HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-04-01; City Council; 19385; Amending the CMC to comply with storm water lawsCITY OF CARLSBAD - AGENDA BILL 10
AB# 19.385
MTG. 4/1/08
DEPT. Clerk
AMENDMENTS TO CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL
CODE TITLES 11,15 AND 18 TO COMPLY WITH
THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE UPDATED
MUNICIPAL STORM WATER PERMIT AND
ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW GRADING AND
IMPROVEMENT PLAN PROCESSING
PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS
DEPT. HEAD
CITYATTY.
CITY MGR.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt Ordinance No. NS-878. amending Title 11, Chapter 11.16 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code
requiring work in the public right-of-way to comply with new storm water protection requirements
of the updated San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board Municipal Permit (Order No.
2007-0001 and, providing authority and establishing procedures for the processing of
improvement plans for non-subdivision developments.
Adopt Ordinance No. NS-879. amending Title 15 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code consolidating
the definition of terms used in various chapters, eliminating duplicate definitions, clarifying
existing terms and adding new terms to comply with the new storm water protection requirements
of the updated San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board Municipal Permit (Order No.
2007-0001).
Adopt Ordinance No. NS-880. amending Title 15 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code modifying and
clarifying storm water compliance and enforcement requirements and, establishing new
maintenance, inspection and annual verification provisions for privately owned storm water
facilities to comply with new storm water protection requirements of the updated San Diego
Regional Water Quality Control Board Municipal Permit (Order No. 2007-0001).
Adopt Ordinance No. NS-881. amending Title 15, Chapter 15.16 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code
establishing requirements and processing procedures for the preparation of construction storm
water pollution prevention plans and revising storm water enforcement provisions to comply with
the new storm water protection requirements of the updated San Diego Regional Water Quality
Control Board Municipal Permit (Order No. 2007-0001) and, modifying and clarifying processing
procedures for the preparation and review of grading plans.
Adopt Ordinance No. NS-882. amending Title 18 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code requiring
building construction to comply with new storm water protection requirements of the updated San
Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board Municipal Permit (Order No. 2007-0001).
ITEM EXPLANATION:
Ordinance Nos. NS-879 through NS-882 were introduced and first read at the City Council
meeting held on March 25, 2008. The second reading allows the City Council to adopt the
ordinances, which would then become effective in thirty days. The City Clerk will have the
ordinances published within fifteen days, if adopted.
DEPARTMENT CONTACT: Karen Kundtz, 434-2808, kkund@ci.carlsbad.ca.us
FOR CITY CLERKS USE ONLY.
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FISCAL IMPACT:
See Agenda Bill No. 19,374 on file in the Office of the City Clerk.
EXHIBITS:
1. Ordinance No. NS-878.
2. Ordinance No. NS-879.
3. Ordinance No. NS-880.
4. Ordinance No. NS-881.
5. Ordinance No. NS-882.
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ORDINANCE NO. NS-878
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
3 CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 11, CHAPTER 11.16 OF THE CARLSBAD
MUNICIPAL CODE REQUIRING WORK IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY TO
4 COMPLY WITH NEW STORM WATER PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS OF
THE UPDATED SAN DIEGO REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL
5 BOARD MUNICIPAL PERMIT (ORDER NO. 2007-0001) AND, PROVIDING
AUTHORITY AND ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES FOR THE PROCESSING
6 OF IMPROVEMENT PLANS FOR NON-SUBDIVISION DEVELOPMENTS.
7 The City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, hereby ordains as follows:
8 SECTION 1: That Title 11, Chapter 11.16.020 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code is
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1Q 11.16.020 Definitions
For the purpose of this chapter, the following words, terms and phrases shall have the following
meanings as set out in this section:
A. "City engineer" means the city engineer of the City of Carlsbad or his designated
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B. "Encroachment" means and includes any tower, pole, pole line, pipe, pipeline, fence,
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billboard, stand or building, or any structure or object of any kind or character not particularly
16 mentioned in this subsection, which is placed in, under or over any portion of a public place.
17 C. "Facility" means any street, highway, curb, gutter, fencing, pipe, pipeline, tube, main,
18 service, trap, vent, vault, manhole, meter, gauge, regulator, valve, conduit, wire, tower, pole,
^9 pole line, anchor, cable, junction box, transformer or any other material structure or object of
20 any kind or character, whether enumerated in this subsection or not which Is constructed,
21 left, placed or maintained in, upon, along, across, under or over any public place.
22 D. "Improvement plans" means the construction plans, prepared by a civil engineer, in
23 accordance with City Standards for the purpose of describing a public improvement to be
24 constructed, repaired, rehabilitated and/or otherwise installed in a public place. The term may
25 also be used to mean the construction pians, prepared by a civil engineer, in accordance with
26 City Standards for the purpose of describing a private improvement to be constructed,
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1 repaired, rehabilitated and/or otherwise installed on private property or in a public easement
2 or right-of-way.
3 E. "Plans" means the document developed and approved by the city engineer describing the
4 nature and extent of works proposed to be constructed or carried out on a public place.
5 F. "Public place" means any public street, highway, way, place, alley, sidewalk, easement,
6 right-of-way, park, square, plaza or other similar public property owned or controlled by the
7 city and dedicated to public use.
o G. "Redevelopment director" means the redevelopment director of the city of Carlsbad or his
designated representative.
H. "Specification" means the Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction (current
edition including supplements) written and promulgated by Southern California Chapter
American Public Works Association and Southern California District Associated General
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Contractors or California Joint Cooperative Committee and published by Building News
13 Incorporated, or such other specifications noted on approved plans.
14 I. "Standard drawings" means the "standard drawings" of the City of Carlsbad, adopted and
revised by the city engineer and the most recently adopted San Diego Area Regional
Standard Drawings.
in addition to the above defined words, terms and phrases, the definition of words, terms and
18 phrases, as described in Chapter 15.04, shall apply to this chapter.
19 SECTION 2: That Title 11, Chapter 11.16.090 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code is
2Q amended to read as follows:
11.16.090 Permits - Requirements for performance of work.
A. The permittee shajl perform the work in a timely manner, in accordance with approved
plans, specifications and City Standards and, to the satisfaction of the city engineer.
B. No person shall cause any public improvement or appurtenant work to be performed upon
any public place within the city by any person other than a licensed contractor or a public25 '•-•'
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C. Any works conducted requiring the temporary, partial or full closure of the traveled or
pedestrian right-of-way shall not be commenced until the permittee has obtained a permit
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therefor pursuant to Title 8 or Title 10 of this code and has been issued a traffic-control
permit stipulating the date, time and provisions under which closure may be carried out.
D. As the work progresses, all streets shall be thoroughly cleaned of all rubbish, excess earth,
rock and other debris resulting from such work. All cleanup operations at the location of
such work shall be accomplished at the expense of the permittee. From time to time, as may
be ordered by the city engineer, and in any event immediately after completion of the work,
the permittee shall, at its own expense, clean up and remove all refuse and unused
materials of any kind resulting from the work. Upon failure to do so, within twenty-four hours
after having been notified, the work may be done by the city and the cost thereof charged to
the permittee. Whenever it may be necessary for the permittee to excavate through any
landscaped area, the area shall be reestablished in a like manner after the excavation has
been backfilled as required. All construction and maintenance work shall be done in a
manner designed to leave the area clean of earth and debris and in a condition as nearly as
possible to that which existed before such work began. The permittee shall not remove,
even temporarily, any existing trees or shrubs without first obtaining the consent of the city
engineer.
E. All work affecting public improvements or public safety shall be inspected by the city
engineer as follows:
1. No person shall prevent or obstruct the city engineer in making any inspection
authorized by this chapter or in taking any sample or in making any test;
2. Twenty-four-hour notice to the city engineer is required for all inspections:
3. All work not in conformance with approved plans and specifications is subject to
rejection by the city engineer;
4. Request for final inspections shall be made in writing.
F. Prior to the issuance of a right-of-way permit for a project, the project owner or authorized
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1. Provide the city engineer with a completed storm water requirements applicability
questionnaire in accordance with SUSMP requirements;
2. If the project is determined to be a priority development project, then the project owner
or authorized agent shall:
(a) Prepare and submit a storm water management plan in conformance with the
requirements of City Standards and Title 15 of this code;
(b) Enter into a Permanent Storm Water Quality Best Management Practices
Maintenance Agreement or provide an alternate maintenance mechanism as
approved by the city engineer.
G. A city-approved Construction SWPPP is required to be submitted prior to right-of-way permit
issuance in accordance with City Standards and Chapter 15.16.085 of this code for any
project which has the potential for adding pollutants to storm water or non-storm water runoff
during construction activities, unless an exemption from such requirement is provided
pursuant to Chapter 15.16.085 and the Municipal Permit.
SECTIONS: That Title 11, Chapter 11.16.110 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code is
amended to read as follows:
11.16.110 Permits - Denial and revocation.
A. The city engineer may deny the issuance of a right-of-way permit to any person who refuses
or fails to comply with the provisions of this chapter, who is indebted to the city for past
permit violations or who in the judgment of the city engineer has repeatedly violated permit
procedures or failed to comply with conditions requiring protection of the public health and
safety.
B. The city engineer may deny the issuance of a right-of-way permit to any person who refuses
to execute an encroachment agreement as required pursuant to Section 11.16.060.
C. Any permittee found in violation of the conditions of a right-of-way permit or the provisions of
this chapter shall be given a written notice to comply stipulating the code violation. Upon
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1 receipt of a notice to comply, the permittee shall take action to correct the condition of
2 violation within the period stipulated in the notice. If within that period appropriate measures
3 have not been implemented, the city engineer may revoke the right-of-way permit and take
4 any measures required to secure the work site or return the work site to its original condition.
5 The cost of such work may be collected from the permittee.
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D. The city engineer shall deny the issuance of a right-of-way permit to any person who refuses
to comply with all storm water protection provisions of this chapter or Title 15 of this code.
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SECTION 4: That Title 11, Chapter 11.16 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code is amended
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by the adoption of new Sections 11.16.145 and 11.16.146. to read as follows:
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11.16.145 Improvement Plans.11
12 A. Improvement plans shall be prepared in accordance with City Standards and this chapter for
13 all work involving the construction, repair and/or major rehabilitation of public improvements
14 within a public place. The city engineer may waive the requirement for preparation of
15 improvement plans if, in the opinion of the city engineer, the improvements are of a size or
16 type that does not warrant the preparation of improvement plans.
""' B. A separate application for each set of improvement plans, if required, shall be made in
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1Q shall include a completed application form, improvement plans, specifications, engineering
Of)calculations, a soils and/or geotechnical investigation, and other such calculations,
21 documentation and information as may be necessary to demonstrate that the improvement
22 work will be carried out in substantial compliance with all city codes, City Standards and the
03 requirements of the Landscape Manual. Each improvement plan review application shall be
24 accompanied by a Construction SWPPP prepared in accordance with the requirements of
25 this chapter, Title 15 and City Standards.
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C. An improvement plan review fee and inspection fee shall be charged by the City for the
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construction. The fees shall be established by resolution of the city council and are for the
purpose of defraying the cost of processing the improvement plan review and inspecting the
improvements during construction. The improvement plan review fee and inspection fee are
in addition to any other plan review, inspection and permit issuance fees charged for the
issuance of a right-of-way permit or processing grading plans and building plans or, the
issuance of permits thereto.
