Revised CITY DOCUMENTS PROCEDURES AND PROGRAMS - Downspout Disconnection Program

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(t1VO U Document DD3V1 Commercial The Code of Ordinance for disconnecting downspouts applies to commercial buildings too, with these specific requirements. • Owners must disconnect before November 23, 2020. • Special exemptions must be applied for by November 23, 2018. • To apply for an exemption you must undertake: o A feasibility study, and; o A cost/benefit analysis to confirm that compliance may be cost prohibitive due to how your building was constructed, for example, having an internal drainage system, or a lack of pervious surfaces on your property. The building owner must apply using the official application form available here. Submit your completed application to: Downspout Disconnection Program, City of South Bend 227 West Jefferson Boulevard, Suite 1300 N, South Bend, Indiana 46601. Upon receipt of your application, the DPW will review it. It will then meet with a representative of the commercial property or development to discuss possible solutions and alternatives to disconnection. These will include, but will not be limited to, the utilization of green stormwater infrastructure (for example a green roof, or a rain garden) on or off the property, at the owner's expense. The application will be presented to the Board of Public Works at a public meeting and a decision will be made by the Board as to whether or not to grant an exemption. Applicants will be notified in writing of the decision to grant or deny an exemption for each downspout. DPW reserves the right to revoke an exemption previously issued where any information provided is misleading or inaccurate, or when property and/or building conditions change. For example, the property's landscaping is significantly modified or the roof is re -built. Submit your completed application to: Downspout Disconnection Program, City of South Bend 227 West Jefferson Boulevard, Suite 1300 N, South Bend, Indiana 46601. Remember, if your downspouts are still connected after the November 23 2020, and you have not been granted an exemption you are in breach of the ordinance and will face enforcement action including possible fines. end 4