DATE: March 24, 2015
TO: Board of Mayor and Aldermen
FROM: Eric Stuckey, City Administrator
David Parker, City Engineer/CIP Executive
Paul Holzen, Director of Engineering
Jeff Willoughby, Stormwater Management Coordinator
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PUBLIC HEARING: Consideration of Ordinance 2014-50 "An Ordinance To Amend Title 23 of the City of Franklin Municipal Code To Change Ordinance Trigger Thresholds, Remove Buffers on Channels That Serve 25 Acres of Tributary Area, Revise Definitions, Clarify Requirements and to Correct Grammatical and Typographical Errors"; (04/28/15 BOMA 8-0) SECOND AND FINAL READING
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Purpose
The primary purpose of this ordinance change is to modify the governing threshold for stormwater requirements for Development and Redevelopment and to remove Water Resource Buffer requirements on Wet Weather Conveyances.
Background
The City of Franklin Stormwater Management Ordinance was adopted in 2001 and has been updated numerous times throughout the last 13 years. Since 2001, Franklin's Stormwater Ordinance has required Water Resource Buffers on channels (Wet Weather Conveyances) that serve more than 25 acres tributary area. This requirement has gone unchallenged by the development community until recently. City staff was asked by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen to revisit this ordinance and engage design professionals to address some of the concerns of the development community. Below is a summary of the proposed changes that have resulted from numerous meetings with design professionals and developers:
* Section 23-102 - City staff revised exemptions to exclude smaller developments from having to comply with Peak Runoff Control and Green Infrastructure - Runoff Reduction Requirements. The governing threshold for stormwater requirements for development and redevelopment is currently triggered once 5,000 square feet of land disturbance is met. Over the last couple year's staff has noticed instances ...
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