D. Improvement plan applications for which city approval is not granted within one year following
the date of application shall be deemed withdrawn. The improvement plans and other
documents submitted for review may thereafter be returned to the applicant or destroyed by
the city engineer. The city engineer may extend the time for action by the applicant for a
period not exceeding one hundred eighty days upon request by the applicant showing that
circumstances beyond the control of the applicant have prevented action from being taken.
No application shall be extended more than once. In order to renew action on an application
after withdrawal, the applicant shall resubmit a new application and pay new improvement
plan review and inspection fees.
E. The city engineer may authorize refunding of the entire improvement plan inspection fee and
not more than eighty percent of the improvement plan review fee paid when an application for
a improvement plan is withdrawn in accordance with this section. The city engineer shall not
authorize refunding of any fee paid except upon written application filed by the original
applicant not later than sixty days after withdrawal of the improvement plan application by the
applicant, when withdrawn prior to completion of the improvement plan review.
F. Any application in process on the effective date of this code amendment shall be subject to
the provisions of this section. The filing date for such application shall be considered to be the
effective date of the code amendment.
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11.16.146 Improvement Plan Security.
A. The owner, developer or subdivider shall enter into a secured agreement with the city
o guaranteeing the construction of the public improvements in accordance with this chapter and
the improvement security requirements of Chapters 20.16.070 and 20.16.080 of this code,
prior to issuance of a right-of-way permit or at such other time as required per the conditions
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B. The improvement security release procedures described in Chapter 20.16.090 of this code
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shall be followed for release of security posted per the requirements of this section.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall be effective thirty (30) days after its adoption;
and the City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this ordinance and cause it to be published at least
once in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Carlsbad within fifteen (15) days after its
adoption.
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INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a regular meeting of the Carlsbad City Council on
the 25th day of March, 2008, and thereafter.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the
City of Carlsbad on the 1st day of April, 2008, by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members Lewis, Kulchin, Hall, Packard and Nygaard.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
RONAtD R. BALL, City Attorney
.UDE A LEWIS, Mayor
ATTEST:
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ORDINANCE NO. NS-879
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
3 CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 15 OF THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE
CONSOLIDATING THE DEFINITION OF TERMS USED IN VARIOUS
4 CHAPTERS, ELIMINATING DUPLICATE DEFINITIONS, CLARIFYING
EXISTING TERMS AND ADDING NEW TERMS TO COMPLY WITH THE
5 NEW STORM WATER PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS OF THE UPDATED
SAN DIEGO REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD MUNICIPAL
6 PERMIT (ORDER NO. 2007-0001).
7 The City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, hereby ordains as follows:
8 SECTION 1: That Title 15 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code is amended by the repeal of
9 Chapter 15.04 and the adoption of new Chapter 15.04 to read as follows:
10 15.04.010 Title.
11 This title shall be known as the Grading and Drainage Ordinances.
12 15.04.020 Definitions.
13 For the purpose of this title, the following words, terms or phrases shall be construed as defined in
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15 A. "Basin Plan" means the Water Quality Control Plan for the San Diego Region (July 1975) and
16 approved by the State Water Resources Control Board, together with subsequent
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18 B. "Best management practices (BMP)" means schedules of activities, prohibitions of practices,
19 general good housekeeping practices, pollution prevention and educational practices,
20 employee training programs, maintenance procedures, and other management practices to
21 prevent or reduce to the maximum extent practicable the discharge of pollutants directly or
22 indirectly to storm water conveyance system and/or receiving waters. Best management
23 practices also include treatment requirements, operating procedures, and practices to control
24 site runoff, spillage or leaks, sludge or waste disposal, and drainage from raw materials
25 storage. Best management practices aiso include the use of structural treatment controls
26 designed to remove pollutants from storm water runoff.
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1 C. "Building permit" means a permit required by and issued pursuant to Chapter 18.04 of this
2 code.
3 D. "Building footprint" means the gross floor area of a structure measured at the ground level
4 elevation within the confines of the exterior wall surfaces.
5 E. "Business Activity SWPPP" means a storm water pollution prevention plan prepared pursuant
6 to the General Industrial Activity Permit or pursuant to Chapter 15.12.080 of this code for the
7 purpose of 1) identifying and evaluating sources of pollutants associated with business
8 activities that may affect the quality of storm water discharges and authorized non-storm
9 water discharges from a facility; and 2) Identifying and implementing site-specific best
10 management practices to reduce or prevent pollutants associated with business activities in
11 storm water discharges and authorized non-storm water discharges from a facility.
p. "California Ocean Plan" means the California Ocean Plan: Water Quality Control Plan for
Ocean Waters of California adopted by the State Water Resources Control Board effective
14 February 14, 2006, and any subsequent amendment, revision or re-issuance thereof.
G. "City Standards" means the standards used for the design and construction of public and
private improvements in Carlsbad, including grading improvements and storm water best
17 management practices, as contained in the latest edition of the "City of Carlsbad City
18 Standards" as promulgated by the city engineer.
1Q H. "Construction SWPPP" means a storm water pollution prevention plan prepared pursuant to
the General Construction Permit, Chapters 11.16.090, 15.12.080, 15.16.085 and 18.48.040 of
this code and, City Standards for the purpose of 1) identifying and evaluating sources of
22 pollutants associated with construction activities that may affect the quality of storm water
23 discharges and authorized non-storm water discharges from a construction site; and 2)
24 identifying and implementing site-specific best management practices to reduce or prevent
25 pollutants associated with construction activities in storm water discharges and authorized
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1 1. The placement or erection of any solid material or structure on land, in water, or under
2 water;
3 2. The discharge or disposal of any dredged material or of any gaseous, liquid, solid, or
4 thermal waste;
5 3. The grading, removing, dredging, mining, or extraction of any materials;
6 4. A change in the density or intensity of the use of land, including, but not limited to, a
7 subdivision pursuant to the Subdivision Map Act (Government Code Section 66410, et
8 seq.) and any other division of land, including lot splits, except where the division of land
9 is brought about in connection with the purchase of such land by a public agency for
10 public recreational use;
11 5. A change in the intensity of the use of water, or of access to water.
12 6. The construction, reconstruction, demolition, or alteration of the size of any structure,
13 including any facility of any private, public, or municipal entity; and,
14 7. The removal or harvesting of major vegetation other than for agricultural purposes. As
15 used in this definition, "structure" includes, but is not limited to, any building, road, pipe,
16 flume, conduit, siphon, aqueduct, telephone line, and electrical power transmission and
1' distribution line. (Source: Government Code Section 65927).
1R J. "Development permit" means any permit approval or entitlement issued pursuant to Titles 11,
19 15,18, 20 or 21 of this code
20 K. "Development project" means any new development or redevelopment with land disturbing
21 activities, structural development, including construction or installation of a building or
op structure, the creation of impervious surfaces, public agency projects and, land subdivision.
23 L. "Drainage master plan" means the report entitled Master Drainage and Storm Water Quality
24 Management Plan, dated March 1994, and any supplements, revision or modification thereto
25 as may be approved by city council resolution.
9fi M. "General Construction Permit" means NPDES General Permit for Storm Water Discharges
27 Associated with Construction Activity (Water Quality Order No. 99-08-DWQ, NPDES No.
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CAS000002) issued by the State Water Resources Control Board, and any amendment,
revision or re-issuance thereof. The General Construction Permit establishes a framework for
regulating the discharge of storm water runoff from construction activities as specified in the
permit.
N. "General Industrial Activity Permit" means NPDES General Permit for Storm Water
Discharges Associated with Industrial Activities (Order No. 97-03-DWQ, NPDES No. CAS
000001) issued by the State Water Resources Control Board, and any amendment, revision
or re-issuance thereof. The General Industrial Activity Permit establishes a framework for
regulating the discharge of storm water runoff from certain industrial activities as specified in
the permit.
O. "General Linear Utility Permit" means NPDES General Permit for Storm Water Discharges
Associated with Construction Activity from Small Linear Underground/Overhead Projects,
Water Quality Order No. 2003-0007 issued by the State Water Resources Control Board, and
any amendment, revision or re-issuance thereof. The General Linear Utility Permit
establishes a framework for regulating the discharge of storm water runoff from small linear
underground or overhead utility projects as specified in the permit.
P. "Illicit connection" means any physical connection (pipe, facility, or other device) to the storm
water conveyance system permitted or unpermitted by the City of Carlsbad, which drains
illegal discharges either directly or indirectly into a storm water conveyance system.
Q. "Jurisdictional Urban Runoff Mitigation Plan (JURMP)" means a plan, prepared pursuant to
Municipal Permit, to:
1. Ensure that discharges from municipal separate storm water sewer system do not cause
or contribute to degradation of water quality,
2. Effectively prohibit urban discharges of illicit connections to the municipal separate storm
water sewer system, and,
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3. Reduce the discharge of pollutants from municipal separate storm water sewer system to
the maximum extent practicable. When used in the Carlsbad Municipal Code, this refers
to the JURMP adopted by the City of Carlsbad.
R. "Landscape Manual" means the "Landscape Manual" adopted by city council resolution which
contains the policies and requirements for the design, construction and maintenance of
landscape and irrigation systems constructed pursuant to a city development approval.
S. "Low impact design (LID)" means a storm water management and land development strategy
that emphasizes conservation and the use of on-site natural features integrated with
engineered small-scale hydrologic controls to more closely reflect pre-development
hydrologic functions.
T. "Maximum extent practicable (MEP)" means, with respect to best management practices
(BMPs), an individual BMP or group of BMPs which reduces or eliminates the discharge of a
pollutant of concern, which have a cost of implementation reasonably related to the pollution
control benefits achieved, and which are technologically feasible.
U. "Municipal Permit" means California Regional Water Quality Control Board San Diego Region
Order No. R9-2007-0001, NPDES No. CAS0108758 Waste Discharge Requirements for
Discharges of Urban Runoff from the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4s)
Draining the Watersheds of the County of San Diego County, the San Diego Unified Port
District, and the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority (Municipal Permit), and any
amendment, revision or re-issuance thereof.
V. "National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit" refers to a permit issued
by the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board or the State Water Resources
Control Board pursuant to Chapter 5.5, Division 7 of the California Water Code, to control
discharges from point sources to waters of the United States, including, but not limited to:
1. Municipal Permit;
2. General Industrial Activity Permit;
3. General Construction Permit;
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4. General Linear Utility Permit; and,
5. California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Diego Region, General De-
Watering Permits (Order Numbers 91-10 and 90-31) and any amendment, revision or re-
issuance thereof.
W. "National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) general permit" means a permit
issued by the State Water Resources Control Board which establishes a framework for
regulating the discharge of storm water runoff for certain broad classes of activities, including,
but not limited to:
1. General Construction Permit;
2. General Industrial Activity Permit; and,
3. General Linear Utility Permit.
X. "Non-storm water discharge" means any discharge to the storm water conveyance system
that is not entirely composed of storm water.
Y. "Occupancy permit" means a permit required or issued pursuant to Chapter 21.60 of this
code.
