Title 16 - Buildings and Construction

16.210.070  Stormwater Management Plan Requirements.

1. A.
   Preliminary Stormwater Management Plan Requirements:  No application for development shall be accepted unless it includes a preliminary stormwater management plan detailing in concept how runoff and associated water quality impacts resulting from the development will be controlled or managed.  This plan must be prepared by a registered professional engineer in the State of Kansas and must show whether stormwater will be managed on-site or off-site, and show the general location and type of practices.
   
   The preliminary stormwater management plan must include: conceptual stormwater management plans, sufficient information to evaluate the existing environmental characteristics of the project site, impacts of the proposed development, preliminary sizing for stormwater treatment facilities, and locations of any proposed access easements or conservation easements, and a description of the maintenance responsibility for proposed stormwater treatment facilities.  The Director may set additional minimum submittal requirements. 
2. B.
   Final Stormwater Management Plan Requirements:  Unless waived by the Director, the applicant shall obtain City approval for the final stormwater management plan prior to obtaining a permit.  The final stormwater management plan, in addition to the information from the preliminary stormwater management plan, shall include all of the information required in the Standards and any other submittal requirements as determined by the Director.
3. C.
   Landscaping and Stabilization Requirements: The landscape plan for permitting purposes shall include all of the following:

   1. 1.
      Vegetative stabilization and management techniques to be used at a site after construction is completed.
   2. 2.
      An explanation of how the site will be stabilized after construction.
   3. 3.
      Identify the responsible party for the maintenance of vegetation at the site.
   4. 4.
      Identify the practices that will be employed to ensure adequate vegetative cover is preserved.
   5. 5.
      The design is prepared by a registered landscape architect in the State of Kansas.
   6. 6.
       The design is approved prior to receiving a permit to construct the stormwater treatment facility.

(History: Ord. SWT-2669 §1, 2008)

Effective on: 1/1/1901