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Palm Beach County National Pollutant Discharge

Elimination System Municipal Separate Storm System

Permit No. FLS 000018

FIRST ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 1997 TO JANUARY 1998

Appendix Y Town of Palm Beach

prepared by

Town of Palm Beach as Co-Permittee

August 1998

EXHIBIT #2 Municipal Code of Ordinances

Article V - Stormwater Management Article VI - Soil Erosion, Sediment Control, and Fugitive Dust

Article VII- Miscellaneous and

Article VIII - Stormwater Control

CODE OF ORDINANCES TOWN OF PALM BEACH, FLORIDA

ARTICLE V - STORMWATER MANAGEMENT ARTICLE VI - SOIL EROSION, SEDIMENT CONTROL, AND

FUGITIVE DUST ARTICLE VII - MISCELLANEOUS

AND ARTICLE VIII - STORMW A TER CONTROL

Distributed by: Public Works Department

§ 1.5·61 NATURAL § 11.5-63

ARTICLE V. STORMWATER MANAGEMENT

11 L and intent.

(a)

(b) runoff pollu tion to surface waters;

erosion and of receiving waters. (Ord. No. 8-9 § 1, 4-11-90)

.5-62. General

shall comply with and of the South Florida Water Management

all cases, the applicable shall apply. No.8-90, § 1, 1-90)

Sec. 1 Exemptions.

activities are exempt [rom the re­

development within a subdivision if each of fo1­have

(1) for subdivi­as

with stormwater with the

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§ ll.5-63 PALM § 11.5-64

(e)

not 17-3,

sanitary sewer

does not or affect location of sto on runoff.

persons, or to from

development development standards as

Code.

stormwater they not

Public

the

shall com­

(e) designed to meet the as

(1)

quality will be protected by the (1) to

All must run over e to arge mto the town

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§ 115-64 NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION § 11.5-65

.(g) All stormwater management systems shall use soil erosion control techniques during construction, as described in the soil erosion, sediment control, and fugitive dust ordinance in this chapter.

(h) In phased developments, the storm water management system for each integrated stage of completion shall be capable of functioning independently_

(i) The characteristics of stormwater conveyed from the site should meet the public works department engineering standards, or approximate the rate, volume, quality, and timing that oc­curred on the site under conditions preceding the proposed devel­opment, whichever is more stringent.

U) Methods to calculate runoff shall be calculated as shown in the public works department engineering standards. (Ord. No. 8-90, § 1, 4-11-90)

Sec. 11.5-65. Stormwater management plan.

A stormwater management plan shall be submitted with all applications for building permits or site plan approval, as appli­cable. The stormwater management plan shall contain sufficient information to allow the town engineer to determine whether the proposed development meets the requirements of this section_

(a) The following specific information shall be submitted:

(1) Topographic map of the site clearly showing the loca­tion, identification, and elevation of bench marks. The contour interval of the topographic map shall not be greater than one (1) foot.

(2) An overall project area map showing existing hydrog­raphy and runoff patterns, and the size, location, to­pography, and land use of any off-site areas that drain onto, through, or from the project area.

(3) A map of vegetative cover if wetlands or other spe­cially protected vegetation is present.

(4) A map showing the locations of any soil borings or percolation tests. Percolation tests representative of design conditions shall be performed if the stormwater management system will use swales, percolation (re-

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§ 11.5-65 PALM CODE § 11.5-66

tention), or (detention with filtration)

specifically the development with

road, and building plan showing the location, and specifications of and

(including ground or finished floor and con trol plan that de·

and location of control measures, the which they will put into

or and maintenance (8) other requirements

to umque site or conditions. § I, 11-90)

11.5-66. S mana tern requIre­

of the stormwater man following information:

direction, flow rate, that will be conveyed from with a comparison to

or

(b) Detention charge of and

surface water quality

(c) or for percolation.

(d) Location of all bodies to be included in the (natural

Any the proper func· tioni

fying loea­the

easements for the

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§ U.5-66 NATURAL PROTECTION § 11.5-71

all areas to as of the stormwater ment system.

(h) The entity or agency for operation of the . (Ord. No. 8-90, § 1,

Sec. 11 Exemptions.

development of (1-/2) acre or some upon approval by the town

public department. (Ord. 8-90, § 1, 1-90)

11 ·68 11.5-70. Reserved.

Vl. SOIL EROSION, SEDIMENT CONTROL, AND FUGITIVE DUST

Sec. 11 1. Findings.

Land-disturbing can cause excessive runoff and ac­of soil erosion, in the and

of natural resources, including the degradation of quality.

addition, emissions of construc­including but not limited incidents ,,<-a.h',-,",

of tion, demolition, or

of particulate

that:

(a) quantities of may erode from areas u due to

(b) shore-resources, as

mum

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§ 11.5-71 PALM BEACH CODE § 11.5·74

(d) Sediment and sediment-related pollutants degrade wet· land systems, including Lake Worth, resulting in the de­struction of aquatic life and degradation of water quality.

