§ 1131. Purpose and objectives.

In addition to the purposes and intentions of this article generally, this division seeks to achieve the following objectives:

(a)

Implement decision-making processes and procedures concerning land development that protect the integrity of the watershed and preserve the health of water resources;

(b)

Require that development projects maintain the pre-development hydrologic response in their post-development state as closely as is feasible to reduce flooding, stream bank erosion, nonpoint source pollution and increases in stream water temperature while maintaining the integrity of stream channels and aquatic habitats;

(c)

Establish minimum post-development stormwater management standards and design criteria for regulation and control of stormwater runoff quantity and quality;

(d)

Formulate design and application criteria for the construction and use of structural stormwater control facilities used to achieve minimum post-development stormwater management standards;

(e)

Strongly encourage the implementation of principles of low-impact development, including the use of nonstructural stormwater management and improved stormwater better site design practices such as preservation of greenspace and Georgia Stormwater Management Manual;

(f)

Establish provisions for the long-term responsibility for and maintenance of structural stormwater control facilities and nonstructural stormwater management practices to ensure such facilities continue to function as designed, are maintained, and pose no threat to public safety; and

(g)

Adopt administrative procedures for submission and review of stormwater management plans, for the monitoring and inspection of projects under construction, and for long-term follow up inspection of completed projects.

(Ord. No. 17-003 , § 1, 10-2-2017)