Township of Washington, PA Stormwater Management

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Part I: Administrative Legislation
Ch 1 General Provisions
Ch 4 Environmental Advisory Council
Ch 5 Fire Department
Ch 7 Intergovernmental Agreements
Ch 9 Municipal Authority
Ch 11 Pension and Retirement
Ch 15 (Reserved)
Ch 17 Property, Sale of
Ch 21 Salaries and Compensation
Ch 23 Township Manager
Part II: General Legislation
Ch 29 Agricultural Security Area
Ch 33 Amusements
Ch 38 Buildings, Numbering of
Ch 39 Emergency Services Fees Reimbursement
Ch 41 (Reserved)
Ch 44 Collection of Fees
Ch 45 Construction Codes, Uniform
Ch 47 Driveways
Ch 50 (Reserved)
Ch 51 Fires, Open
Ch 58 Hazardous Materials
Ch 59 Floodplain Management
Ch 70 Mobile Home Parks
Ch 72 Neighborhood Blight Reclamation and Revitalization
Ch 73 Noise
Ch 76 Parks, Recreation Areas and Open Spaces
Ch 79 Peace and Good Order
Ch 85 Peddling and Soliciting
Ch 88 Property Maintenance
Ch 89 Removal, Repair or Security of Damaged Buildings
Ch 91 Rental Property
Ch 95 Sewers
Ch 97 Sexually Oriented Businesses
Ch 99 Stormwater Management
Ch 99 Art I General Provisions
§ 99-1 Title.
§ 99-2 Statement of findings.
§ 99-3 Purpose.
§ 99-4 Statutory authority.
§ 99-5 Applicability; regulated activities.
§ 99-6 Exemptions.
§ 99-7 Repealer.
§ 99-8 Severability.
§ 99-9 Compatibility with other ordinances or legal requirements; construal of provisions.
§ 99-10 through § 99-19. (Reserved)
Ch 99 Art II Definitions
§ 99-20 Interpretation; word usage.
§ 99-21 Definitions.
§ 99-22 through § 99-29. (Reserved)
Ch 99 Art III Drainage Plan Requirements
§ 99-30 General requirements.
§ 99-31 Drainage plan contents.
§ 99-32 Plan submission.
§ 99-33 Drainage plan review.
§ 99-34 Modification of plans.
§ 99-35 Resubmission of inconsistent or noncompliant drainage plans.
§ 99-36 through § 99-39. (Reserved)
Ch 99 Art IV Stormwater Management Requirements
§ 99-40 General requirements.
§ 99-41 Permit requirements by other governmental entities.
§ 99-42 Erosion and sediment control during regulated earth-disturbance activities.
§ 99-43 Nonstructural project design (sequencing to minimize stormwater impacts).
§ 99-44 Groundwater recharge.
§ 99-45 Water quality requirements.
§ 99-46 Stream bank erosion requirements.
§ 99-47 Stormwater peak rate control.
§ 99-48 Calculation methodology.
§ 99-49 Other requirements.
§ 99-50 Standards for detention basins.
§ 99-51 Stormwater collection and conveyance standards.
§ 99-52 through § 99-59. (Reserved)
Ch 99 Art V Inspections
§ 99-60 Inspections during installation; correction of deficiencies; final inspection.
§ 99-61 through § 99-69. (Reserved)
Ch 99 Art VI Fees and Expenses
§ 99-70 Municipality drainage plan review and inspection fee.
§ 99-71 Expenses covered by fees.
§ 99-72 through § 99-79. (Reserved)
Ch 99 Art VII Maintenance Responsibilities
§ 99-80 Performance guarantee.
§ 99-81 Responsibilities for operations and maintenance of stormwater controls and BMPs.
§ 99-82 Municipal review of stormwater control and BMP operations and maintenance plan.
§ 99-83 Adherence to approved stormwater control and BMP operations and maintenance plan.
§ 99-84 Operations and maintenance agreement for privately owned stormwater controls and BMPs.
§ 99-85 Stormwater management easements.
§ 99-86 Maintenance agreement for privately owned stormwater facilities.
§ 99-87 Recording of approved stormwater control and BMP operations and maintenance plan and related agreements.
§ 99-88 Municipal Stormwater Control and BMP Operation and Maintenance Fund.
§ 99-89 (Reserved)
Ch 99 Art VIII Prohibitions
§ 99-90 Prohibited discharges.
§ 99-91 Prohibited connections.
§ 99-92 Roof drains.
§ 99-93 Alteration of BMPs.
§ 99-94 through § 99-99. (Reserved)
Ch 99 Art IX Enforcement and Penalties
§ 99-100 Right-of-entry.
§ 99-101 Public nuisance.
§ 99-102 Enforcement generally.
§ 99-103 Suspension and revocation of permits and approvals.
§ 99-104 Violations and penalties.
§ 99-105 Notification.
§ 99-106 Enforcement.
§ 99-107 Appeals.
Ch 101 Streets and Sidewalks
Ch 107 Subdivision and Land Development
Ch 113 (Reserved)
Ch 119 Taxation
Ch 122 Traffic Impact Fees
Ch 125 Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 129 Water
Ch 131 Zoning
Appendix
Ch A136 Cable Television Franchise
Ch A137 Fees
Ch A138 Public Records
Ch A139 Uniform Construction Code Board of Appeals
Ch A140 Supervisors' Meeting Code of Conduct
Disposition List
Ch DL Disposition List

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Chapter 99 Stormwater Management

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Washington 5-26-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-2[1]; amended in its entirety 6-28-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-02. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]

GENERAL REFERENCES

Uniform construction codes — See Ch. 45.

Sewers — See Ch. 95.

Subdivision and land development — See Ch. 107.

Zoning — See Ch. 131.

Fees — See Ch. A137.

ATTACHMENTS

Attachment 1 - Appendix A - (Reserved)

Attachment 2 - Appendix B - Voluntary Stormwater Management Procedures

Attachment 3 - Appendix C - (Reserved)

Attachment 4 - Appendix D - Low Impact Development Practices

Attachment 5 - Appendix E - Stormwater Management Design Criteria

Attachment 6 - Appendix F - References

Attachment 7 - Appendix G - West Nile Virus Guidance

Attachment 8 - Appendix H - Stormwater Controls and Best Management Practices, Operations and Maintenance Agreement

Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Ch. 99, Stormwater Management, adopted 3-8-1990 by Ord. No. 1990-3, as amended.