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Ordinance #79 - Construction Site Runoff Control Ordinance City of Centerville 79.01 Intent. To promote the health, safety and general welfare of the citizens of Centerville, Minnesota, by requiring stormwater management practices for construction activity. 79.02 StatutoI)' Authorization. This ordinance is adopted pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section (462.351 for cities and towns, 394.21 for counties having a population ofless than 300,000 according to the 1950 federal census) (1990). 79.03 Findings. The City ofCenterville hereby finds that uncontrolled land disturbing activity at construction sites are subject to soil erosion and other pollutants which enter into receiving water bodies adversely affecting the public health, safety and general welfare by impacting water quality, creating nuisances, impairing other beneficial uses of environmental resources and hindering the ability of the City of Centerville to provide adequate water, sewage, flood control and other community semces. 79.04 Pw:pose. The purpose of the ordinance is to promote, preserve and enhance the natural resources within the City of Centerville and protect them from adverse effects occasioned by poorly sited development or incompatible activities by regulating land disturbing activities that would have an adverse and potentially irreversible impact on water quality and environmentally sensitive land; by minimizing conflicts and encouraging proper installation and maintenance of best management practices (BMPs) for land disturbing activities; and by requiring detailed review standards and procedures for land disturbing activities proposed for such areas, thereby achieving a balance between development, redevelopment, and protection of water quality and natural areas. 79.05 Definitions. For the purpose of this ordinance, the following terms, phrases, words and their derivatives shall have the meaning stated below. When inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include the future tense, words in the plural number include the singular number, and words in the singular number include the plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory and not merely directive. A. Ap.plicant. Any person who wishes to obtain a building permit, zoning or subdivision approval. B. Best Management Practice (BMP). Erosion and sediment control and water quality management practices that are the most effective and practicable meansof controlling, preventing, and minimizing the degradation of surface water, including construction-phasing, minimizing the length of time soil areas are exposed, prohibitions, and other management practices published by state or designated area-wide planning agencies.