Borough of Muncy, PA Article III Stormwater Management Standards

§ 232-8 General requirements.

A. For all regulated activities, unless specifically exempted in § 232-9, preparation and implementation of an approved SWM site plan are required.

B. No regulated activities shall commence until the municipality issues written approval of a SWM site plan, which demonstrates compliance with the requirements of this chapter.

C. For all regulated activities, any SWM site plans required by this chapter shall be prepared in accordance with the standards, requirements, prohibitions and appendixes of the current version of the Stormwater Management Plan of the County of Lycoming (County SMP).

D. SWM site plans approved by the municipality shall be on site throughout the duration of the regulated activity.

E. The municipality may approve measures for meeting the state water quality requirements other than those required by this chapter, provided that they meet the minimum requirements of, and do not conflict with, state law, including but not limited to the Clean Streams Law.[1]

[1] Editor's Note: See 35 P.S. § 691.1 et seq.

§ 232-9 Exemptions.

A. Exemptions from any provisions of this chapter shall not relieve the applicant from the erosion and sedimentation control requirement of the County SMP.

B. The following activities are specifically exempt from the SWM site plan preparation and submission provisions of this chapter:

(1) Regulated activities that create impervious areas smaller in area then 1,000 square feet and regulated activities that disturb less than 5,000 square feet are exempt from the peak rate control and the SWM site plan preparation requirement of this chapter.

(2) Regulated activities that create disconnected impervious areas equal to or greater than 1,000 square feet and less than 5,000 square feet, and regulated activities that disturb equal to or greater than 5,000 square feet and less than 20,000 square feet without point source discharge to surface waters may be exempt from the SWM plan requirements of this chapter, provided that:

(a) The regulated activity is disconnected from impervious areas as specified in Appendix B of the County SMP; and

(b) The regulated activity will not alter or be located within any existing swale or drainageway.

(3) Gardening for home consumption or community food plots.

(4) Agricultural activity and forest management/timber operations when operated in accordance with an approved conservation plan.

(5) Construction or expansion of a single-family home, provided that it qualifies as a disconnected impervious area.

C. The municipality shall require a minor SWM plan, as described in the County SMP, for:

(1) Regulated activities that create impervious areas, if connected to impervious areas, equal to or greater than 1,000 square feet and less than 5,000 square feet.

(2) Regulated activities that disturb equal to or greater than 5,000 square feet and less than 20,000 square feet, with point source discharge to surface waters.

D. The municipality may include permit conditions to specify that regulated activities maintain a minimum distance between proposed impervious areas/stormwater management facility outlets and downslope property line(s).