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RESOLUTION NO. 2008-061
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA APPROVING THE "CITY OF CHULA VISTA
DEVELOPMENT STORM WATER MANUAL, JANUARY
2008" AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY ENGINEER TO
EXECUTE "STORM WATER MANAGEMENT FACILITIES
MAINTENANCE AGREEMENTS" ON BEHALF OF THE CITY
WHEREAS, on January 24, 2007, the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board
(Regional Board) adopted a new National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
Municipal Permit, Order No. R9-2007-0001 (New Permit); and
WHEREAS, the New Permit requires the eighteen cities of San Diego County, the San
Diego Unified Port District, the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority, and the County
of San Diego (Copermittees) to review and upgrade their storm water, grading and other relevant
ordinances and standards, as necessary, to comply with the more stringent requirements of the
New Permit; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Regional Board's adoption of the New Permit, City staff
reviewed Chapter 15.04 of the Chula Vista Municipal Code to determine if the City's legal
authority is adequate to control pollutant discharges from development and redevelopment
projects in Chula Vista and meet all the requirements of the New Permit; and
WHEREAS, adding Section 15.04.018 to the CVMC Chapter 15.04 incorporates, by
reference, the City's Development Storm Water Manual, January 2008 into the Excavation,
Grading, Clearing, Grubbing and Fills Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the Development Storm Water Manual, January 2008 includes the City's
Standard Urban Storm Water Mitigation Plan (SUSMP) and sets out criteria and guidelines for
proponents of development and redevelopment projects in Chula Vista to comply with the City's
storm water and non-storm water requirements on new development and redevelopment projects;
and
WHEREAS, the Development Planning Component of the New Permit requires updates
to SUSMP and Numeric Sizing Criteria; and
WHEREAS, under this requirement, Copermittees are required to enforce practices to
detain, treat, and infiltrate storm water runoff from development and major redevelopment
through the adoption oflocal ordinances and proj ect review and approval processes; and
WHEREAS, moreover, sizing of the Best Management Practices (BMPs) implemented to
achieve this goal will need to be based on numerical criteria mandated by the New Permit; and
WHEREAS, BMPs include structural devices and landscaping improvements designed to
remove pollutants and to reduce runoff volume; and
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WHEREAS, these requirements are expected to have a broad impact on municipalities
and new residential, commercial, and industrial projects, as well as major redevelopment
projects; and
WHEREAS, as required under the New Permit, the Copermittees have collectively
updated the Model SUSMP that was first developed by the Copermittees on February 14,2002;
and
WHEREAS, the Updated Model SUSMP includes Low Impact Development principles;
and
WHEREAS, the proposed Development Storm Water Manual, January 2008
incorporates, in Section 3, an updated local SUSMP that is based on this Updated Model
SUSMP; and
WHEREAS, other sections of the Storm Water Manual include: (1) Project Review and
Permitting Processes; (2) Water Quality Technical Report Guidelines; (3) Best Management
Practices Design Criteria; (3) Permanent Standard Storm Water BMPs Requirements;
(4) Construction Storm Water Performance Standards; and, (5) Implementation and Maintenance
Requirements; and
WHEREAS, updating the City's Ordinances, development permitting processes, JURMP,
SUSMP (including the City's Development Storm Water Manual) and establishing legal
authority by the due date of March 24, 2008, are requirements of the Municipal Permit; and
WHEREAS, non-compliance with said requirements will result in a violation of the
Municipal Permit and expose the City to enforcement action, including Notices of Violation
and/or monetary fines as well as possible third party suits.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the CIty Council of the City of Chula Vista
that it approves the "City ofChula Vista Development Storm Water Manual, January 2008" and
authorizing the City Engineer to execute "Storm Water Management Facilities Maintenance
Agreements" on behalf of the City.
Presented by
Approved as to form by
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Ann Moore '
City Attorney
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PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this] 9th day of February 2008 by the following vote:
AYES:
Councilmembers:
Castaneda, McCann, Ramirez, Rindone, and Cox
NAYS:
Councilmembers:
None
ABSENT:
Councilmembers:
None
ATTEST:
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Donna R. Norris, CMC, Interim City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Donna R. Norris, Interim City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution No. 2008-061 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council
at a regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 19th day of February 2008.
Executed this 19th day of February 2008.
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Donna R. Norris, CMC, Interim City Clerk