City of Milwaukee - File #: 081664

• File #: 081664
• Version: 2
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 3/25/2009
• In control: PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
• Final action: 5/25/2010
• Effective date: 6/12/2010
• Title: A substitute ordinance relating to storm water management regulations applicable to properties within the Milwaukee River greenway site plan review overlay zone.
• Sponsors: ALD. KOVAC, ALD. COGGS, ALD. HAMILTON
• Indexes: EROSION CONTROL, FLOOD CONTROL, MILWAUKEE RIVER

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
6/11/2010	2	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
6/1/2010	2	MAYOR	SIGNED
5/25/2010	2	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	14:0
5/13/2010	2	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
5/12/2010	1	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	SUBSTITUTED; Minutes note: Individual present: Ald. Kovac, 3rd Aldermanic Dist. Proposed Substitute B offered.	Pass	4:0
5/12/2010	2	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE	Pass	4:0
5/7/2010	1	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
5/7/2010	1	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
4/21/2010	1	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR	Pass	5:0
4/15/2010	1	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
4/15/2010	1	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
3/30/2010	0	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
3/25/2009	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
081664
Version
SUBSTITUTE 2
Reference

Sponsor
ALD. KOVAC, COGGS AND HAMILTON
Title
A substitute ordinance relating to storm water management regulations applicable to properties within the Milwaukee River greenway site plan review overlay zone.
Sections
120-7-1.5 cr
120-14 cr
Analysis
This ordinance creates storm water management regulations that apply only to properties within the Milwaukee River greenway site plan review overlay zone, a zoning district located along the Milwaukee River between the former North Avenue Dam and the city limits at Silver Spring Drive. These provisions are intended to supplement the city’s existing storm water management regulations. When an overlay zone storm water management provision is in conflict with any other provision of the city’s storm water management regulations, any other provision of the city code, or any applicable state or federal law, the more restrictive provision shall apply.

The new storm water management regulations include:

1. A storm water management plan shall be required if a development or redevelopment causes a land disturbing activity of one-half acre or more, causes the cumulative area of all land disturbing activities at a property to be one-half acre or more over a 3-year period or causes an increase of 0.5 acres or more of impervious area.

2. If the development or redevelopment causes an increase of 0.5 acres or more of impervious area, the release rate and requirements shall be governed by Milwaukee metropolitan sewerage district chapter 13 - surface water and storm water rules.

3. Any development or redevelopment shall, by design, reduce to the maximum extent practicable the total suspended solids load by 80%, based on an average annual rainfall, as compared to no runoff management controls. This requirement applies whenever a storm water management plan is required in the separate storm sewer system or if storm water runoff from the development or redevelopment meets an...