Z. "Pollutant" means and includes, but is not limited to, solid waste, sewage, garbage, medical
waste, wrecked or discarded equipment, radioactive materials, dredged spoil, rock, sand,
sediment, silt, industrial waste, and any organic or inorganic substance defined as a pollutant
under 40 C.F.R. 122.2 whose presence degrades the quality of the receiving waters in
violation of the Basin Plan and California Ocean Plan standards such as fecal coliform, fecal
streptococcus, enterococcus, volatile organic carbon, surfactants, oil and grease, petroleum
hydrocarbons, total organic carbon, lead, copper, chromium, cadmium, silver, nickel, zinc,
cyanides, phenols, fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides and other biocides. A pollutant also
includes any contaminant which degrades the quality of the receiving waters in violation of
the Basin Plan and California Ocean Plan standards by altering any of the following
parameters: pH, total suspended and settleable solids, biochemical oxygen demand (BOD),
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1 chemical oxygen demand (COD), nutrients, temperature and other narrative standards of the
2 Basin Plan.
3 AA. "Planned local drainage facility" means any storm drainage facility, flood control facility or
4 water quality enhancement facility identified in the drainage master plan including drainage
5 easements, storm drain pipes, inlet structures, outlet structure, sedimentation and de-
6 pollutant basins, drop structures, rip rap, junction structures, environmental mitigation
7 measures, water quality monitoring and testing equipment and other improvements
8 necessary to convey, contain or enhance the quality of storm water discharge.
9 BB. "Planned local drainage area" (PLDA) means one of four drainage areas within the city
10 identified within the drainage master plan. Separate planned local drainage area (PLDA) fees
11 are established for each of the four drainage areas and were calculated to be equal to or less
12 than the cost of the planned local facility drainage improvements within each respective
13 PLDA.
14 QQ "prjorjty development project" means new development and redevelopment project
15 categories listed in section D.1.d(2) of the Municipal Permit.
^ DD. "Receiving waters" means surface bodies of water which serve as receiving points for
'' discharges from the storm water conveyance system, including Encinas Creek, San Marcos
18 Creek, Batiquitos Lagoon, Agua Hedionda Lagoon, San Elijo Lagoon and Buena Vista
1Q Lagoon and their tributary creeks, reservoirs, lakes, estuaries, and the Pacific Ocean.
20 EE. "Rainy season" means the period of time between October 1 of any year and April 30 of the
21 following year during which the likelihood of rainfall is greater than at other times of the year.
oo FF. "Standard Urban Storm Water Mitigation Plan (SUSMP)" means a plan, prepared pursuant to
23 the Municipal Permit, to reduce pollutants and runoff flows from all new development and
24 significant redevelopment projects that fall under priority project categories. When used in the
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PR GG. "Storm water" means surface runoff and drainage associated with storm events and snow
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For the purposes of this chapter, storm water runoff and drainage from areas that are in a
natural state, have not been significantly disturbed or altered, either directly or indirectly, as a
result of human activity, and the character and type of pollutants naturally appearing in the
runoff have not been significantly altered, either directly or indirectly, as a result of human
activity, shall be considered "unpolluted" and shall satisfy the definition of "storm water" in this
chapter.
HH. "Storm water requirements applicability questionnaire" means the questionnaire form, as
specified in the SUSMP, filled out and signed by the responsible party submitting an
application for a development permit, and used by the city to determine if the development
project is required to comply with standard or priority project storm water requirements.
II. "Storm water conveyance system" means private and public drainage facilities by which
storm water may be conveyed to receiving waters, such as natural drainages, ditches, roads,
streets, constructed channels, aqueducts, storm drains, pipes, culverts, street gutters or catch
basins.
JJ. "Storm Water Management Plan (SWMP)" means a storm water pollution prevention plan
prepared in accordance with the SUSMP which describes best management practices to be
implemented on a development site during the post construction phase of a project. A storm
water management plan also includes recommended maintenance activities and schedules of
maintenance for any structural treatment controls included in the plan. A SWMP is sometimes
referred to as a post-construction SWPPP.
KK. "Storm water pollution prevention plan (SWPPP)" means a document which describes the on-
site program activities and structural treatment control measures to eliminate or reduce to the
maximum extent practicable, pollutant discharges to the storm water conveyance system
primarily through the application and use of best management practices. A SWPPP is
prepared in accordance with the requirements of a NPDES general permit and/or City
Standards. The city utilizes three types of SWPPP documents for storm water pollution
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3 1. Storm Water Management Plan (SWMP);
4 2. Construction SWPPP; and,
5 3. Business Activity SWPPP
6 LL. "Structural treatment control BMP" means engineered facilities designed for the treatment of
7 storm water runoff. Structural treatment controls typically use infiltration, filtration,
8 retention/detention, biofiltering and other techniques to remove pollutants from storm water
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EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall be effective thirty (30) days after its adoption;
11 and the City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this ordinance and cause it to be published at least
12 once in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Carlsbad within fifteen (15) days after its
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INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a regular meeting of the Carlsbad City Council on
the 25th day of March, 2008, and thereafter.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the
City of Carlsbad on the 1st day of April, 2008, by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members Lewis, Kulchin, Hall, Packard and Nygaard.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
RONALD^R BALL, City Attorney ^^(-
ATTEST:
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ORDINANCE NO. NS-880
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
3 CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 15 OF THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE
MODIFYING AND CLARIFYING STORM WATER COMPLIANCE AND
4 ENFORCEMENT REQUIREMENTS AND, ESTABLISHING NEW
MAINTENANCE, INSPECTION AND ANNUAL VERIFICATION PROVISIONS
5 FOR PRIVATELY OWNED STORM WATER FACILITIES TO COMPLY WITH
NEW STORM WATER PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS OF THE UPDATED
6 SAN DIEGO REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD MUNICIPAL
PERMIT (ORDER NO. 2007-0001).
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The City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, hereby ordains as follows:
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SECTION 1: That Title 15 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code is amended by the repeal of
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15.12.010 Purpose and intent.
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The purpose of this chapter is to ensure the environmental and public health, safety, and general
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B. Eliminating discharges to the storm water conveyance system from spills, dumping or
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C. Reducing pollutants in storm water discharges to the maximum extent practicable, including
those pollutants taken up by storm water as it flows over urban areas (urban runoff).18
D. Reducing pollutants in storm water discharges in order to achieve applicable water qualityi y
objectives for receiving waters within the City of Carlsbad.
21 The intent of this chapter is to protect and enhance the water quality of the City of Carlsbad
22 receiving waters and wetlands in a manner pursuant to and consistent with the Clean Water Act
23 and Municipal Permit.
24 15J2.020 Definitions.
25 When used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this
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A "Clean Water Act" means the Federal Water Pollution Control Act enacted by Public Law 92-
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1251 et seq.), and any subsequent amendments.
B. "County health officer" means the health officer of the County of San Diego Department of
Public Health or designee.
C. "Employee training program" means a documented employee training program for all
persons responsible for implementing a storm water pollution prevention plan. The employee
training program shall include, but is not limited to, the following topics:
1. Laws, regulations, and local ordinances associated with storm water pollution
prevention, and an overview of the potential impacts of polluted storm water on the
receiving waters of the San Diego region;
2. Proper handling of all materials and wastes to prevent spillage;
3. Mitigation of spills including spill response, containment and cleanup procedures;
4. Visual monitoring of all effluent streams to ensure illicit discharges do not enter the storm
water conveyance system;
5. Discussion of the differences between the storm water conveyance system and the
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6. Identification of all on-site connections to the storm water conveyance system;
1Q 7. Preventive maintenance and good housekeeping procedures;
20 8. Material management practices employed by the facility to reduce or eliminate pollutant
21 contact with storm water discharge: and,
22 9. Documentation of training and records detailing dates, time, subjects covered and,
attendance.
24 D. "Enforcement agency" means the City of Carlsbad or its authorized agents charged with
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"Enforcement official" means the city manager of the City of Carlsbad or his or her designee.
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F. "Hazardous materials" means any substance or mixture of substances which is toxic,
2 corrosive, flammable, an irritant, a strong sensitizer, or generates pressure through
3 decomposition, heat or other means, if such a substance or mixture of substances may
4 cause, or contribute to, substantial injury, serious illness or harm to humans, domestic
5 livestock, wildlife, or deterioration of receiving water quality or the environment.
G. "Illegal discharge" means any discharge to the storm water conveyance system that is not
7 composed entirely of storm water, or is expressly prohibited by federal, state, or local
8 regulations, laws, codes, or ordinances, or degrades the quality of receiving waters in
9 violation of any NPDES Permit, the Basin Plan and California Ocean Plan standards.
10 H. "Parking lot" means an open area, other than a street or other public way, used for the
11 parking of motorized vehicles, whether for a fee or free, to accommodate clients or customers
12 or to accommodate residents of multi-family dwellings (i.e., apartments, condominiums,
townhomes, mobile homes, dormitories, group quarters, etc.).
I. "Person" means any individual, organization, business trust, company, partnership, entity,
firm, association, corporation, or public agency, including the State of California and the
United States of America.
'7 J. "Premises" means any building, lot parcel, real estate, land or portion of land whether
improved or unimproved.
1Q K. "Responsible Party" means one or more persons that control, are in possession of or own
20 property that shall be individually or, jointly and severally held responsible for compliance with
21 the provision of this chapter or with any illicit discharge from property controlled, possessed
22 or owned. As defined in this chapter, "property" includes, but is not limited to, real estate,
23 fixtures, facilities or premises of any kind located upon, under or above the real estate. This
24 definition of responsible party does not include the city when an illicit discharge is caused by
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Wetlands generally include swamps, marshes, bogs, and similar areas.
15.12.030 Administration.
The enforcement official shall administer, implement, and enforce the provisions of this chapter.
Any powers granted to, or duties imposed upon, the enforcement official may be delegated by the
enforcement official to persons in the employ of the City of Carlsbad, or pursuant to contract.
When deemed necessary by the enforcement official, the enforcement official shall prepare and
present to the city council for approval regulations consistent with the general policies established
herein by the city council. The enforcement official shall enforce council approved regulations
necessary to the administration of this chapter, and may recommend that the council amend such
regulations as conditions require.
15.12.040 Applicability.
This chapter shall be interpreted to assure consistency with the requirements of the federal Clean
Water Act, applicable implementing regulations, and Municipal Permit.
15.12.050 Prohibited discharges.
The discharge of non-storm water discharges to the storm water conveyance system or to any
other conveyance system which discharges into receiving water is prohibited, including, but not
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A. Sewage;
B. Discharges of wash water resulting from the hosing or cleaning of gas stations, auto repair
garages, or other types of automotive services facilities;
C. Discharges resulting from the cleaning, repair, or maintenance of any type of equipment,
machinery, or facility including motor vehicles, cement-related equipment, and port-apotty
servicing, etc.;
D. Discharges of wash water from mobile operations such as mobile automobile washing,
steam cleaning, power washing, and carpet cleaning, etc.;
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E. Discharges of wash water from the cleaning or hosing of impervious surfaces in municipal,
industrial, commercial, and residential areas including parking lots, streets, sidewalks,
driveways, patios, plazas, work yards and outdoor eating or drinking areas, etc.;
F. Discharges of runoff from material storage areas containing chemicals, fuels, grease, oil, or
other hazardous materials;
G. Discharges of pool or fountain water containing chlorine, biocides, or other chemicals;
discharges of pool or fountain filter backwash water;
H. Discharges of sediment, pet waste, vegetation clippings, or other landscape or
construction-related wastes; and
I. Discharges of food-related wastes (e.g., grease, fish processing, and restaurant kitchen mat
and trash bin wash water, etc.).
