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ORDINANCE NO. 2022-20 rw INTRODUCED BY: Mayor Bodnar AN ORDINANCE REPEALING CHAPTER 1130 OF THE VILLAGE'S CODIFIED ORDINANCES "ILLICIT DISCHARGE AND ILLEGAL CONNECTION CONTROL" AND REPLACING IT IN ITS ENTIRETY WITH NEW CHAPTER 1130 "ILLICIT DISCHARGE AND ILLEGAL CONNECTION CONTROL" WHEREAS, illicit discharges to Mayfield Village separate storm sewer system create water quality risks to public health, safety, and general welfare; and, WHEREAS, illicit discharges may necessitate repair of storm sewers and ditches; cause damage to public and private property; and may damage water resources by reducing water quality; and, WHEREAS, there are watershed -wide efforts to reduce illicit discharges to the Chagrin River and Euclid Creek and to protect and enhance the unique water resources of the Chagrin River and Euclid Creek watersheds; and, WHEREAS, Mayfield Village recognizes its obligation as a part of these watersheds to control illicit discharges and to protect water quality within its borders; and, WHEREAS, 40 C.F.R. Parts 9, 122, 123, and 124, and Ohio Administrative Code 3745- 39 require designated communities, including Mayfield Village, to develop a Storm Water co Management Program that, among other components, requires Mayfield Village to prohibit illicit discharges to their storm water system and to implement appropriate enforcement procedures and actions to detect and eliminate such illicit discharges; and, WHEREAS, Article XVIII, Section 3 of the Ohio Constitution grants municipalities the legal authority to exercise all powers of local self-government and to adopt and enforce within their limits such local police, sanitary, and other similar regulations, as are not in conflict with general laws. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of Mayfield Village, County of Cuyahoga, State of Ohio, that: SECTION 1. Codified Ordinance Chapter 1130 Illicit Discharge and Illegal Connection Control, is hereby repealed and replaced in its entirety with the following: "CHAPTER 1130 Illicit Discharge and Illegal Connection Control 1130.01 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this regulation is to provide for the health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens of Village through the regulation of illicit discharges to the municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4). This regulation establishes methods for controlling the introduction of pollutants into the