South Bend Municipality Appeal - Permission to Reconnect Water Service at 2124 McKinley Ave.

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Repair,Center at Ewing/Michigan & Gas Station at 2124 McKinley Avenue 1._� Hana Parkhill <hparkhil@southbendin.gov> Wed 10/30/2019 3:08 PM To. McColloughTim@msn.com <McColloughTim@msn.com> Cc: Charlotte Brach <cbrach@southbendin.gov>; Kyle Silveus <ksilveus@southbendin.gov>; Angela M. Smith <amsmith@southbendin.gov> Tim, Earlier you stopped by to inquire about the storm/drainage standards, which I provided. In summary, Project 1 is an existing muffler repair center where your client wants to remodel the existing building and add gasoline pumps with a canopy. Project 2 is an existing gas station where your client wants to keep the gasoline islands and tear down the existing building then build a new one at a different location onsite. Project 1 has storm retention in place with drywells, and everything at Project 2 sheet flows offsite into what appears to be municipal storm sewers. Much of the existing sites will not be developed, including all ingress/egresses. We also discussed the following: m There is a possibility that the existing buildings at both sites and/or underground drainage structures are tied into the City combined sewers. I provided the GIS maps below. Referencing the City Ordinance, Sec. 17-4 (Drains and downspouts disconnection requirements; limited exceptions), the City is requiring all commercial entities to disconnect before December 31rt, 2020. o The project owners must determine if their site is connected the City sewers. Feel free to contact me with any questions/concerns. a The City recognizes that in certain limited circumstances, this may not be possible or practical for reasons of cost, safety, or feasibility to disconnect the building. In these cases, the building may remain connected and an exemption fee will be charged as a part of the "In Lieu of Disconnect Program". s You wanted to know if there are exceptions to drainage requirements for existing site conditions. Referencing the standards, "the storage and controlled are of excess-stormwaterrunoff shall be required for all developments and redevelopments where Land df5whom is greater than 2,500 square feet"Storm storage must be accommodated for runoff generated in disturbed areas (new hard surfaces and buildings, green infrastructure etc.). • Pre-treatment for the proposed infrastructure at the gas station may be required if runoff from the parking area is discharged into those structures. • You can omit my comment about the possibility of applying for Wellhead Permits through the County, as I verified the sites are not in Wellhead areas. o You will coordinate with our development engineer, Charlie Brach, to discuss utilities connections for the new building at Project 2. Project 1 (Source: Tim M.):