for plan implementation. Where no Comprehensive Drainage 20 Plan exists, the City Drainage Plan shall be used. 21 (3) "City Drainage Plan" shall mean the City's interim Drainage 22 Planning Guidelines. 23 (4) "Computations" shall mean calculations, including runoff coefficients 24 and other pertinent data, made to determine the drainage plan with rates of 25 flow of water given in cubic feet per second (cfs) and/or cubic meters per 26 second (cros) . 27 (5) "Critical Area" shall refer to areas that are highly susceptible to 28 erosion such as steep or bare slopes, potential slides, flood plains, 29 streambanks, drainage channels, silt bars, wetlands, bogs, marshes, and 30 poorly drained areas. 31 32 2 Al