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Storm Water Management and Erosion and Sediment Control Per City Code Section 1001.041, part of the preliminary plat application is the preliminary, grading, drainage and erosion control plan. This grading plan is reviewed and approved as part of the preliminary plat process. Any significant change to the approved grading plan requires a preliminary plat amendment. In 2021, City Code Chapter 1011, Stormwater, Erosion and Sediment Control required each lot to have it’s own stormwater pond for stormwater management. The original preliminary plat and grading plans complied with this City code. In 2023, City Code Chapter 1011 was amended to exempt single-family residential subdivisions less than seven (7) lots from stormwater management requirements. City Code Section 1011.011(2) Exceptions: (d) Stormwater Management Requirements do not apply to single-family residential subdivisions creating seven or fewer lots that: 1. Establish no new public roadway; and 2. Includes no private roadway/driveway serving three or more lots. Now, each individual lot is not required to have a stormwater pond. This results in less tree removal and no future stormwater pond maintenance. The applicant has submitted revised grading plan compliant with current code. Easement Vacation As required, drainage and utility easements were dedicated on the Lake Amelia Woods final plat over the stormwater ponds. These easements will be vacated since the stormwater ponds are not required. The City Council will hold a public hearing on the nd vacation. New easements will be dedicated on the Lake Amelia Woods 2 Addition final plat. Public Land Dedication No new lots are being created; therefore, no additional public land dedication or fees are required. Wetlands/Floodplain/Shoreland Management A 75 ft wide vegetated wetland/shoreline buffer declaration along Wetland A (lake) was recorded with the original Lake Amelia Woods final plat as a stormwater management best management practice (BMP) to minimize runoff pollutants from entering the lake. The buffer will also help stabilize the shoreline, reduce erosion and support aquatic 3