80-07 Chapter 1339 Storm Water Management

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sewer configuration in the project area, unless specifically exempted in Section 1339.01. (c) This chapter does not require a Storm Water Management Plan for routine public maintenance projects, such as sewer or watermain replacement or street reconstruction, which does not result in the installation of additional impervious surface and does not disturb more than 5 acres, as determined by the City Engineer. (d) This chapter requires owners who develop or re-develop their property within the City of Lakewood to: (1) Control the volume, rate and quality of storm water runoff from their property to minimize the potential for downstream flooding, erosion, and sedimentation; (2) Reduce damage to receiving water resources and drainage systems that are caused by new development or redevelopment activities; (3) Preserve to the maximum extent practicable the natural drainage characteristics of the building site and minimize the need to construct, repair, and replace enclosed storm drain systems; (4) Preserve to the maximum extent practicable natural infiltration and groundwater recharge, and maintain subsurface flow that replenishes water resources, wetlands, and wells; (5) Assure that storm water controls are incorporated into site planning and design at the earliest possible stage; (6) Prevent unnecessary stripping of vegetation and loss of soil, especially adjacent to water resources and wetlands; (7) Reduce the need for costly maintenance and repairs to roads, embankments, sewage systems, ditches, water resources, wetlands, and storm water management practices that are the result of inadequate control of soil erosion, sediment and storm water; (8) Reduce the long-term expense of remedial projects needed to address problems caused by inadequate control of storm water, erosion and sediment; [ r (9) Maximize the use of storm water management practices that serve multiple purposes including, but not limited to, flood control, soil erosion 3