02/11/10
Hearing set on regulations for post-construction stormwater management
The Town Council will hold a public hearing on Monday, March 8, 2010, at 7:30 p.m. in the Town Hall chamber on proposed updates to the Conservation Ordinance regarding stormwater management.
The proposed post-construction stormwater management ordinance updates will bring the town into compliance with the federal Clean Water Act, as enforced by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
The updates also follow the town's 2003 Stormwater Management Plan.
"This is primarily a reporting requirement," said Town Councilor David Sherman, chairman of the council's ordinance subcommittee, at the council's meeting Feb. 8.
The ordinance revisions will apply to new subdivisions or proposals that come to the council after their enactment.
Robert Malley, Public Works Director, said the revisions were modeled from templates provided by the Maine Municipal Associaton and by the Town of Yarmouth. Cape Elizabeth has been part of an 11-member group of communities working toward compliance with the state and federal requirements for the last eight years.
"It really formalizes our reporting requirements, a lot of this we're doing right now," said Malley.
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