FROM:
Engineering
SUBJECT:
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Introduction and First Reading of Ordinance 1980, an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Fontana, California, Adding Article IX of Chapter 23 of the Fontana Municipal Code Regarding Prevention of Pollutants into Storm Drains.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Introduce and waive further reading of Ordinance No. 1980, adding Article IX of Chapter 23 of the Fontana Municipal Code regarding prevention of pollutants into storm drains.
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COUNCIL GOALS:
• To promote the City’s existing infrastructure.
• To operate in a business-like manner.
• To preserve the local environment for generations to come.
DISCUSSION:
The City owns and operates a municipal separate storm sewer system (“MS4”) that collects and transports stormwater flows through the City. The City’s ownership and operation of the MS4 is regulated under various laws and permits, including but not limited to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (“CWA”), the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act, and Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board Order No. R8-2010-0036, NPDES No. CAS618036 (“Permit”). In particular, the Permit is supposed to be updated every five (5) years and can require municipal code revisions each time a Permit update occurs. As a result, City staff determined that it would be simpler to make stormwater a separate article as it may require more frequent updates and then revise the current stormwater-related requirements to reflect the current permits and laws.
Since the last iteration of the municipal code involving stormwater, there have been significant revisions to the stormwater requirements relating to New Development and Significant Redevelopment that have been included in this ordinance. Revisions have been made to the ordinance to allow the City to impose requirements on previous developments to ensure continued maintenance of the required stormwater infrastructure. Additionally, there have been significant revisions to the City’s authority to enforce, inspect, and impose the fees and penalties adopted in Resolution 25-0415: Adopting Updated and New User Fees for City Service to ensure that the City, through primarily the Public Works Director, has the tools to require compliance with the revised municipal code.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Revisions to Article IX of Chapter 23 of the Fontana Municipal Code regarding prevention of pollutants into storm drains will allow the City to impose the stormwater-related fees and penalties adopted in Resolution 25-0415: Adopting Updated and New User Fees for City Services.
MOTION:
Approve staff recommendation.