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11-23-15 Agenda, Packet & Committee Meeting Notice
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Bill No. <br /> Ordinance No. <br /> AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, <br /> AMENDING CHAPTER 17, ARTICLE 1, BY UPDATING SECTION 17-4 ADDRESSING <br /> DRAIN AND DOWNSPOUTS DISCONNECTION REQUIREMENTS <br /> STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT <br /> The current downspout regulations for the City of South Bend are codified into the South Bend Municipal <br /> Code as Section 17-4, which have not been updated since 1970. <br /> For the past several years, the City has had a voluntary"Downspout Disconnect Program". It requires a <br /> property owner who wishes to participate in the program, to sign a hold harmless and indemnification <br /> agreement. The City may then "disconnect the downspouts, cap the drainway, and add an extension to <br /> the downspout so the water drains into the yard instead of into the combined sewer". <br /> On December 29, 2011, the U.S. Attorney's office announced a cost estimate of$509.5 million for the <br /> proposed improvements to the City's combined sewer system. The Common Council has been advised <br /> that it is now estimated to cost over $667 million to implement the Long Term Control Plan (LTCP) <br /> required by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) mandate addressed in the Court's Consent <br /> Decree. <br /> The Common Council and the Department of Public Works believe that updating the downspout <br /> regulations will help minimize such discharges. Downspout disconnection is also recommended by the <br /> EPA as part of its"Green Infrastructure". It essentially reroutes rooftop drainage pipes to drain rainwater <br /> to rain barrels and permeable areas, instead of into the storm sewer. <br /> The Common Council,working in collaboration with the City's Public Works Director,also acknowledge <br /> that the Indiana Department of Environmental Management(IDEM) also recommend that downspouts be <br /> connected to rain barrels so that such captured water can be used to"irrigate landscape during dry periods". <br /> Such practices are par of the "Urban Nonpoint Source Best Management Practices" recommended by <br /> IDEM. <br /> This ordinance is believed to be in the best interests of the public health, safety and welfare of the City of <br /> South Bend, Indiana. <br /> girep, =On-, am-J Crdairird iy the (Vomunraw- (ailiEd 6//dr 'a �� <br /> �i�ye�aa/d (ai,d, flrdaira, aJ <br /> Section I. Chapter 17, Article 1, Section 17-4 of the South Bend Municipal Code is amended to <br /> read as follows: <br /> Sec. 17-4 Drains and Downspouts Disconnection Requirements; Limited Exceptions. <br />
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