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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 170', '§ 170', '§ 170', '§ 170', '§ 170', '§ 170', '§ 170', '§ 170', '§ 170', '§ 170', '§ 170', '§ 170', '§ 170', '§ 170', '§ 170', '§ 170', '§ 170', '§ 174', '§ 170', '§ 174']

Town of Canandaigua, NY Stormwater Management
§ 170-1 Purpose and findings.
§ 170-4 Responsibility for administration.
§ 170-6 Stormwater pollution prevention plans.
§ 170-7 Performance and design criteria.
§ 170-8 Maintenance, inspection and repair of stormwater facilities.
§ 170-9 Inspections by SMO.
§ 170-10 Enforcement; penalties for offenses.
§ 170-11 Fees for services.
Chapter 170 Stormwater Management
[Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Canandaigua 6-20-2016 by L.L. No. 5-2016. Amendments noted where applicable.
Sanitary sewers — See Ch. 162.
Soil erosion and sedimentation control — See Ch. 165.
Illicit discharge detection and elimination — See Ch. 172.
Wastewater treatment systems, on-site — See Ch. 202.
The purpose of this chapter is to establish minimum stormwater management requirements and controls to protect and safeguard the general health, safety, and welfare of the public residing within the Town, and to address the findings of fact in § 170-1A of this chapter. This chapter seeks to meet those purposes by achieving the following objectives:
Meet the requirements of minimum measures 4 and 5 of the SPDES general permit for stormwater discharges from municipal separate stormwater sewer systems (MS4s), Permit GP-0-15-003, as amended or revised.
Require land development activities to conform to the substantive requirements of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) general permit for construction activities GP-0-15-002, as amended or revised.
The following terms used in this chapter or in documents prepared or reviewed under this chapter shall have the meanings indicated:
Any barn, stable, shed, silo, garage, fruit and vegetable stand or other building or structure directly and customarily associated with agricultural use.
A landowner or agent of a landowner who has filed an application for a land development activity.
Any clearing, grading, excavation, filling, demolition or stockpiling activities that result in soil disturbance. Clearing activities include, but are not limited to, logging equipment operation, the cutting and skidding of trees, stump removal and/or brush root removal. Construction activity does not include routine maintenance that is performed to maintain the original line and grade, hydraulic capacity, or original purpose of a facility.
The SPDES general permit for construction activities GP-0-15-002, or latest revision.
DIRECT DISCHARGE (TO A SPECIFIC SURFACE WATER BODY)
When the first point discharge from a land development activity, either by overland flow or through a separate storm sewer system, is the specific surface water body.
The person, persons or legal entity which owns or leases the property on which a stormwater management facility is located, and/or an entity that has legal responsibility for the long-term operation and maintenance of a stormwater management facility.
Construction activity, including clearing, grading, excavating, soil disturbance or placement of fill, that results in land disturbance of equal to or greater than one acre, or activities disturbing less than one acre of total land area that is part of a larger common plan of development or sale, even though multiple separate and distinct land development activities may take place at different times on different schedules, including the construction of agricultural structures.
Sediment or a water quality measurement that addresses sediment (such as total suspended solids, turbidity or siltation) and any other pollutant (such as phosphorus) that has been identified as a potential cause of impairment of any water body that will receive a discharge from the land development activity.
Those Land Disturbance Activities that include the disturbance and reconstruction of existing impervious surfaces and meet the requirements of Chapter 9 of the Design Manual.
SPDES GENERAL PERMIT FOR CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES GP-0-15-002
SPDES GENERAL PERMIT FOR STORMWATER DISCHARGES FROM MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORMWATER SEWER SYSTEMS GP-0-15-003
Land area with a soil slope phase that is identified as an E or F, or the map unit name is inclusive of twenty-five-percent or greater slope, on the United States Department of Agricultural (USDA) Soil Survey for Ontario County, New York, or as otherwise defined by the construction permit as those areas where disturbance is not eligible for coverage due to slope.
Any Code Enforcement Officer or other official designated by, and serving at the pleasure of, the Town Board to enforce this chapter.
STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (SWMP) COORDINATOR
An employee designated by, and serving at the pleasure of, the Town Board to implement, manage, and supervise the Town's MS4 program. The SWMP Coordinator shall be a health and safety officer, superintendent, or other individual having responsibility for environmental, health, or safety matters for the Town.
The Town of Canandaigua.
An area that is inundated or saturated by surface water or groundwater at a frequency and duration sufficient to support a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions, commonly known as "hydrophytic vegetation," including areas regulated as wetlands under federal or state law.
This chapter shall be applicable to all land development activities as defined in § 170-2 of this chapter.
The Stormwater Management Program (SWMP) Coordinator shall review all stormwater pollution prevention plans (SWPPP). The Coordinator may:
Personally review and approve plans; or
Engage the services of a licensed/certified professional to review and make recommendations as to approval of plans, specifications and related documents; or
Accept the certification of a licensed/certified professional that the plans conform to the requirements of this chapter.