15.12.055 Exemptions from discharge prohibitions.
A. The prohibition on discharges shall not apply to any discharge regulated under a NPDES
permit issued to the discharger and administered by the state of California pursuant to
Chapter 5.5, Division 7, of the California Water Code, provided that the discharger is in
compliance with all requirements of the permit and other applicable laws and regulations.
Proof of compliance with such permit may be required in a form acceptable to the city prior to
or as a condition of a subdivision map, site plan, building permit, or development
improvement plan; upon inspection of the facility; during any enforcement proceeding or
action; or for any other reasonable cause.
B. Discharges from the following activities will not be considered a source of pollutants to the
storm water conveyance system or receiving waters and are exempt from the definition of
non-storm water discharge when properly managed as required by applicable federal, state
and local laws, regulations or codes:
1. Water line flushing;
2. Landscape irrigation and lawn watering;
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4. Rising ground waters or springs;
5. Uncontaminated pumped ground water not subject to any applicable NPDES permit;
6. Discharges from potable water sources not subject to any applicable NPDES permit;
7. Foundation and footing drains;
8. Air conditioning and refrigeration condensation;
9. Natural springs;
1 0. Water from crawl space pumps;
1 1 . Individual residential car washing;
12. Flows from riparian habitats and wetlands;
13. Dechlorinated swimming pool discharges;
14. Emergency firefighting; and,
15. Uncontaminated ground water infiltration [as defined at 40 CFR 35.2005(20)].
C. The prohibition of discharges shall not apply to any discharge which the enforcement official,
the county health officer, the State or San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board, or
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency determines in writing are necessary for the protection
of the environment, water quality, and public health and safety.
15.12.060 Discharge in violation of permit.
Any discharge that would result in or contribute to a violation of Municipal Permit either separately
considered or when combined with other discharges, is prohibited. Liability for any such discharge
shall be the responsibility of the person(s) causing or responsible for the discharge.
15.12.070 Illicit connections.
It is prohibited to establish, use, maintain, conceal or continue illicit connections to the storm water
conveyance system, regardless of whether such connections were made under a permit or other
authorization or whether permissible under the law or practices applicable or prevailing at the time
of the connection except as authorized in Section 1 5.12.050.
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1 15.12.080 Reduction of pollutants contacting or entering storm water required.
2 A. It is unlawful for any person not to utilize best management practices to the maximum extent
3 practicable to eliminate or reduce pollutants entering the city's storm water conveyance
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5 B. In order to reduce the risk of contamination of storm water and the discharge of non-storm
6 water or pollutants to the city's storm water conveyance system, the enforcement official may
7 require the person(s) conducting the following activities to implement best management
8 practices to the maximum extent practicable:
9 1. Automobile, airplane, boat, and/or vehicle repair, service, fueling, maintenance, washing,
10 storage, and/or parking;
11 2. Landscape and garden care activities including application of related products, such as
12 pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers;
13 3. Building remodeling, repair and maintenance, including, but not limited to: cement
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15 4. Impervious surface or building washing or cleaning, including pressure washing or steam
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" 5. Storage and disposal of household hazardous waste (e.g. paints, used motor oil,
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1Q 6. Disposal of pet waste;
20 7. Storage and disposal of green waste;
21 8. Mobile carpet, drape or furniture cleaning;
22 9. Pool, spa, Jacuzzi, or fountain cleaning, servicing, or repair;
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a Clean Water Act Section 303(d) impaired water body, where the site or source generates
pollutants for which the water body is impaired; and/or any person within or directly adjacent
to or discharging directly to a coastal lagoon or other receiving water may also be subject to
subsection 15.12.080(8.).
D. Business Activity Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP). When the enforcement
official determines that a person in the course of conducting a business-related activity
causes, has the potential to cause, or contributes to a violation of the water quality standards
set forth in the San Diego Basin Plan or California Ocean Plan, or conveys pollutants to
receiving waters that may cause or contribute to the deterioration of water quality, then the
enforcement official may require the person to develop and implement a Business Activity
SWPPP that includes the implementation and use of best management practices, and an
employee training program. This section applies, but is not limited to:
1. Persons conducting maintenance, storage, manufacturing, assembly, equipment
operations, vehicle loading, and/or cleanup activities partially or wholly out of doors;
2. Persons conducting automobile, airplane, boat, and/or equipment mechanical service,
repair, maintenance, fueling, cleaning and/or parking; marinas; mobile automobile or
other vehicle washing and/or parking; retail or wholesale fueling; mobile carpet, drape or
furniture cleaning; pest control services; eating and drinking establishments; cement
mixing, repair or cutting; masonry; plumbing; painting and coating; surface or building
washing or cleaning services, including pressure washing or steam cleaning; botanical
or zoological gardens and exhibits; landscaping and lawn and garden services; nurseries
and greenhouses; golf courses, parks and other recreational areas/facilities; cemeteries;
pool and fountain cleaning; or port-a-potty servicing;
3. Persons owning or operating a parking lot or an impervious surface (including, but not
limited to, service station pavements, sidewalks, patios and paved private streets and
roads) used for automobile-related or similar purposes shall clean those surfaces as
frequently and as thoroughly as is necessary, in accordance with best management
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practices, to prevent the discharge of pollutants to the city's storm water conveyance
system. Sweepings or cleaning residue from parking lots or impervious surfaces shall
not be swept or otherwise made or allowed to enter any storm water conveyance
system, gutter, or roadway, but must be disposed of in accordance with regional and
local solid waste procedures and regulations.
Persons owning or operating a parking lot or impervious surfaces used for similar
purposes shall clean those surfaces thoroughly as is necessary to prevent the
accumulation and discharge of pollutants to the storm water conveyance system to the
maximum extent practicable, but not less than once prior to each rainy season.
Sweepings or cleaning residue from parking lots or said impervious surfaces shall not be
swept or otherwise made or allowed to enter the gutter, roadway or storm water
conveyance system.
E. Development, Grading or Construction Activities. Any person engaged in development,
grading or construction in the City of Carlsbad shall utilize best management practices to
prevent pollutants from entering the storm water conveyance system by complying with City
Standards, all applicable local ordinances, including Chapter 15.16 of the Carlsbad Municipal
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In order to reduce the risk of contamination of storm water and the discharge of non-storm
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21 require the person conducting the development, grading or construction activities to prepare
22 and implement a Construction SWPPP in compliance with City Standards and/or to
23 implement best management practices to the maximum extent practicable.
24 No person shall stand or park any vehicle or equipment on any street for the purpose of
25 washing, greasing, repairing, and/or maintaining the vehicle or equipment, except for repairs
necessitated by an emergency.
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2 or equipment is determined by the enforcement official to be leaking fluids such as oils or
3 other fluids that contribute or have the potential to contribute a discharge of pollutants to the
4 storm water conveyance system and/or the receiving waters.
5 H. Other activities not covered by sections B, C, D, E and F of this section.
6 In order to reduce the risk of contamination of storm water, the discharge of non-storm water
7 or, pollutants to the city's storm water conveyance system, the enforcement official may
8 require the person conducting any activity not listed in sections B, C and D above, to
9 implement best management practices to the maximum extent practicable, if the enforcement
10 official determines that the activity has the potential to discharge pollutants or is known to
11 discharge pollutants to the storm water conveyance system or receiving waters.
12 |. Storm Water Management Plan (SWMP). Any project issued a development permit shall
13 comply with all applicable best management practices and low impact development (LID)
14 requirements of the Municipal Code, Standard Urban Storm Water Mitigation Plan (SUSMP),
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17 accompanied by a SWMP prepared pursuant to the SUSMP. No development permit
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15.12.090 Storm water conveyance system protection.
Every person owning property through which a storm water conveyance system passes, and such
person's lessee or tenant, shall keep and maintain that part of the storm water conveyance system
within the property free of trash, debris, excessive vegetation, and other obstacles which would
pollute, contaminate or significantly retard the flow of water through the storm water conveyance
system.
Every person shall maintain privately owned storm water conveyance structures within or adjacent
to a storm water conveyance system, so that such structures do not become a hazard to the use,
function or physical integrity of the storm water conveyance system.
Every person shall not remove healthy banks of vegetation beyond that actually necessary for
such maintenance which shall be accomplished in a manner that minimizes the vulnerability of the
storm water conveyance system to erosion; and shall be responsible for maintaining that portion of
the storm water conveyance system that is within their property lines in order to protect against
erosion and degradation of the storm water conveyance system originating or contributed from
their property.
No person shall commit or cause to be committed any of the following acts, unless a written permit
has first been obtained from the city and the appropriate state or federal agencies, if applicable:
A. Discharge pollutants into or connect any pipe or channel to the storm water conveyance
system;
B. Modify the natural flow of water in a storm water conveyance system;
C. Carry out developments within thirty feet of the center line of any storm water conveyance
system or twenty feet of the edge of a storm water conveyance system, whichever is the
greater distance;
D. Deposit in, plant in, or remove any material from a storm water conveyance system including
its banks except as required for necessary maintenance;
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2 conveyance system; or
3 F. Place any loose or unconsolidated material along the side of or within a storm water
4 conveyance system or so close to the side as to cause a diversion of the flow, or to cause a
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6 water conveyance system.
7 G. The above requirements do not supersede any requirements set forth by the California
8 Department of Fish and Game Stream Alteration Permit process.
9 15.12.095 Structural treatment control BMP maintenance requirement.
10 A. Every person owning property which includes a structural treatment control best management
practice (BMP), installed pursuant to a city approved Storm Water Management Plan, shall:
12 1. Insure that each and every city approved structural treatment control BMP is operating
13 effectively and has been adequately maintained; and,
14 2. Provide an annual verification of th'e effective operation and maintenance of each and
every city approved structural treatment control BMP by the party responsible for the
maintenance of the structural treatment control BMP. The annual verification shall be
submitted to the enforcement official in a format as approved by the city prior to the start
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1Q B. The enforcement official shall have the authority to conduct an inspection of any property
20.containing a city approved structural treatment control BMP to enforce the provision of this
21 section in accordance with the inspection provisions specified in section 15.12.100 and
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15.12.100 Authority to inspect.
24 A. During normal and reasonable hours of operation, the enforcement official shall have the
25 authority to conduct an inspection to enforce the provisions of this chapter, and to ascertain
whether the requirements of this chapter are being met. The enforcement official has the
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2 specifically designated as no public access areas. If inaccessible or limited access areas are
3 to be inspected, an inspection may be conducted after the enforcement official has presented
4 the proper credentials and the owner, occupant, and or facility operator authorizes entry. If
5 the enforcement official is unable to locate the owner or other persons having charge or
6 control of the premises, or the owner, occupant, and/or facility operator refuses the request
7 for entry, the City of Carlsbad is empowered to seek assistance from any court of competent
8 jurisdiction in obtaining entry.
9 After obtaining authorized entry to a business or facility, the enforcement official may:
10 1. inspect the premises at all reasonable times.
11 2. Carry out any sampling activities or install devices to conduct sampling or metering
12 operations necessary to enforce this chapter, including taking samples from the property
which the enforcement official reasonably believes is currently, or has in the past,
caused or contributed to causing an illegal storm water discharge to the storm water
conveyance system. Upon request by the property owner or his or her authorized
representative, split samples shall be given to the person from whose property the
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18 3. Conduct tests, analyses and evaluations to determine whether a discharge of storm
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20 4. Photograph any effluent stream, material or waste, material or waste container,
21 container label, vehicle, waste treatment process, waste disposal site connection, or
22 condition believed to contribute to storm water pollution or constitute a violation of this
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2 business on the premises.
