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The Board of Water Commissioners for the City of Detroit, Water and Sewerage Department authorizes the Director to implement a New Stormwater Management Plan Review fee schedule, effective upon City Council adoption of the Post Construction Stormwater Management Ordinance, and also authorizes the Director to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
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Agenda of August 15, 2018
Item No. 18-0174
Policy: New Stormwater Management Plan Review Fee Schedule
TO: The Honorable
Board of Water Commissioners
City of Detroit, Michigan
FROM: Gary Brown, Director
Water and Sewerage Department
RE: New Stormwater Management Plan Review Fee Schedule, Effective upon City Council adoption of the Post Construction Stormwater Management Ordinance
MOTION
Upon recommendation of Palencia Mobley, Deputy Director and Chief Engineer, the Board of Water Commissioners for the City of Detroit, Water and Sewerage Department authorizes the Director to implement a New Stormwater Management Plan Review Fee Schedule, effective upon City Council adoption of the Post Construction Stormwater Management Ordinance, and also authorizes the Director to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
JUSTIFICATION
The Department is required to assess fees for services rendered. The proposed Stormwater Management Plan Review Fee Schedule recovers the costs of providing those services. (see Fee Schedule).
Stormwater management plans (SWMPs) will be produced, by developers and property owners, as part of the site plan process and submitted to DWSD for review and approval. DWSD's Stormwater Management Group will review the SWMPs for compliance with the stormwater control requirements of the Post-Construction Stormwater Management Ordinance.
The primary objective of this stormwater management review fee is to ensure DWSD is recovering costs associated with stormwater management plan reviews that occur thr...
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