Title 15 - Public Improvements

15.10 Stormwater Management Program - Standards and Permitting

15.10.800 Variances.

  1. A.
    Any variance of the provisions in this Chapter shall be submitted to and approved by the Governing Body.
  2. B.
    The City Engineer may grant a variance to the Standards which have been adopted by the City Engineer provided all of the following conditions are met:
    1. 1.
      The variance complies with the general spirit and intent of the Standards.
    2. 2.
      The granting of the variance will not adversely affect the rights of adjacent landowners.
    3. 3.
      The granting of the variance will not result in substantial public expense, create nuisances, cause fraud on or cause harm to the public or conflict with existing local, federal or state laws, rules or regulations.
    4. 4.
      The variance will not adversely affect the public health, safety, morals, order, convenience, prosperity or general welfare.
  3. C.
    Appeals of decisions made by the City Engineer related to the Standards shall be made to the Governing Body.

(History: Ord. SWM-2853 §6, 2010; SWM-2668 §7, 2008; SWM-2505 §1, 2004; SDR-2192 §41, 2000; SD-1234 §24, 83; SDR-349 §8-8, 65)

Effective on: 1/1/1901