3 6. Require the facility operator to retain evidence, as instructed by the enforcement official,
4 for a period not to exceed thirty days.
5 7. Review and obtain copies of all storm water monitoring data compiled by the facility, if
6 such monitoring is required of the facility.
7 15.12.110 Inspection procedures - Additional requirements.
8 During the inspection, the enforcement official shall comply with all reasonable security, safety,
9 and sanitation measures. In addition, the enforcement official shall comply with reasonable
10 precautionary measures specified by the owner and/or occupant or facility operator.
11 At the conclusion of the inspection, and prior to leaving the site, the enforcement official shall
12 make every reasonable effort to review with the owner and/or occupant or the facility operator
13 each of the violations noted by the enforcement official and any corrective actions that may be
1^ necessary. A report listing any violation found by the enforcement official during the inspection
^ shall be kept on file by the enforcement agency. An inspection report shall be provided to the
16 owner and/or occupant or facility operator, or left at the premises after being signed by a
designated representative of the facility. If corrective action is required, then the occupant, facility
1ft owner, and/or facility operator shall implement corrective action plan based upon a written
1Q corrective action plan. The corrective action plan shall be submitted to the enforcement agency for
20 review and approval and should state the corrective actions to be taken and the expected dates of
21 completion. Failure to implement a corrective action plan constitutes a violation of this chapter.
09 All enforcement officials shall have adequate identification. Enforcement officials and other
23 authorized personnel shall identify themselves when entering any property for inspection purposes
24 or when inspecting the work of any contractor.
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2fi enforcement official is authorized to establish on any property that discharges directly or indirectly
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2 official may take samples of materials, wastes, and/or effluent as deemed necessary to aid in the
3 pursuit of the investigation or in the recordation of the activities onsite.
4 15.12.120 Containment, cleanup, and notification of spills.
5 Any person owning or occupying any premises who has knowledge of any release of materials,
6 pollutants or waste which may result in pollutants or non-storm water discharges entering any
7 storm water conveyance system shall immediately take all reasonable action to contain, minimize,
8 and clean up such release. Such person shall notify the City of Carlsbad of the occurrence and
9 any other appropriate federal, state or county agency of the occurrence as soon as possible, but
10 no later than twenty-four hours from the time of the incident's occurrence.
11 15.12.130 Testing, monitoring or mitigation requirements.
12 A. The enforcement official may require that any person engaged in any activity and/or owning
13 or operating any facility which causes or contributes to storm water pollution or
14 contamination, illegal discharges, prohibited discharges and/or discharge of non-storm water
15 to the storm water conveyance system perform monitoring, including physical and chemical
1° monitoring and/or analyses and furnish reports as the enforcement official may specify if:
7 1. The person, or facility owner or operator, fails to eliminate illegal or prohibited discharges
1ft within a specified time after receiving a written notice to do so by the enforcement
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20 2. The enforcement official has documented repeated violations of this chapter by the
21 person or facility owner or operator which has caused or contributed to storm water
22 pollution.
23 It is unlawful for such person or facility owner or operator to fail or refuse to undertake and
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2 activities or operations. The person or facility owner or operator shall be responsible for all
3 costs of these activities, analyses and reports.
4 B. Any persons required to monitor pursuant to subsection A of this section, shall implement a
5 storm water monitoring program including, but not limited to, the following:
6 1. Routine visual monitoring for dry weather flows;
7 2. Routine visual monitoring for spills which may pollute storm water runoff;
8 3. A monitoring log including monitoring date, potential pollution sources, as noted in parts
9 1 and 2 of this section B, and a description of the mitigation measures taken to eliminate
10 any potential pollution sources;
11 4. All samples must be collected using approved procedures and guidelines as set forth by
12 federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved protocols; and,
13 5. The samples must be analyzed by a State of California certified laboratory qualified to
14 undertaken such analyses.
15 C. The enforcement official may require a person, or facility owner or operator, to install or
'° implement storm water pollution reduction or control measures, including, but not limited to,
' process modification to reduce the generation of pollutants if:
1ft 1. The person, or facility owner or operator fails to eliminate illegal or prohibited discharges
iq after receiving a written notice from the enforcement official;
20 2. The person, or facility owner or operator, fails to implement a storm water pollution
21 prevention plan, as required by the enforcement official; or,
22 3. The enforcement official has documented repeated violations of this chapter by any such
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necessary by the enforcement official, then any or all of the requirements contained in
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1 E. A storm water monitoring program prepared and implemented pursuant to any state-issued
2 NPDES General Permit shall be deemed to meet the requirements of a monitoring program
3 for the purposes of this chapter.
4 15.12.140 Concealment.
5 Causing, permitting, aiding, abetting or concealing a violation of any provision of this chapter is
6 unlawful and shall constitute a separate violation of this chapter.
7 15.12.150 Administrative code enforcement powers and procedures.
8 The enforcement agency and enforcement official can exercise any code enforcement powers and
9 procedures as provided in Title 1 of this code. In addition to the general enforcement powers and
10 procedures provided in Title 1 of this code, the enforcement agency and enforcement official have
11 the authority to utilize the following administrative remedies as may be necessary to enforce this
12 chapter:
13 A. Cease and Desist Orders. When the enforcement official finds that a discharge has taken
14 place or is likely to take place in violation of this chapter, the enforcement official may issue
15 an order to cease and desist such discharge, practice, or operation likely to cause such
^ discharge and direct that those persons not complying shall:
"" 1. Comply with the applicable provisions and policies of this chapter;
1R 2. Comply with a time schedule for compliance; and,
1Q 3. Take appropriate remedial or preventive action to prevent the violation from recurring.
20 B. Notice to Clean, Test and/or Abate. Whenever the enforcement official finds any oil, earth,
21 dirt, grass, weeds, dead trees, tin cans, rubbish, refuse, waste or any other material of any
22 kind, in or upon the sidewalk abutting or adjoining any parcel of land, or upon any parcel of
23 land or grounds, which may result in an increase in pollutants entering the city's storm water
24 conveyance system or a non-storm water discharge to the city's storm water conveyance
25 system, the enforcement official may issue orders and give written notice to remove same in
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any person engaged in performing or causing such work to be done, and any such person
shall immediately stop such work until authorized by the enforcement official to proceed with
the work.
D. Permit or License Suspension, Denial or Revocation. Violations of this chapter may be
grounds for permit or license suspension or revocation, including but not limited to building
permits, right-of-way permits, grading permits and conditional use permits.
E. Civil Penalties. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter, fails to prepare
or implement a corrective action plan when requested by the enforcement official, fails to
implement a storm water monitoring plan, violates any cease and desist order or notice to
clean and abate, or fails to adopt or implement a storm water pollution prevention plan as
directed by the enforcement official shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed two
thousand five hundred dollars for each day such a violation exists. The responsible party shall
be charged for the full costs of any investigation, inspection, or monitoring survey which led to
the detection of any such violation, for abatement costs, and for the reasonable costs of
preparing and bringing legal action under this subsection. In addition to any other applicable
procedures, the enforcement agency may utilize the lien procedures listed in Section
15.12.150(F) to enforce the responsible party's liability. The responsible party may also be
liable for compensatory damages for impairment, loss or destruction to water quality, wildlife,
fish and aquatic life.
F. The enforcement official shall take all appropriate legal steps to collect these obligations,
including referral to the city attorney for commencement of a civil action to recover said funds.
If collected as a lien, the enforcement official shall cause a notice of lien to be filed with the
county recorder, inform the county auditor and county recorder of the amount of th^
obligation, a description of the real property upon which the lien is to be recovered, and the
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enforcement official shall file a release of lien with the county recorder.
G. Environmental Code Enforcement Civil Penalties Fund. Civil penalties collected pursuant to
this chapter shall be deposited in the Environmental Code Enforcement Civil Penalties Fund
as established by the city manager for the enhancement of the city's code enforcement
efforts, environmental public outreach or education, environmental improvement grants,
and/or to reimburse city departments for investigative costs and costs associated with the
hearing process that are not paid by the responsible party. Civil penalties deposited in this
fund shall be appropriated and allocated in a manner determined by the city manager. The
city auditor shall establish accounting procedures to ensure proper account identification,
credit and collection.
15.12.160 Administrative notice, hearing, and appeal procedures.
A. Unless otherwise provided herein, any notice required to be given by the enforcement official
under this chapter shall be in writing and served in person or by registered or certified mail. If
served by mail, the notice shall be sent to the last address known to the enforcement official.
Where the address is unknown, service may be made upon the owner of record of the
property involved. Such notice shall be deemed to have been given at the time of deposit,
postage prepaid, in a facility regularly serviced by the United States Postal Service whether
or not the registered or certified mail is accepted.
B. When the enforcement official determines that a violation of one or more provisions of this
chapter exists or has occurred, any violator(s) or property owner(s) of record shall be served
by the enforcement official with a written notice and order. The notice and order shall state
the municipal code section violated, describe how violated, the location and date(s) of the
violation(s), and describe the corrective action required. The notice and order shall require
immediate corrective action by the violator(s) or property owner(s) and explain which
method(s) of administrative enforcement are being utilized by the enforcement official: cease
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shall also explain the consequences of failure to comply, including that civil penalties shall
begin to immediately accrue if compliance is not achieved within ten days from the date the
notice and order is issued. The notice and order shall identify all hearing rights. The
enforcement official may propose any enforcement action reasonably necessary to abate the
violation.
C. If the violation(s) is not corrected within ten days from the date the notice and order is issued,
the enforcement official shall request the city manager to appoint a hearing officer and fix a
date, time, and place for hearing. The enforcement official shall give written notice thereof to
the violator(s) or owner(s) of record, at least ten days prior to the date for hearing.
1. The hearing officer shall consider any written or oral evidence presented to determine
whether the violation(s) exists, a corrective action plan should be required, a cease and
desist order should be required, a notice to clean and abate should be required, a storm
water pollution prevention plan should be required, an employee training program should
be required, and/or civil penalties should be imposed, consistent with rules and
procedures for the conduct of hearings and rendering of decisions established and
promulgated by the city manager.
2. In determining whether action should be taken or the amount of a civil penalty to be
imposed, the hearing officer may consider any of the following factors:
a. Duration of the violation(s).
b. Frequency or recurrence.
c. Seriousness.
cU History.
e. Violator's conduct after notice and order.
f. Good faith effort to comply.
g. Economic impact of the penalty on the violator(s).
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3. If the violator(s) or owner(s) of record fail to attend the hearing, it shall constitute a
waiver of the right to a hearing and adjudication of all or any portion of the notice and
order.
4. The hearing officer shall render a written decision within ten days of the close of the
hearing, including findings of fact and conclusions of law, identifying the time frame
involved and the factors considered in assessing civil penalties, if any. The decision shall
be effective immediately unless otherwise stated in the decision. The hearing officer
shall cause the decision to be served on the enforcement official and all participating
violators or owners of record.
