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REPEAL AND RECREATE A PORTION OF THE STORM WATER
MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE/ SECTION 14 -1 DEFINITIONS
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A GENERAL ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OSHKOSH REPEALING AND
RECREATING A PORTION OF THE STORM WATER MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE 1
SECTION 14 -1 DEFINITIONS.
The Common Council of the City of Oshkosh does ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. That Section 14 -1 (C) (77) of the Oshkosh Municipal Code pertaining
to Storm Water Management definitions is hereby repealed and recreated to read as
follows:
(77) "Routine maintenance" means that portion of a post - construction site where pre -
development impervious surfaces are being maintained to preserve the original line
and grade, hydraulic capacity, drainage pattern, configuration, or purpose of the
facility. Remodeling of buildings and resurfacing of parking lots, streets, driveways,
and sidewalks are examples of routine maintenance, provided the impervious
surface's granular base is not exposed. The disturbance shall be classified as
redevelopment if the granular base associated with the pre- development impervious
surface is exposed or if the soil located beneath the impervious surface is exposed.
For purposes of this chapter, a post - construction site is classified as new
development, redevelopment, routine maintenance, or some combination of these
three classifications as appropriate
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its
passage and publication.
SECTION 3. Publication Notice.
Please take notice that the City of Oshkosh enacted ordinance #14 -XXX (A
GENERAL ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OSHKOSH REPEALING AND RECREATING
A PORTION OF THE STORM WATER MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE 1 SECTION 14 -1
DEFINITIONS on August 13, 2014. The ordinance becomes effective on August 26, 2014.
The ordinance amends the definition of routine maintenance in relation to redevelopment.
The full text of the ordinance may be obtained at the Office of the City Clerk, 215
Church Avenue and through the City's website at www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us. Clerk's phone:
9201236 -5011.
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TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the Common cil
FROM: Jaynes E. Rabe, Civil Engineering Supervisor
DATE: August 7, 2014
RE: Repeal and Recreate a Portion of the Storm Water Management Ordinance 1
Section 14 -1 Definitions
BACKGROUND
On June 26, 2012, the Common Council approved Amending and Creating Municipal Ordinances Related
to Storm Water Management (Resolution 12 -345). This resolution created Chapter 14 — Storm Water
Management of the Municipal Code. This update to the Municipal Code brought the City into compliance
with state and federal requirements for local codes.
ANALYSIS
It has come to staff attention that Definition (77) "Routine Maintenance" in Section 14 -1 was not clear.
The proposed language change clarifies that a project is not considered routine maintenance if the
granular base is exposed. Previously, this was not clear, and caused some confusion with developers
and design engineers.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no direct fiscal impact to approving this language update.
RECOMMENDATIONS
I recommend the approval of this Municipal Code revision to provide increased clarity to developers and
designers working within the City of Oshkosh.
Approved:
Mark A. Rohloff
City Manager
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