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Item No. 6 <br />Meeting Date: October 2, 2008 <br />Type of Business: WS <br />City Administrator Review _______ <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />To:Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From:Greg Halverson, Consulting Engineer <br />Item Title/Subject:Construction Site and Land Disturbance Runoff <br />Control Ordinance (Chapter 1303) <br />Background: <br />Since March 10, 2003, the City has been required to comply with the Minnesota <br />Pollution Control Agency’s (MPCA) Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System <br />(MS4) General Permit. This permit requires the City to develop an ordinance to <br />control construction site runoff from land disturbing activities greater than or <br />equal to one acre. <br />On September 25, 2006 the City Council adopted Resolution 6937 authorizing <br />Bonestroo to prepare the ordinance for the City. <br />Discussion: <br />Bonestroo staff prepared an initial draft of the ordinance as directed, and then <br />worked with City Staff from the Public Works and Community Development <br />departments through several iterations of revisions and comments until the <br />ordinance reached its current proposed version. <br />The proposed ordinance, titled “Construction Site and Land Disturbance Runoff <br />Control Ordinance”, is provided as an attachment to this Staff Report. <br />City Staff feels the proposed ordinance meets the minimum requirements of the <br />MS4 permit and MPCA guidance. Staff also feels the ordinance provides <br />adequate flexibility for implementation and the appropriate enforcement <br />mechanism to control runoff to City water resources. <br />The ordinance is structured into the following sections. <br />x Findings of Fact <br />x Purpose <br />x Definitions <br />x General Conformance <br />x Conformance with Other Laws <br />x Land Disturbance Permit <br />x Submittal Requirements <br />x Permit Review and Approval Process <br />x Enforcement Actions <br />x Penalties