When the SWMP Coordinator engages the services of a licensed professional engineer as authorized by § 170-4A(2) above, the applicant shall be responsible for the payment of any administrative fees, as defined in Chapter 111 of the Town Code. Application forms promulgated by the Town shall include an acknowledgment that the applicant shall be jointly and severally liable to the Town of Canandaigua for all administrative fees, as defined in Chapter 111 of the Town Code, and the application form shall also include a statement that a copy of the current fee schedule may be obtained from the Town Clerk's office.
The SWMP Coordinator shall be the local stormwater public contact as defined in SPDES general permit GP-0-15-003. They shall be responsible for public concerns regarding stormwater management and compliance with the SPDES general permit.
The Stormwater Management Officer (SMO) shall administer, implement, and enforce the provisions of this chapter. Such powers granted or duties imposed upon the authorized enforcement official may be delegated in writing by the SMO as may be authorized by the Town Board.
The following activities are exempt from review under this chapter.
Any part of a subdivision if a plat for the subdivision has been approved by the Town on or before the effective date of this chapter.
Land development activities that are ineligible for coverage under SPDES general permit GP-0-15-002 because they directly discharge into Canandaigua Lake and disturb one or more acres of land with no existing impervious cover and are located in steep slope areas.
No application for final approval of a land development activity shall be approved until the appropriate board or Town official has received a SWPPP prepared in accordance with the specifications in this chapter and approved by the SMO.
Information as to the scope of the project, including location, type and size of project.
Site map/construction drawing(s) for the project, including a general location map. At a minimum, the site map shall show the total site area; all improvements; areas of disturbance; areas that will not be disturbed; existing vegetation; on-site and adjacent off-site surface water(s); wetlands and drainage patterns that could be affected by the construction activity; existing and final slopes; locations of off-site material, waste, borrow or equipment storage areas; location(s) of any stormwater hotspots; and location(s) of the stormwater discharges(s).
A description of construction and waste materials expected to be stored on site with updates as appropriate, and a description of controls to reduce pollutants from these materials, including storage practices to minimize exposure of the materials to stormwater, and spill prevention and response;
Land development activities meeting Condition "A," "B," or "C" below shall also include water quantity and water quality controls (post-construction stormwater runoff controls) as set forth in § 170-6D below, as applicable:
Condition A: Stormwater runoff from land development activities directly discharging to either an impaired water identified on the DEC's 303(d) list of impaired waters or a total maximum daily load (TMDL) designated watershed for which pollutants in stormwater have been identified as a source of the impairment.
Condition C: Stormwater runoff from land development activity disturbing between one acre and five acres of land during the course of the project, exclusive of the construction activities listed in Table 1 in Appendix B of the construction permit.
SWPPP requirements for Conditions A, B, and C:
All information required in Section 170-6B of this chapter;
Maintenance and inspection easement agreement binding on all subsequent landowners served by the on-site stormwater management measures, in accordance with § 170-8; and
The certification must include the name and title of the person providing the signature, the address and telephone number of the contracting firm; the address (or other identifying description) of the site; and the date the certification is made.
The Town's Site Design and Development Criteria.
Where stormwater management practices are not in accordance with technical standards, the applicant or developer must demonstrate equivalence to the technical standards set forth in § 170-7A of this chapter, and the SWPPP shall be prepared by a licensed professional.
Any land development activity within the Town shall provide enhanced phosphorus treatment as outlined by the Design Manual.
Water quantity standards. Any land development activity shall limit stormwater discharge to an amount no more than 90% of that which occurs currently, except:
When the land development activity includes the disturbance of undeveloped or agricultural lands, then the stormwater discharge shall be no more than 90% of that which would normally occur under a natural, undeveloped condition (meadows, brush, and/or woods in good condition as defined by USDA NRCS Technical Release 55 (TR-55), Urban Hydrology for Small Watersheds).
The applicant or developer of the land development activity or their representative shall at all times properly operate and maintain all facilities and systems of treatment and control (and related appurtenances) which are installed or used by the applicant or developer to achieve compliance with the conditions of this chapter. Sediment shall be removed from sediment traps or sediment ponds whenever their design capacity has been reduced by 25%.
For land development activities meeting Condition A and B in § 170-6C of this chapter, the applicant shall have a qualified professional conduct site inspections and document the effectiveness of all erosion and sediment control practices twice every seven calendar days. Inspection reports shall be made using the Town's standard SWPPP inspection form, maintained in a site log book, and electronically submitted to the SMO.
For land development activities meeting Condition C in § 170-6C of this chapter, the applicant shall have a qualified professional conduct site inspections and document the effectiveness of all erosion and sediment control practices once every seven calendar days. Inspection reports shall be made using the Town's standard SWPPP inspection form, maintained in a site log book, and electronically submitted to the SMO.
SMO-required inspections. The applicant shall have a qualified professional conduct a site inspection whenever requested by the SMO. Inspection reports shall be made using the Town's standard SWPPP inspection form, maintained in a site log book, and electronically submitted to the SMO.
Discharges from the SMPs shall not exceed design criteria or cause or contribute to water quality standard violations, in accordance with the provisions of § 170-7 of this chapter.
