Recent Legislation Recommended by Stormwater Commission & Approved by Village Board of Trustees
Updated 03/30/2011
The Stormwater Commission recommended the following ordinances to the Village Board of Trustees that were approved on Tuesday, March 22, 2011:
- Added Definition for Impervious Area - Appendix B, Zoning Ordinance, Section III, Rules and Definitions was amended by adding the definition for Impervious Area.
- Amended Chapter 50 - Chapter 50, Floods, Article II Flood Damage Prevention, Division 3, Provisions for Flood Hazard Reduction, Section 50-56 Base Flood Elevation was amended due to the elimination of the floodplain information repository.
- Amended Chapter 102 - Chapter 102 Utilities, Article II, Sewer Use, Division 2, Connections and Construction, Section 102-60 Foundation Drainage was amended due to language conflicting with current codes that do not allow direct connections for inflow from homes to sewers.
- Amended Chapter 102 - Chapter 102 Utilities, Article II, Sewer Use, Division 2, Connections and Construction, Section 102-65, Same Connection of Footing Drains: Discharge was amended due to language conflicting with current codes that do not allow direct connections for inflow from homes to combined sewers.
- Added Stormwater Management Ordinance - Chapter 102 Utilities, Article II, Sewer Use, Division 4, Stormwater Management, Section 102-86 through 102-101 was added and applies to new development or redevelopment to prevent development from worsening or creating stormwater-related problems.