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ORDINANCE NO. 2008-06 ' INTRODUCED BY: Mayor Rinker and Council as a Whole AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE ADOPTING AN EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL ORDINANCE TO BE KNOWN AS CHAPTER 1129 OF THE VILLAGE'S CODIFIED ORDINANCES. WHEREAS, soil is most vulnerable to erosion by wind and water during soil disturbing activities and this eroded soil necessitates repair of sewers and ditches and dredging of rivers, harbors, and lakes; accelerates downstream bank erosion and damage to public and private property; damages water resources and wetlands by reducing water quality; and causes the siltation of aquatic habitat; and WHEREAS, communities throughout the watershed(s) in which Mayfield Village is located have experienced and continue to experience costs associated with inadequate erosion and sediment control and increased State and Federal regulation; and WHEREAS, there are watershed-wide efforts to reduce sedimentation in the Chagrin River and to protect and enhance the unique water resources and wetlands of the Chagrin River watershed; WHEREAS, Mayfield Village is a member of the Chagrin River Watershed Partners and Euclid Creek Watershed Council and recognizes its obligation as a part of these watersheds organizations to reduce sedimentation and to protect water quality by controlling soil disturbing activities within its borders; and WHEREAS, 40 C.F.R. Parts 9,122,123 and 124, referred to as NPDES Storm Water Phase II, require designated communities, including Mayfield Village to develop and implement a Storm Water Management Program to address, among other components, erosion and sediment control during soil disturbing activities; and WHEREAS, Article XVIII, Section 3 of the Ohio Constitution grants municipalities the legal authority to adopt rules to abate soil erosion and water pollution by soil sediments. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF MAYFIELD VILLAGE, OHIO, THAT: SECTION 1. Codified Ordinance Chapter 1129, Erosion and Sediment Control, is hereby adopted to read, in total, as set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. ' _ SECTION 2. The Clerk of Council is authorized and directed to forward a certified copy of this Ordinance to the Codifier of the Village of Mayfield.