(e) Airborne sediments can constitute a nuisance for adjacent property owners, and degrade the quality of the air. (Ord. No. 8-90, § 1,4-11-90)

Sec. 11.5-72. Purpose.

The purpose of these regulations is to safeguard persons, pro­tect property, prevent damage to the environment, and promote the public welfare by guiding, regulating, and controlling the design, construction, use, and maintenance of any development or other activity which disturbs or otherwise results in the move­ment on earth of land situated in the town. (Ord. No. 8-90, § 1, 4-11-90)

Sec. 11.5-73. Erosion control plan.

No person may engage in land-disturbing activity until a plan has been submitted for erosion and sediment control and the plan has been approved by the town. The following erosion control standards should be incorporated, as appropriate, into the erosion and sediment control plan. (Ord. No. 8-90, § 1, 4-11-90)

Sec. 11.5-74. Standards.

(a) No land-disturbing activity during periods of construction or improvement to land shall be permitted in proximity to wet­lands or the shoreline of Lake Worth unless a twenty-rive-foot buffer zone is provided along the margin of the watercourse.

(b) The angle for graded slopes and fills shall not be greater than the angle which can be retained by vegetative cover, or other adequate erosion-control, devices or structures (generally 4: 1 or less). Slopes left exposed will, within ten (10) working days of completion of any phase of grading, be planted or otherwise provided with ground cover, devices, or structures sufficient to restrain erosion.

(c) Groundcover sufficient to restrain erosion must be planted or otherwise provided within ten (10) working days on portlOns of

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§ 11.5-74 NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION § 115-81

land upon which further activity is not being undertaken within thirty (30)

eroSIOn control ts mam­

(e) temporary

soil, S

of more COrd. No.

I

to or or water

beyond property of the involved. (Ord. No. 8-90, § 1,

11.5-76. Violations.

to other of VIO­labon of shall issuance of a stop-work order by the building official in with

of the building code. (Ord. No. 8-90, § I, 11-90)

11 1.5-80.

VII.

11 for use.

applications for or to plan, shorehne land use

following

(1) Water-dependent uses as or protection of fish, shellfish wildlife; protection or ~v ••~~ of

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§ 11.5-81 PALM CODE § 11.5-92

resources; recreation, public access, they

lmpact upon the land, waters or adj

or uses such as and water-related

•..J .... 'c.-u;, .... waterfront communities.

whlch are not w or water-related which in a diminution of and

are with or committed uses in COrd. No. 8-90, § 1, 11-90)

.5-90. Reserved.

VITI. STORMWATER CONTROL

1 and intent.

shall known as "Town of "

Purpose and intent. The purpose the health, safety and welfare town. This is intended to comply with federal law and quality.

11

means em authorized in writing by the director to provislOns of this

means the director of public

means any or of any or

individual, corporation,

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§ 11.5-92 NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION § l1.5-93

Stormwater means any stonnwater runoff, runoff and drainage.

Sec. 11 lllicit

section or as in the stormwater of

is prohibited. Further, any to the stormwa­industrial or other

in violation offederal, state, regulations, or

IS

(b) Authorized OYf'OTl Unless the director determines it is not is not acceptable, following prohibitions forth Flows from

contributions from potable irrigation and lawn watering, irrigation water,

infiltration to

conditioning , flows

swimmllg pool contributions. pools not be drained mto with the follow­

(1) with backwashing fiJ­than one

(1,000) (2) Chlorinated water overflowing a pool associated wIth a storm event.

(c) Illicit connections. use or estab­direct or . to the stormwater

this ordinance. This

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§ 11.5-93 PALM BEACH CODE § 11.5-94

IS applies to In of whether made

under connection was made.

(d) lssue an to to cease , Dr connection

to stormwater system, determmed by director to be in violation of of this article, or in violation of any regulation or

permit shall provide the later

or

soon as any has of

person is directly or such person shall also

and clean up of such telephone in writing

at Box 2029, Florida 33480, (3)

12-93, § 3,

11.5-94. and monitoring.

an of the provisions of this or

ulahon or hereunder, or an authonzed official cause to constituting a vlOlation of any of the provIsions of or regulation or . issued any au thonzed enter buildmg or at

same or to perform duty

or

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§ 11.5-94 NATURAL PROTECTION § 11.5-95

property, building or facIlity is unoccupied, such authorized make a to locate owner or other

having bUllding or facility, and shall for permission

made hereunder the owner or 10

con trol to in such entry 1S the authorized official to m bon only upon . warrant by a duly

If in control

compe­entry. Routine or

reasonable m out the

with of storrnwater contamination, charges or factors.

(b) Authority for monitoring of­fiel may establish on any property to conduct sampling or metering of

(c) ReqULrements person in any activity or owning any or facility (including, but not limited to, a site of industrial activ­ity) to such of any to the (Ord. No.1

11.5-95. Enforcement.

Any violation of any provision of this ar­or issued hereunder, shall be necessary to protect the publIc health,

(b) violation. shall be deemed guilty of a violation for each and d dunng any

VIOl of of or of hereunder.

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11.5-95 llS95

(Ord. No.1 , § 5, 11-93)

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