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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08 - Comp Plan_Utilities Element Stormwater Management_Tab 08_01/14/2010 a cx y VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UTILITIES ELEMENT, STORMWATER MANAGEMENT SUBELEMENT Goal: 1.0.0 Economical, efficient and effective networks of stormwater drainage facilities and services. Objective: 1.1.0 The Village shall incorporate and annually update its five -year schedule of stormwater drainage capital improvement projects into its Capital Improvements Schedule. Capital Improvements needs are defined as: (1) those public drainage improvements necessary to correct existing deficiencies in order to maximize the use of existing facilities while maintaining the adopted Level of Service; or (2) those public drainage improvements necessary to meet projected future needs based upon the adopted Level of Service without encouraging urban sprawl, and /or; (3) improvements that will otherwise assist in the achievement of Comprehensive Plan goals, objectives and policies. Policy: 1.1.1 The Village Stormwater utility shall maintain a 10 -year Capital Improvements schedule for storm water facilities as a guideline for planning facilities over the long term. Policy: 1.1.2 Expansion of drainage areas shall be based on ability to serve new customers in a cost effective manner without any reduction in the adopted Level of Service within the drainage area for the present and future customers. Policy: 1.1.3 The Village shall implement capital projects to provide stormwater drainage in accordance with its adopted Level of Service standard, and shall include these projects in its Capital Improvements Schedule, as it is annually updated. The Capital Improvements Schedule shall also include capital projects being implemented and funded by other agencies, such as the Jupiter Inlet District, to the extent that these projects impact the Village's ability to achieve its Level of Service Standard. 35 Obiective: 1.2.0 Village stormwater drainage regulations, incorporated within the appropriate Village land development regulations, shall provide for protection, and where possible, enhancement of natural drainage features and ensure that future development utilizes storm water management systems to protect the functions of recharge areas and natural drainage features. Policy: 1.2.1 The Village shall continue to actively enforce its existing landscaping and open space requirements for new development with emphasis on preserving native vegetation and the reduction of impervious areas. Policy: 1.2.2 The Village shall continue its efforts to increase on -site retention /detention capacity of drainage basins in order to minimize to the extent possible stormwater runoff to the Loxahatchee River and Intracoastal Waterway. Policy: 1.2.3 The Village shall require new developments to limit post - development runoff rates and volumes to pre - development conditions. Policy: 1.2.4 The Village shall protect and preserve water quality by use of construction site Best Management Practices (BMP's) and the incorporation of techniques such as on -site retention and /or detention, use of pervious surfaces, native vegetation and Xeriscape Landscaping practices when considering all proposals for development and /or redevelopment. Policy: 1.2.5 The Village shall maintain levels of pollutants at all outfalls within its jurisdiction into the North and Northwest Forks of the Loxahatchee River as part of its "Wet Weather" Sampling regulations of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Stormwater Permitting Program. Policy: 1.2.6 The Village shall maintain levels of pollutants at all dry weather sampling areas (areas with three (3) days of no rain) as part of its "Dry Weather" Sampling regulations of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Stormwater Permitting Program. Policy: 1.2.7 The Village shall maintain water quality standards consistent with the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Program on an ongoing basis. 36 Obiective: 1.3.0 The Village shall ensure through the land development approval process that, at the time a building permit is issued, adequate public drainage capacity is available or will be available at the time of occupancy. Policy. 1.3.1 Protection from the degree of flooding that would result from a twenty -five (25) year frequency, twenty -four (24) hour duration storm event is hereby adopted as the Village's Level of Service Standard for stormwater drainage facilities, and shall be used as the basis of estimating the availability of capacity and demand generated by a proposed development project. Policy: 1.3.2 All development and /or redevelopment activities shall be undertaken in a manner consistent with adopted Level Service standards. Policy: 1.3.3 All development and /or redevelopment activities associated with on -site drainage facilities shall be designed and reviewed to maximize non - structural techniques (i.e. on -site retention and /or detention, use of pervious surfaces, swale areas, native vegetation and Xeriscape landscaping) in combination with structural drainage facilities (i.e. underground drainage facilities) to reduce storm water runoff, maintain local recharge and protect water quality. Policy: 1.3.4 The Village shall continue its routine maintenance program through the inspection of catch basins, culverts, outfalls and retention areas as a preventative measure against any major system failure, as required by the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination Program Stormwater Permitting Program. 37