5. If the persons assessed civil penalties fail to pay them within the time specified in the
hearing officer's decision, the unpaid amount constitutes either a personal obligation of
the person assessed or a lien upon the real property on which the violation occurred, in
the discretion of the enforcement official. If the violation(s) is not corrected as directed
the civil penalty continues to accrue on a daily basis. Civil penalties may not exceed one
hundred thousand dollars in the aggregate. When the violation is subsequently
corrected, the enforcement official shall notify the violator(s) and/or owner(s) of record of
the outstanding civil penalties and provide an opportunity for hearing if the amount(s) is
disputed within ten days from such notice.
6. The enforcement official shall take all appropriate legal steps to collect these obligations,
including referral to the city attorney for commencement of a civil action to recover said
funds. If collected as a lien, the enforcement official shall cause a notice of lien to be
filed with the county recorder, inform the county auditor and county recorder of the
amount of the obligation, a description of the real property upon which the lien is to be
recovered, and the name of the agency to which the obligation is to be paid. Upon
payment in full, the enforcement official shall file a release of lien with the county
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15.12.170 Judicial enforcement.
A. Criminal Penalties. Any person who violates any provision of this chapter or who fails to
implement a storm water monitoring plan, violates any cease and desist order or notice to
clean and abate, or fails to adopt or implement storm water pollution prevention plans or
employee training programs as directed by the enforcement official shall be punished, upon
conviction, by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars for each day in which such violation
occurs, or imprisonment in the San Diego County jail for a period not to exceed six months, or
both.
B. Injunction/Abatement of Public Nuisance. Whenever a discharge into the storm water
conveyance system is in violation of the provisions of this chapter or otherwise threatens to
cause a condition of contamination, pollution, or nuisance, the enforcement official may also
cause the city to seek a petition to the Superior Court for the issuance of a preliminary or
permanent injunction, or both, or an action to abate a public nuisance, as may be appropriate
in restraining the continuance of such discharge.
C. Other Civil Action. Whenever a notice and order, notice of determination, hearing officer's
decision or city council's decision is not complied with, the city attorney may, at the request of
the enforcement official, initiate any appropriate civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction
to enforce such notice and order and decision, including the recovery of any unpaid storm
drain fees and/or civil penalties provided herein.
15.12.180 Violations deemed a public nuisance.
In addition to the other civil and criminal penalties provided herein, any condition caused or
permitted to exist in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter is a threat to the public health,
safety, and welfare and is declared and deemed a public nuisance, which may be summarily
abated and/or restored as directed by the enforcement official in accordance with the procedures
identified in Chapter 6.16. A civil action to abate, enjoin or otherwise compel the cessation of such
nuisance may also be taken by the city, if necessary.
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2 shall be a lien upon and against the property in accordance with the procedures set forth in
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4 15.12.190 Remedies not exclusive.
5 Remedies set forth in this chapter are not exclusive but are cumulative to all other civil and
6 criminal penalties provided by law, including, but not limited to, penalty provisions of the Federal
7 Clean Water Act and/or the state Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act. The Porter-Cologne
8 Water Quality Control Act is California Water Code Section 13000 et seq., and any future
9 amendments. The seeking of such federal and/or state remedies shall not preclude the
10 simultaneous commencement of proceedings pursuant to this chapter.
11 EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall be effective thirty (30) days after its adoption;
12 and the City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this ordinance and cause it to be published at least
13 once in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Carlsbad within fifteen (15) days after its
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INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a regular meeting of the Carlsbad City Council on
the 25th day of March, 2008, and thereafter.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the
City of Carlsbad on the 1st day of April, 2008, by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members Lewis, Kulchin, Hall, Packard and Nygaard.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
RONALD R. BALL, City Attorney <qf
ATTEST:
LORRAINE! M
(SEAL)
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ORDINANCE NO. NS-881
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
3 CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 15, CHAPTER 15.16 OF THE CARLSBAD
MUNICIPAL CODE ESTABLISHING REQUIREMENTS AND PROCESSING
4 PROCEDURES FOR THE PREPARATION OF CONSTRUCTION STORM
WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLANS AND REVISING STORM
5 WATER ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS TO COMPLY WITH THE NEW
STORM WATER PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS OF THE UPDATED SAN
6 DIEGO REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD MUNICIPAL
PERMIT (ORDER NO. 2007-0001) AND, MODIFYING AND CLARIFYING
7 PROCESSING PROCEDURES FOR THE PREPARATION AND REVIEW
OF GRADING PLANS.
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The City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, hereby ordains as follows:
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SECTION 1: That Title 15, Chapter 15.16.030 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code is
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15.16.030 City engineer authority.
A. This chapter shall be administered by the city engineer who shall have the authority and
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1. Establish the form and procedures for application for grading permits required pursuant to15
this chapter including the certification of completed applications, the approval of grading16
plans, Construction SWPPPs, the establishment of files, the processing of secured
grading and erosion control agreements and the collection of fees and security deposits;18
2. Interpret the provisions of this chapter and advise the public regarding requirements for
grading plans, Construction SWPPPs, specifications and special provisions;
21 3. Establish the format and content of grading plans, Construction SWPPPs, specifications
22 and special provisions pursuant to the provisions of this chapter;
23 4. Establish and promulgate city standards to govern grading and storm water pollution
24 prevention work in accordance with good engineering practice pursuant to the provisions
25 of this chapter;
25 5. Issue permits and approve amendments, including extensions, to permits found to
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1 6. Issue and maintain permanent records of determinations of exemption authorized by
2 Section 15.16.060;
3 7. Approve grading and erosion control agreements;
4 8. Accept surety bonds and other forms of security in connection with grading and erosion
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6 9. Monitor compliance of all grading work with city codes, city standards and any limitations
7 of the grading permit;
8 10. Record notices of grading violation and/or take other administrative actions against
9 violators of the provisions of this chapter; and
10 11. Grant authority to appropriate members of the city engineer's staff to act on behalf of the
11 city engineer with regard to any aspect of the administration of the provisions of this
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13 SECTION 2: That Title 15, Chapter 15.16.040 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code is
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15 15.16.040 Definitions.
^ Whenever the following words, terms or phrases are used in this chapter they shall be construed
as defined in the following subsections unless from the context in which the word, term, or phrase
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19 A. "Civil engineer" means a professional engineer in the branch of civil engineering holding a
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21 B. "Clearing and grubbing of vegetation" means the removal of any and all types of vegetation,
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roots, stumps or other plant material and the clearing or breaking up of the surface of the land
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D. "Engineer-of-work" means the civil engineer responsible for the preparation of the grading
and/or construction plans, for the certification of the completed work and preparation of the
record plans.
E. "Excavation" means the cutting, digging, removal, displacement or any other movement of
soil, sand, gravel, rock or other similar material from its natural or preexisting location upon or
beneath the surface of the earth by the direct action of humans and/or human invention.
F. "Fill" means the depositing of soil, sand, gravel, rock, or other similar materials upon or
beneath the surface of the earth by the direct action of humans and/or human invention.
G. "Finished grade" means the vertical location of the ground surface upon completion of any
excavation or fill.
H. "Geologist" means a person holding a valid certificate of registration as a geologist in the
specialty of engineering geology issued by the state of California under provisions of the
Geologist Act of the Business and Professions Code.
I. "Grading" means any excavation, fill, clearing and grubbing of vegetation or any combination
thereof.
J. "Grading permit" means the document issued by the city engineer pursuant to Section
15.16.110, after having determined that the application demonstrates compliance with this
chapter, city standards, the landscape manual, and all applicable portions of Titles 15, 19, 20
and 21 of this code.
K. "Site" is any lot or parcel of land or contiguous combination thereof, under the same
ownership, where grading is proposed or performed.
L. "Soils engineer" means a person holding a valid certificate of registration as an engineer in
the specialty of soils engineering issued by the state of California under the provisions of the
Business and Professions Code.
M. "Uncontrolled stockpile" means any fill placed on land for which no soil testing was performed
or no compaction reports or other soil reports were prepared or submitted.
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2 phrases, as described in Chapter 15.04, shall apply to this chapter.
3 SECTION 3: That Title 15, Chapter 15.16.060 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code is the
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5 15.16.060 Work exempt from grading permit.
6 A. A grading permit shall not be required for the following:
7 1. An excavation below finished grade for basements and footings of a building, retaining
8 wall or other structure authorized by a valid building permit. This shall not exempt any fill
9 made with the material from such excavation nor exempt any excavation having an
10 unsupported height greater than five feet after the completion of such structure.
11 2. Cemetery graves.
12 3. Refuse disposal sites controlled by other regulations.
13 4. Excavations for wells or tunnels or utilities.
14 5. Exploratory excavations under the direction of soil engineers or engineering geologists.
15 6. Grading on any site or contiguous sites held under one ownership in which the city
' ° engineer finds all of the following conditions exist:
'' a. No cut or fill material exceeds three and one half feet in vertical depth at its deepest
1R point measured from the existing ground surface. The city engineer may waive this
19 requirement for grading work which is not intended to support a building structure;
20 b. No fill material is placed on an existing slope steeper than five units horizontal to one
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22 c. The grading work does not adversely affect the existing drainage pattern;
23 d. The toe of any fill slope or top of any cut slope is no closer than one foot to an exterior
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suitable for development, where the city engineer finds all of the following to exist:
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maintenance, the removal of dead or diseased trees or shrubs or the removal of
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vegetation done upon order of the fire marshal to eliminate a potential fire hazard or for
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the abatement of weeds.
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which has been used for agricultural purposes within the previous five years.
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application form, grading plans, specifications, engineering calculations, a soils investigation,
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a geotechnical report and other such documentation and information as may be necessary to
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demonstrate that the grading work will be carried out in substantial compliance with all city
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codes, City Standards and the requirements of the Landscape Manual. Each grading plan
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review application shall be accompanied by a Construction SWPPP prepared in accordance
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review. The fee shall be established by resolution of the city council and is for the purpose of
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defraying the cost of processing the grading plan review. The grading plan review fee is in
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addition to any other plan review, inspection and permit issuance fees charged for the
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issuance of a grading permit or processing improvement plans and building plans or the
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issuance of permits thereto.
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submitted for review may thereafter be returned to the applicant or destroyed by the city
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data shall be prepared by a civil engineer. The grading plans shall be drawn to scale in
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and extent of the work proposed and show in detail that it will conform to the provisions
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2. Geotechnical investigation reports shall be based upon the proposed grading plan. The
geotechnical investigation report shall include an adequate description of the geology of
the site and conclusions and recommendations regarding the effect of geologic
conditions on the proposed development. Recommendations included in the report shall
be consistent with the provisions of this chapter and City Standards and shall be
incorporated into the grading plans and/or specifications.
3. Preliminary soils investigations and report(s) shall be based upon the proposed grading
plan. Such report(s) shall include data regarding the nature, distribution and strength of
existing soil types at the proposed grading site, recommendations for grading
procedures and design criteria for corrective measures, if required by the soils engineer.
Recommendations included in the report and approved by the city engineer shall be
incorporated into the grading plans and/or specifications.
