DATE: April 11, 2023
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Director of Public Works
SUBJECT
Title
Stormwater Management and Urban Runoff Control Ordinance: Adopt a Resolution and Introduce Stormwater Ordinance Amendments Related to Municipal Regional (Stormwater) Permit-MRP 3.0 and Finding the Action is Exempt from CEQA Review
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That Council adopts a resolution (Attachment II) and introduces the ordinance (Attachment III) to amend the Stormwater Management and Urban Runoff Control ordinance (Chapter 11, Article 5 of the Municipal Code).
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SUMMARY
This report presents proposed changes to the stormwater ordinance in response to the Municipal Regional Permit (MRP 3.0) requirements regarding trash reduction. The requirements adopted by the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board (Water Board) on July 1, 2022, require a 100% trash reduction in the City’s stormwater system by July 1, 2025. The proposed ordinance changes include new language requiring property owners with documented trash violations to install full trash capture systems to prevent trash and other pollutants from entering the City’s storm sewer system. On March 13, 2023, the draft ordinance was considered and unanimously recommended for approval by the Council Sustainability Committee (CSC).
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment I Staff Report
Attachment II Resolution
Attachment III Stormwater Ordinance
Attachment III-a Ordinance Text