HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2010-053RESOLUTION N0.2010-053
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA APPROVING THE "CITY OF CHULA VISTA
DEVELOPMENT STORM WATER MANUAL, MARCH 2010"
AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY ENGINEER TO APPROVE
FUTURE UPDATES ON BEHALF OF THE CITY
WHEREAS, on January 24, 2007, the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board
(Regional Board) re-issued the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
Municipal Permit for San Diego County, Order No. R9-2007-0001 (Municipal Permit); and
WHEREAS, as required by the Municipal Permit, 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 (collectively known as the Copermittees) have updated their
regional Model Standazd Urban Storm Water Mitigation Plan (SUSMP) that was first developed
by the Copermittees on Februazy 14, 2002; and
WHEREAS, SUSMP requirements establish minimum post-construction Best
Management Practices (BMP) requirements for development projects, and such BMPs may
include practices or design features such as Low Impact Development Site Design, Source
Control, Treatment Control, and Hydromodification Management practices, designed to remove
pollutants from runoff and to minimize downstream erosion and habitat impact; and
WHEREAS, the Municipal Permit requires the Copermittees to update their local
SUSMPs within 365 days of the Regional Board's acceptance of the regional Model SUSMP to
incorporate its criteria and standazds; and
WHEREAS, the proposed Development Storm Water Manual, Mazch 2010 incorporates
in Section 3, Chula Vista's updated local SUSMP; and
WHEREAS, other sections of the Storm Water Manual include: (1) Project Review and
Permitting Process; (2) Water Quality Technical Report Guidelines; (3) BMPs Design Criteria;
(4) Standazd Permanent BMPs; (5) Construction Storm Water Performance standazds; and, (6)
Implementation and Maintenance Requirements; and
WHEREAS, updating the Development Storm Water Manual (which includes the City's
local SUSMP) by the due date of March 24, 2010, is a requirement of the Municipal Permit; and
WHEREAS, non-compliance with said requirement 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.
Resolution No. 2010-053
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista
that it approves the "City of Chula Vista Development Storm Water Manual, Mazch 2010" and
authorizes the City Engineer to approve its future updates on behalf of the City.
Presented by
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ick Hopkins
Director of Pub c Works
Approved as to form by
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B C. Mies d
City Atto y
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 9th day of March 2010 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Bensoussan, Castaneda, Ramirez, Thompson and
Cox
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
ATTEST:
Donna R. Norris, CMC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO
CITY OF CHULA VISTA
Cheryl Cox a or
I, Donna R. Norris, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2010-053 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 9th day of Mazch 2010.
Executed this 9th day of March 2010.
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Donna R. Norris, CMC, City Clerk