SECTION 6: That Title 15, Chapter 15.16.070 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code is
amended to read as follows:
15.16.070 Application for grading permit
A. To obtain a grading permit, the applicant shall first file an application therefore in writing on a
form furnished by the city engineer for that purpose. Every such application shall:
1. Identify and describe the work to be covered by the grading permit for which the
application is made;
2. Describe the land on which the proposed work is to be done by legal description, street
address, and/or similar description that will readily identify and definitely locate the
proposed grading work;
3. State the quantity of excavation and fill for the proposed grading work including the
amount of excavation or fill to be imported to or exported from the grading site;
4. State the name, address, telephone number and state of California certification number
of the engineer-of-work, soils engineer and geotechnica! engineer who prepared the
grading plan, soils report and geotechnical report for the proposed grading work;
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resolution. A separate plan review and/or inspection fee shall apply to retaining walls,
Construction SWPPP or major drainage structures as provided for elsewhere in this
code. There shall be no separate charge for standard terraced drains and similar
facilities. If during the grading plan review the grading quantities, upon which the grading
plan fee is based, are changed, the applicant shall pay any supplemental fee required or
receive a credit against the payment of the grading permit fee.
SECTION 7: That Title 15, Chapter 15.16.080 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code is
amended to read as follows:
15.16.080 Grading Permit Submittal documents.
A. Each application submittal for a grading permit shall be accompanied by city approved
grading plans, city approved Construction SWPPP and other such documentation and
information as may be necessary to demonstrate that the grading work will be carried
out in substantial compliance with all city codes, City Standards and the requirements of
the Landscape Manual.
B. The number of copies and format of the submittal documents required pursuant to this
chapter shall be as prescribed by the city engineer.
C. All documents shall, upon submittal to the city engineer, become the property of the city
and shall be kept on file with the city engineer.
SECTION 8: That Title 15, Chapter 15.16 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code is amended
by the adoption of new Section 15.16.085 to read as follows:
15.16.085 Construction Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP).
A. Each grading permit issued shall be accompanied by a Construction SWPPP prepared in
accordance with City Standards and approved by the City Engineer.
B. The City Engineer may also require preparation of a Construction SWPPP, prepared in
accordance with City Standards, for any person conducting development or other
construction activity, including grading activities which are exempt from a grading permit, in
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12 E. Construction SWPPP review and inspection fees shall be charged by the City for the
13 processing of the plan review and field inspection of the construction work. The fee shall be
14 established by resolution of the city council and is for the purpose of defraying the cost of
15 processing the plan review and ensuring compliance with the Construction SWPPP during
16 construction. The Construction SWPPP review and inspection fees are in addition to any
17 other plan review, inspection and permit issuance fees charged for processing grading plans,
18 improvement plans and building plans or the issuance of permits thereto.
19 F. The processing time limits, application withdrawal and refund provisions of section 15.16.082
20 subsections C through D shall be applicable to the processing of an application for a
21 Construction SWPPP.
22 SECTION 9: That Title 15, Chapter 15.16.100 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code is
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24 15.16.100 Withdrawal of grading permit applications.
OK A. Applications for which no grading permit is issued within two hundred forty days following the
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2 hundred eighty days upon request by the applicant showing that circumstances beyond the
3 control of the applicant have prevented action from being taken. No application shall be
4 extended more than once. In order to renew action on an application after withdrawal, the
5 applicant shall resubmit a new application and pay a new grading permit application fee.
B. The city engineer may authorize refunding of not more than eighty percent of the grading
permit application fee paid when an application for a grading permit is withdrawn in
accordance with this section. The city engineer shall not authorize refunding of any fee paid
except upon written application filed by the original permittee not later than sixty days after
10 withdrawal of the grading permit application by the applicant or by action of this section.
C. Any application in process on the effective date of this code amendment shall be subject to the
12 provisions of this section. The filing date for such application shall be considered to be the
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14 SECTION 10: That Title 15, Chapter 15.16.110 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code is
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16 15.16.110 Grading permit issuance.
A. Following submittal of a completed grading permit application and completion of the following
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19 1. Approval and signature of the grading plans by the city engineer;
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6. Completion of all environmental documentation in accordance with Chapter 19.04 of this
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B. The issuance or granting of a grading permit or approval of grading plans, specifications and
computations shall not be construed to be a permit for, or an approval of, any violation of any
of the provisions of this chapter or any other chapter of this code. Permits presuming to give
authority to violate or cancel the provisions of this chapter or any other chapter of this code
shall not be valid.
C. The issuance of a grading permit based on approved grading plans, Construction SWPPP,
specifications and other data shall not prevent the city engineer from thereafter requiring
correction of errors in said plans, specifications and other data, or from preventing grading
operations being carried on thereunder when in violation of this chapter or any other chapter
of this code.
SECTION 11: That Title 15, Chapter 15.16.140 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code is
amended to read as follows:
15.16.140 Grading and erosion control agreement and securities.
A. Secured Agreement Required. Prior to issuance of a grading permit, the permittee shall enter
into a secured grading and erosion control agreement with the city to guarantee performance
of the grading work in compliance with the grading permit.
B. Form of Secured Agreement. The grading and erosion control agreement shall be in a form
as prescribed by the city attorney which shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
1. Incorporation of the grading permit and the approved plans and specifications, including
Construction SWPPP, as part of the agreement;
2. Agreement by the permittee to comply with all the terms and conditions of the grading
permit including the grading permit time limits;
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3 4. A cost estimate prepared by a civil engineer which provides for the construction of all
4 earthwork, drainage facilities, retaining walls, storm water best management practices
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8 5. Agreement to indemnify and hold the city harmless against any and all claims arising
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10 6. Agreement by the permittee to maintain all safety and storm water best management
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13 C. Security Types. The grading and erosion control agreement shall be secured using one or
1^ more of the security types listed in Section 20.16.070.
15 D. Security Requirements. Security offered to guarantee performance in connection with the
'° grading and erosion control agreement shall meet the following requirements:
17 1. The amount of the security shall be sufficient to guarantee performance of all grading
1ft work described on the approved grading plans, Construction SWPPP and specifications
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20 2. Surety bonds shall be valid upon the date of filing with the city and shall remain valid
21 until the work has been completed to the satisfaction of the city engineer. Any extension
22 of the time specified in the permit shall not be cause for release of a surety bond;
23 3. The surety company which issues a surety bond shall meet or exceed the minimum
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and rehabilitation of public or private facilities that are damaged by sedimentation,
erosion or construction activities and to insure that adequate safeguards for the
prevention of erosion and sedimentation are in place when needed;
5. The city engineer may allow a single security to cover work under multiple grading
permits when the work covered is either part of a progressive construction of a single
project or when several concurrent projects are being constructed by one permittee. In
such cases, the grading and erosion control agreement shall include reference to the
multiple permit requirements or a grading and erosion control agreement shall be
submitted for each separate permit; and
6. The city engineer may permit substitution of the required security either in kind or of any
other type allowed for in Section 20.16.070; provided, however, that the substitute
security is adequate to insure completion of the remaining work to be performed and the
security is found to be of proper form and substance. The original security may be
released upon acceptance of the new security and upon determination that all conditions
of the permit are being complied with and there is no default as to the performance of
the work up to the date of acceptance of the new security.
Secured Agreement Waivers. The city engineer may waive the requirement for a secured
agreement or may waive all or any portion of the security amount if the applicant clearly
demonstrates to the city engineer that the proposed grading work will not adversely affect or
will have minimal impact upon public or private property and upon the health, safety and
welfare of the public. In no such case, shall the city engineer reduce the security amount
below the amount needed to ensure public safety and to secure the site with storm water best
management practices.
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3 G. Release of Security. The city engineer shall release the security held by the city to secure the
4 grading work upon completion of the work in substantial compliance with the terms and
5 conditions of the permit and the provisions of this chapter.
6 H. Default Procedures. Whenever the permittee fails to perform in compliance with the terms
7 and requirements of the grading and erosion control agreement, the city engineer may, in
8 addition to any other administrative and judicial remedies allowed pursuant to this chapter,
9 make a demand upon the cash, letter of credit, surety bond or other collateral held as security
10 for the grading and erosion control agreement in accordance with the following procedures:
11 1. Notice of Default. The city engineer shall send a written notice of default by certified mail
12 to the permittee which specifies the permit number and identifies the location, nature and
13 extent of the activity or condition which contributed to the default. The notice of default
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^ completion of such work. A copy of the notice of default shall be mailed to the owner of
'' the grading site and to the surety company, bank or institution which provided the
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19 2. Emergency Corrective Actions. In the event the work needed to cure the default is not
20 completed by the permittee, surety company or financial institution within the period of
21 time specified on the notice of default, the city engineer may thereupon enter the
22 property for the purpose of performing, by city forces or by other means, the necessary
23 corrective or curative work. The cost for such corrective work shall be paid for by the
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4. Cash Deposit. Upon expiration of the time period specified in the notice of default, the
city engineer may withdraw all or any portion of the cash deposit to reimburse the city for
completing or having a third party complete the work needed to cure the default as
specified in the notice of default. Upon utilizing the cash deposit, the city engineer shall
notify the applicant in writing of the amount utilized and the purpose for which the
deposit was used.
SECTION 12: That Title 15, Chapter 15.16.170 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code is
amended to read as follows:
15.16.170 Unlawful acts.
A. It is unlawful to:
1 . Perform grading work without a grading permit when such permit is required pursuant to
this chapter;
2. Perform any grading work which is not in conformance with an approved grading permit;
3. Make a false .statement or furnish false data on any application, grading plan,
engineering report or other document required pursuant to the provisions of this chapter;
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4. Delay, frustrate or otherwise hinder the efforts of the city engineer or his/her designee
from carrying out the duties required pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
B. Regardless of whether or not a grading permit has been issued or is required to be issued, it
is unlawful for any person to commit or cause to be committed the following acts or, to
maintain or cause to be maintained a property in such a manner as to result in the
commission of the following acts:
1 . Grading in such a manner as to become a hazard to life and limb or to endanger property
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3. Dump, move or place any soil, sand, gravel, rock or other earthen material, or leave any
bank, slope or other earthen surface unprotected so as to cause any such earthen
material to be deposited upon or to roll, blow or wash upon or over the premises of
another without the express consent of the owner of each such premises so affected or,
upon or over any public property, place or way. Such consent shall be in writing and in a
form acceptable to the city engineer; or
4. Transport, haul or otherwise move any soil, sand, gravel, rock or other earthen material
over any public or private street, place or way in such a manner as to allow such materials
to blow or spill over and upon such public or private street, place or way.
SECTION 13: That Title 15, Chapter 15.16.190 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code
is amended to read as follows:
15.16.190 Enforcement measures - Remedies
A. Whenever the city engineer determines that an unlawful act, as defined in Section 15.16.170,
has been committed by an individual operating with or without benefit of a grading permit, the
following enforcement measures and remedies may be undertaken by the city engineer, in
lieu of or in addition to any remedial actions undertaken in accordance with Section
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i. Stop Work Notice. The city engineer may issue a stop work notice demanding that all
unlawful activities, as defined in this chapter, be stopped until a valid grading permit is
obtained or corrective action is authorized by the city engineer. The city engineer may
allow continuance of the work to the extent necessary to install protective measures to
safeguard the public or to secure the site against erosion, sedimentation and the
discharge of non-storm water pollutants. Prior to resumption of any work, other than as
may be permitted by the city engineer pursuant to this subsection, on a permitted
grading operation, the permittee shall restore all cash deposits and/or other securities
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3 2. Owner Notification. The owner of the property shall be notified in writing that a violation
4 has occurred. The notification shall specify the location, nature and extent of the activity
5 or condition which contributed to the violation, the corrective action needed to cure the
6 violation and the period of time deemed necessary by the city engineer to correct the
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8 3. Record Notice of Grading Violation. In the event that the owner does not correct the
9 violation in the manner or within the time period requested by the city engineer, the city
10 engineer shall record a notice of grading violation against the property with the county
11 recorder. Upon completion of any corrective action and/or issuance of a valid grading
12 permit and upon payment of the investigation fee required pursuant to this section, the
13 city engineer shall file a notice of release of grading violation with the county recorder
14 releasing the property from the notice of grading violation.