Stormwater Maintenance Agreement. Prior to the issuance of final approval of a land development activity that has a stormwater management facility that will remain in private ownership as one of the requirements, the facility owner shall execute the Town's Standard Stormwater Maintenance Agreement, which provides for maintenance of the facility, by the facility owner, in accordance with the requirements of this chapter, together with access to the facility at reasonable times for periodic inspection by the Town to ensure that the facility is maintained in proper working condition to meet design standards and any other provisions established by this chapter. The Stormwater Maintenance Agreement shall be recorded in the office of the County Clerk after approval by the Town Board.
Dedication permitted. The Town Board, at its sole discretion, may accept dedication of any existing or future stormwater management facility, provided that such facility meets all the requirements of this chapter and includes adequate and perpetual access and sufficient area, by easement or otherwise, for inspection and regular maintenance. Offers for dedication to the Town Board shall be in accordance with § 174-33 of this Code.
The SMO may require such inspections as necessary to determine compliance with this chapter and may either approve that portion of the work completed or notify the applicant how the work fails to comply with the requirements of this chapter and the SWPPP as approved. To obtain inspections, the applicant shall notify the SMO at least 48 hours before any of the following as required by the SMO:
Stormwater management practice inspections. The SMO is authorized to conduct inspections of stormwater management practices (SMPs). All applicants are required to submit "as built" plans for any stormwater management practices located on site after final construction is completed. The plan must show the final design specifications for all stormwater management facilities and must be certified by a professional engineer.
Inspection of stormwater facilities after project completion. Inspection programs may be established by the SMO on any reasonable basis, including, but not limited to, the following: routine inspections; random inspections; inspections based upon complaints or other notice of possible violations; inspection of drainage basins or areas identified as higher-than-typical sources of sediment or other contaminants or pollutants; inspections of businesses or industries of a type associated with higher-than-usual discharges of contaminants or pollutants or with discharges of a type which are more likely than the typical discharge to cause violations of state or federal water or sediment quality standards or the SPDES stormwater permit; and joint inspections with other agencies inspecting under environmental or safety laws. Inspections may include, but are not limited to, reviewing maintenance and repair records; sampling discharges, surface water, groundwater, and material or water in drainage control facilities; and evaluating the condition of drainage control facilities and other stormwater management practices.
Right of entry for inspection. When any new stormwater management facility is installed on private property or when any new connection is made between private property and the public stormwater system, the landowner shall grant to the Town the right to enter the property at reasonable times and in a reasonable manner for the purpose of inspection as required or allowed by this chapter. This right to enter may be granted by the agreement provided in accordance with § 170-8C of this chapter.
SMO inspection report. Inspections conducted by the SMO shall be reported using the Town's standard SWPPP inspection form.
Sureties. The Town, in order to ensure the full and faithful compliance with an approved SWPPP, may require the applicant or developer to provide sureties in accordance with § 174-32 of this Code.
Recordkeeping. The SMO may require entities subject to this chapter to maintain records demonstrating compliance with this chapter.
Notice of violation. When the SMO determines that a land development activity is not being carried out in accordance with the requirements of this chapter, the SMO may issue a written notice of violation to the landowner, applicant and/or developer. The notice of violation shall contain:
Stop-work orders. The SMO may issue a stop-work order for violations of this chapter. Persons receiving a stop-work order shall be required to halt all land development activities, except those activities that address the violations leading to the stop-work order. The stop-work order shall be in effect until the SMO confirms that the land development activity is in compliance and the violation has been satisfactorily addressed in writing. Failure to address a stop-work order in a timely manner may result in civil, criminal, or monetary penalties in accordance with the enforcement measures authorized in this chapter.
Violations. Any land development activity that is commenced or is in violation with this chapter may be restrained by injunction or otherwise abated in a manner provided by law in an action authorized by the Town Board in State Supreme Court. Further, the SMO may issue appearance tickets for violations of this chapter.
In addition to or as an alternative to any penalty provided in this chapter or by law, any person who violates the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a violation:
Punishable by a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment for a period not to exceed six months, or both, for conviction of a first offense;
For conviction of a second offense, both of which were committed within a period of five years, punishable by a fine not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000 or imprisonment for a period not to exceed six months, or both; and
Upon conviction for a third or subsequent offense, all of which were committed within a period of five years, punishable by a fine not less than $5,000 nor more than $10,000 or imprisonment for a period not to exceed six months, or both.
For the purposes of conferring jurisdiction upon courts and judicial officers generally, violations of this chapter shall be deemed misdemeanors, and for such purpose only, all provisions of law relating to misdemeanors shall apply to such violations. Each week's continued violation shall constitute a separate additional violation.
Withholding of certificate of occupancy. If a land development activity is conducted in violation of this chapter, the SMO may prevent the occupancy of said building or land, and the Building Inspector or Code Enforcement Officer may refuse to issue or may condition a certificate of occupancy or certificate of compliance pursuant to Chapter 92 of the Town Code.
The Town may require any person undertaking land development activities regulated by this chapter to pay administrative fees as defined in Chapter 111 of the Town Code.