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ORDINANCE N0.2016-25 INTRODUCED BY: Mayor Bodnar and Council as a Whole AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 1129 OF THE ~. MAYFIELD VILLAGE CODIFIED ORDINANCES RELATIVE TO EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL 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 by reducing water quality; and causes the siltation of aquatic habitat; and WHEREAS, communities throughout the watershed(s) in which the Village of Mayfield 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 Euclid Creek River and to protect and enhance the unique water resources or wetlands of the Chagrin River and Euclid Creek River watershed; WHEREAS, the United States Environmental Protection Agency has approved a Total Maximum Daily Load for phosphorus, nitrogen, habitat, bacteria, TSS in the Chagrin River and phosphorus, habitat, TSS Euclid Creek River watersheds; WHEREAS, the Village of Mayfield is a member of the Chagrin River Watershed Partners and the Euclid Creek Watershed Group and recognizes the obligation as a part of these watershed 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 Stormwater Phase II, require designated communities, including the Village of Mayfield to develop and implement a Stormwater 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; and NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the Village of Mayfield, County of Cuyahoga, State of Ohio, that: SECTION 1. That Chapter 1129 "Erosion and Sediment Control" of the Mayfield Village Codified Ordinances is hereby and herein amended to read in total as set forth in Exhibit "A," which is attached and incorporated by reference.