15 4. Prohibition of Development Permits. Any property which has a notice of grading violation
16 recorded against M shall be prohibited from obtaining or using any development permit
pursuant to Titles 18, 20 and 21 of this code until after all corrective actions are taken in
1ft accordance with the requirements of the city engineer and, a notice of release of grading
1Q violation has been recorded with the county recorder.
20 5. Investigation Fee. An investigation fee shall be paid by the person responsible for the
21 violation in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. The payment of such
22 investigation fee shall not relieve any person from the performance of the corrective
23 work or otherwise complying with the requirements of this chapter.
24 6. Criminal Penalties. Each person, firm or corporation who commences or does any
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3 7. Abatement of Public Nuisance. Any grading commenced or done contrary to the
4 provisions of this chapter, or other violation of this chapter, shall be, and the same is
5 declared to be, a public nuisance. Upon order of the city council, the city attorney shall
6 commence necessary proceedings for the abatement of any such public nuisance in the
7 manner provided by law. Any failure, refusal, or neglect to obtain a permit as required by
8 this chapter shall be prima facie evidence of the fact that a public nuisance has been
9 committed in connection with any grading commenced or done contrary to the provisions
10 of this chapter.
11 8. Civil Action. The city attorney may, at the request of the city engineer, initiate any
12 appropriate civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction to enforce the stop work
13 notice, including the required corrective actions, and/or the grading and erosion control
14 agreement, including the recovery of any funds expended by the city to abate any public
'5 nuisance resulting from an unlawful act as defined in Section 15.16.170 and any
^ additional civil penalties provided for by law.
17 EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall be effective thirty (30) days after its adoption;
18 and the City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this ordinance and cause it to be published at least
once in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Carlsbad within fifteen (15) days after its
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INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a regular meeting of the Carlsbad City Council on
the 25th day of March, 2008, and thereafter.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the
City of Carlsbad on the 1st day of April, 2008, by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members Lewis, Kulchin, Hall, Packard and Nygaard.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
RONALD R. BALL, City Attorney
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ORDINANCE NO. NS-882
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
3 CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 18 OF THE CARLSBAD
MUNICIPAL CODE REQUIRING BUILDING CONSTRUCTION TO
4 COMPLY WITH NEW STORM WATER PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS
OF THE UPDATED SAN DIEGO REGIONAL WATER QUALITY
5 CONTROL BOARD MUNICIPAL PERMIT (ORDER NO. 2007-0001).
6 The City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, hereby ordains as follows:
7 SECTION 1: That Title 18 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code is amended by the adoption
8 of the new Chapter 18.48, entitled "Storm Water Pollution Prevention" to read as follows:
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18.48.010 Purpose and intent.
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The purpose of this chapter is to ensure the environmental and public health, safety, and general
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welfare of the residential, commercial, and industrial sectors of the City of Carlsbad by:
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A. Prohibiting non-storm water discharges to the storm water conveyance system.
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15 disposal of materials other than storm water or permitted or exempted discharges.
'° C. Reducing pollutants in storm water discharges, including those pollutants taken up by storm
17 water as it flows over urban areas (urban runoff), to the maximum extent practicable.
18 D. Reducing pollutants in storm water discharges in order to achieve applicable water quality
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22 For purposes of this chapter, the definitions for the words, terms or phrases defined in chapter
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24 18.48.030 Prohibition on development.
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questionnaire in accordance with Standard Urban Storm Water Mitigation Plan (SUSMP)8
requirements. If the project is determined by the City Engineer to be a priority9
development project, then the project owner or developer shall:
11 a. Prepare and submit a storm water management plan in conformance with the
12 requirements of the SUSMP and Title 15 of this code;
13 b. Enter into a Permanent Storm Water Quality Best Management Practices
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o EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall be effective thirty (30) days after its adoption;
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INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a regular meeting of the Carlsbad City Council on
the 25th day of March, 2008, and thereafter.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the
City of Carlsbad on the 1st day of April, 2008, by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members Lewis, Kulchin, Hall, Packard and Nygaard.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
RONALD R. BALL, City Attorney
ATTEST:
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Amendments toAmendments toCarlsbad Municipal CodeCarlsbad Municipal Code
BackgroundBackground¾¾1972 1972 --Federal Clean Water Act EnactedFederal Clean Water Act Enacted¾¾Addressed Industrial and Sewer Treatment Plant DischargesAddressed Industrial and Sewer Treatment Plant Discharges¾¾1987 1987 ––Clean Water Act ReClean Water Act Re--authorizedauthorized¾¾Addressed Municipal Storm Water DischargesAddressed Municipal Storm Water Discharges¾¾1990 1990 ––Regional Board Issued Order 90Regional Board Issued Order 90--42 (Early Permit)42 (Early Permit)¾¾NonNon--Mandatory adherence with Federal RegulationsMandatory adherence with Federal Regulations¾¾2001 2001 ––Regional Board Issued Order 2001Regional Board Issued Order 2001--01 01 (Municipal Permit)(Municipal Permit)¾¾Mandatory compliance with Federal and Regional Board RequirementMandatory compliance with Federal and Regional Board Requirementss¾¾2007 2007 ––Regional Board Issued new Order 2007Regional Board Issued new Order 2007--00010001(Updated Municipal Permit)(Updated Municipal Permit)¾¾Mandatory compliance with updated Regional Board RequirementsMandatory compliance with updated Regional Board Requirements
Municipal PermitMunicipal PermitApplies to all CoApplies to all Co--PermitteesPermittees::¾¾City of CarlsbadCity of Carlsbad¾¾The 17 other cities in the CountyThe 17 other cities in the County¾¾The CountyThe County¾¾The Port DistrictThe Port District¾¾The Airport AuthorityThe Airport Authority
2001 Municipal Permit2001 Municipal PermitBasic Requirements:Basic Requirements:¾¾Legal AuthorityLegal Authority¾¾Jurisdictional Urban Runoff Management Plan (JURMP)Jurisdictional Urban Runoff Management Plan (JURMP)¾¾Watershed Urban Runoff Management Plan (WURMP)Watershed Urban Runoff Management Plan (WURMP)¾¾Fiscal AnalysisFiscal Analysis¾¾Program EffectivenessProgram Effectiveness¾¾ReportingReporting
2007 Updated Municipal Permit2007 Updated Municipal PermitRequired UpdatesRequired Updates::¾¾Jurisdictional Urban Runoff Management Plan (JURMP)Jurisdictional Urban Runoff Management Plan (JURMP)¾¾Watershed Urban Runoff Management Plan (WURMP)Watershed Urban Runoff Management Plan (WURMP)¾¾Program Effectiveness Assessment RequirementsProgram Effectiveness Assessment Requirements¾¾ReportingReportingAdds New requirement for:Adds New requirement for:¾¾Regional Urban Runoff Management Plan (RURMP)Regional Urban Runoff Management Plan (RURMP)
TonightTonight’’s Actions ActionIntroduction of Ordinances Amending City Codes Introduction of Ordinances Amending City Codes Titles 11, 15 and 18Titles 11, 15 and 18Purpose:Purpose:zzComply with Updated Municipal PermitComply with Updated Municipal PermitzzClean up and enhancement of existing storm water Clean up and enhancement of existing storm water provisionsprovisionszzNonNon--storm water modifications to grading and storm water modifications to grading and improvement plan processing requirements improvement plan processing requirements
Municipal Permit Update AmendmentsMunicipal Permit Update Amendments¾¾Ministerial Permit RequirementsMinisterial Permit RequirementsApplies to:Applies to:Building and Grading Permits Building and Grading Permits Requires:Requires:zzStorm Water Management Plan (SWMP)Storm Water Management Plan (SWMP)••Install permanent storm water treatment control facilitiesInstall permanent storm water treatment control facilities••Enter into Maintenance AgreementsEnter into Maintenance AgreementszzConstruction Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans Construction Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans ((SWPPPsSWPPPs))••Install temporary erosion control measuresInstall temporary erosion control measures
Municipal Permit Update Amendments Municipal Permit Update Amendments ¾¾Property owner reporting requirementsProperty owner reporting requirementsApplies to:Applies to:Owners of Treatment Control Facilities built since 2001Owners of Treatment Control Facilities built since 2001Requires:Requires:zzSubmittal of annual reports verifying effective operation and Submittal of annual reports verifying effective operation and maintenance of permanent private storm water treatment control maintenance of permanent private storm water treatment control facilitiesfacilities
Municipal Permit Update Amendments Municipal Permit Update Amendments ¾¾City Inspection ProvisionsCity Inspection ProvisionszzAuthority to enter upon private property to inspect private storAuthority to enter upon private property to inspect private storm m water pollution prevention facilitieswater pollution prevention facilities
Code Enhancement AmendmentsCode Enhancement Amendments¾¾Storm Water RegulationsStorm Water RegulationszzClarified terms and definitionsClarified terms and definitionszzClarified and enhanced prohibited discharge requirementsClarified and enhanced prohibited discharge requirementszzClarified and enhanced enforcement provisionsClarified and enhanced enforcement provisions¾¾Grading and Improvement Plan RequirementsGrading and Improvement Plan RequirementszzMake Code consistent with current processing practicesMake Code consistent with current processing practiceszzSet processing time limitsSet processing time limits
Impacts to Owners and DevelopersImpacts to Owners and Developers¾¾Annual Reporting RequirementsAnnual Reporting RequirementszzProperty owners with storm water treatment control Property owners with storm water treatment control facilities built since 2001facilities built since 2001••Approximately 250 properties with 700+ separate facilitiesApproximately 250 properties with 700+ separate facilities¾¾Storm water requirements for Ministerial PermitsStorm water requirements for Ministerial PermitszzOnly effects qualifying projects that donOnly effects qualifying projects that don’’t otherwise t otherwise require a discretionary project approvalrequire a discretionary project approval••Single family homes not in coastal zone or not located on Single family homes not in coastal zone or not located on slopesslopes••Certain small commercial and industrial projectsCertain small commercial and industrial projects
ConclusionConclusionQuestions?Questions?
Qualifying ProjectsQualifying Projects¾¾Residential projects with 10 or more unitsResidential projects with 10 or more units¾¾Commercial/Industrial on 1 acre or moreCommercial/Industrial on 1 acre or more¾¾Auto shops and gas stationsAuto shops and gas stations¾¾RestaurantsRestaurants¾¾Projects that drain to environmentally sensitive areas Projects that drain to environmentally sensitive areas and create more than 2,500 and create more than 2,500 sfsfof impermeable surfaceof impermeable surface¾¾Hillside development with over 5,000 Hillside development with over 5,000 sfsfof impermeable of impermeable surfacesurface¾¾Parking lots over 5,000 Parking lots over 5,000 sfsfor 15 spacesor 15 spaces¾¾Streets and roads over 5,000sfStreets and roads over 5,000sf¾¾Redevelopment projects that meet any of the above with Redevelopment projects that meet any of the above with more than 5,000 more than 5,000 sfsfof impermeable surfaceof impermeable surface