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Drain and Downspout Disconnect Ordinance Regulations Page 2 (a) A ° - - - - : : . - : .. =- :, - : No newly constructed gutter, downspout,roof drain, foundation drain or off-street parking area drain shall be connected with or permitted to drain into the sanitary sewer system of the City. Whenever it becomes necessary to rebuild, repair or replace any such drain - • : : =: : • - . -. -• -• '- -, . - :. : it shall be rebuilt, repaired or replaced in such a manner that it will no longer be built,repaired or replaced in such a manner that it will no longer be connected with or flow into the sanitary sewer system of the City. the-area-is-eempleted. (b) Storm water and all other unpolluted drainage including cooling water shall be discharged to retention or detention basins, to naturally occurring or construed wetlands, to rain barrels, cisterns, to a natural outlet, or utilize other Best Management Practices (BMP) methods approved by the Department of Public Works and authorized by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) or in the case of residential properties to "On-Lot Treatment" practices recommended by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).' The Department of Public Works is authorized to institute additional compliance regulations and standards so long as they are discussed with the Council's Utilities Committee prior to taking effect and conspicuously posted on the City of South Bend's official municipal website. (c) Due to the extraordinary estimated costs to implement the Long Term Control Plan (LTCP) mandated by the Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) and the Indiana Department of Environmental Management(IDEM),all buildings,sump pumps,and parking lots which currently direct their stormwater into the sanitary or combined or storm water sewers shall have up to five (5) years from the date of the passage of this ordinance to disconnect,with the following limited exceptions and requirements: (I) All building rooftops located in Commercial/Mixed Use Districts defined in Section 21-03 of Article 3 of Chapter 21 of the South Bend Municipal Code which include: OB Office Buffer District, MU Mixed Use District, 0 Office District, LB Local Business District, CB Community Business District, CBD Central Business District, and GB General Business District, shall have a limited exemption which shall be subject to the owner(s) of each such building filing with the City's Department of Public Works (DPW)within the first three(3) years of said five(5) year period, a feasibility study IDEM sets forth"Technical Resources for Best Management Practices(BMP)which promote the most environmentally- friendly methodologies. See:www.in.gov.IDEM.The EPA has set forth as part of their"Best Management Practices"On-Lot Treatment methods which are available at http://water.ena.goy/polwaste/npdes/swbmp/On-Lot-Treatment.cfm