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�i <br />Y1 41 <br />+ — °/ <br />f h' 2 1W `iii: <br />wl op <br />The South Bend Common Council <br />227 West Jefferson Boulevard, Room 441 <br />Downtown South Bend, Indiana 46601 <br />574.235.9321 <br />August 18, 2015 <br />The South Bend Common Council <br />4`I' Floor County -City Building <br />South Bend, Indiana 46601 <br />Re: Downspout Disconnection Regulations <br />Dear Council Members; <br />We are filing the attached proposed ordinance to update the City's downspout regulations. <br />In light of the $667 million cost estimate to implement the Long Term Control Plan (LTCP) required by <br />the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) mandate addressed in the December 2011 judicial Consent <br />Decree, we believe that all reasonable steps should be taken to help minimize discharges into storm sewers. <br />It is estimated that approximately 50% of the 40,000 one and two - family houses in South Bend have <br />downspouts which are still connected. The proposed ordinance would: <br />• Create a 3 -year period for all owners of a one or two - family dwelling to comply. <br />• Would continue the City's "Downspout Disconnect Program" at no charge for owners of a one or <br />two - family dwelling for calendar years 2016 and 2017, and would authorize the Board of Public <br />Works to establish reasonable fees for the program effective January 1, 2018. <br />• Would create a 3 -year period for owners of buildings in Commercial/Mixed Use Districts to <br />comply. <br />• Would establish a process where any affected property owner who believes that compliance would <br />be cost prohibitive would be required to file a cost/benefit analysis with the Department of Public <br />Works and would permit an appeal of their decision to the Board of Public Works. <br />