HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-014 (added to 2011-015) • NOTE: At their December 12, 2011 meeting, Council voted to add this
language to the end of Ordinance 2011-015.
STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
CITY OF ARDEN HILLS
ORDINANCE NO. 2011-014
AN ORDINANCE REGARDING STORMWATER ILLICIT DISCHARGE AND
CONNECTIONS WITHIN THE CITY OF ARDEN HILLS
The Arden Hills City Council hereby adds Chapter 16 and its subdivisions to the Arden
Hills City Code to read as follows:
Chapter 16: Illicit Discharge and Connections
Section 1600—Purpose
1600.01 Purpose. The purpose of the ordinance is to promote, preserve and enhance the natural
• resources within the City and protect them from adverse effects caused by non-storm water
discharge by regulating discharges that would have an adverse and potentially irreversible impact
on water quality and environmentally sensitive land. This ordinance will provide for the health,
safety, and general welfare of the citizens of the City through the regulation of non-storm water
discharges to the storm drainage system to the maximum extent practicable as required by
federal and state law. This ordinance establishes methods for controlling the introduction of
pollutants into the municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) in order to comply with
requirements of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit process.
The objectives of this ordinance are:
1. To regulate the contribution of pollutants to the municipal separate storm sewer system
(MS4)by storm water discharges by any person.
2. To prohibit Illicit Connections and Discharges to the municipal separate storm sewer
system.
3. To establish legal authority to carry out all inspection, surveillance and monitoring
procedures necessary to ensure compliance with this ordinance.
Section 1605—Definitions
1605.01 Definitions. For the purposes of this ordinance, the following terms have the meanings
given them in this section:
• 1600-1