Charles County, MD
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2023-04-25
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Division 2: Code of Ordinances and Resolutions
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 274 Stormwater Management
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Article I Purpose and Scope
- Division 1: Code of Public Local Laws
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 4 (Reserved)
- Ch 5 Artificial Tanning Devices
- Ch 8 Bond Sales
- Ch 10 (Reserved)
- Ch 13 (Reserved)
- Ch 15 Building Code
- Ch 17 Building Projects
- Ch 21 Circuit Court
- Ch 24 Code Supplements
- Ch 27 Commissioners, County
- Ch 30 (Reserved)
- Ch 34 Dredging Operations
- Ch 37 Elderly Care Homes
- Ch 38 Election Districts
- Ch 41 Electrical Apparatus and Wiring
- Ch 44 (Reserved)
- Ch 45 False Alarms
- Ch 48 Fiscal and Administrative Services, Department of
- Ch 51 Firearms
- Ch 54 Volunteer Fire Companies, Rescue Squads, Mobile Intensive Care Units and Dive Rescue Units
- Ch 58 Garbage
- Ch 62 Heritage Commission
- Ch 64 Housing Cooperatives
- Ch 67 Hucksters
- Ch 69 Human Relations Commission
- Ch 70 Human Resources Committee
- Ch 72 Hunting
- Ch 75 Landings, Public
- Ch 77 Land Records
- Ch 79 Massage Establishments
- Ch 80 Medical Treatment and Facilities
- Ch 81 Minimum Livability Code
- Ch 85 Nuisances; Public Health
- Ch 87 Officers and Employees
- Ch 90 (Reserved)
- Ch 97 Planning and Growth Management, Department of; Facilities, Department of
- Ch 100 Right to Farm
- Ch 104 Roads and Bridges
- Ch 108 (Reserved)
- Ch 111 (Reserved)
- Ch 114 Scholarships
- Ch 116 Schools
- Ch 119 Self-Liquidating Projects
- Ch 122 Sewers and Drainage Systems
- Ch 125 Sheriff
- Ch 127 Smoking and Tobacco Products
- Ch 130 Trailers and Trailer Parks
- Ch 133 Trash Disposal
- Ch 136 (Reserved)
- Ch 140 Women's Commission
- Ch 145 Zoning
- Division 2: Code of Ordinances and Resolutions
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 147 Advocacy Council for Children, Youth and Families
- Ch 148 Affirmative Action
- Ch 150 Appeals, Board of
- Ch 153 (Reserved)
- Ch 158 Clean Energy Loan Program
- Ch 162 Deferred Compensation Program
- Ch 164 Drug Enforcement and Education Special Reserve Fund
- Ch 166 Education Reimbursement Guidelines
- Ch 170 Ethics, Code of
- Ch 175 Grants
- Ch 178 Housing Authority Board
- Ch 180 (Reserved)
- Ch 185 Liability Indemnification
- Ch 187 Mental Health Services
- Ch 189 (Reserved)
- Ch 190 Nursing Scholarship Program
- Ch 192 Occupational Safety and Health
- Ch 197 Personnel Regulations
- Ch 200 Planning Commission
- Ch 203 Purchasing Procedures
- Ch 208 School Crossing Guards
- Ch 209 (Reserved)
- Ch 210 Sheriff's Office
- Ch 211 Substance Abuse Advisory Council
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 215 Agricultural Preservation Districts
- Ch 216 Alarm Systems
- Ch 218 Ambulances, Private
- Ch 224 Building Construction
- Ch 226 Cable Communications
- Ch 227 Car Sales
- Ch 228 Contractors
- Ch 230 Dogs and Other Animals
- Ch 234 Electrical Standards
- Ch 235 Farming
- Ch 236 Fees
- Ch 238 Flood Damage Control
- Ch 240 Gambling Permits
- Ch 241 Gas Standards
- Ch 244 Grading and Sedimentation Control
- Ch 245 Hazardous Materials
- Ch 247 Homeowners' Associations
- Ch 249 Impact Fees
- Ch 252 Land Use
- Ch 254 Landfills
- Ch 257 Mobile Homes and Mobile Home Courts
- Ch 260 Noise Control
- Ch 265 Real Property Transactions
- Ch 269 Scrap Metal Processors
- Ch 271 Senior Citizens Clubs
- Ch 274 Stormwater Management
- Ch 274 Art I Purpose and Scope
- § 274-1 Purpose.
- § 274-2 Goals.
- § 274-3 Statutory authority; applicability; enforcement authority.
- § 274-4 Scope.
- § 274-5 Documents incorporated by reference.
- Ch 275 Watershed Protection and Restoration Program
- Ch 276 Streets, Roads and Sidewalks
- Ch 278 Subdivision Regulations
- Ch 281 Taxation
- Ch 283 Telephone Access to 911 Emergency Assistance
- Ch 284 (Reserved)
- Ch 287 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 291 Water and Sewers
- Ch 295 Disposable Products
- Ch 297 Zoning Regulations
- Ch 298 Forest Conservation
- Ch 299 Resilience Authority
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
The purpose of the Charles County Stormwater Management Ordinance
("Ordinance") is to protect, maintain, and enhance the public health,
safety, and general welfare by establishing minimum requirements and
procedures to control the adverse impacts associated with increased
stormwater runoff.
The primary goals of the Charles County Stormwater Management
Program are to maintain, after development, as nearly as possible,
the predevelopment runoff characteristics, and to reduce stream channel
erosion, pollution, siltation and sedimentation, and local flooding
by implementing environmental site design (ESD) to the maximum extent
practicable (MEP) and, for water quality purposes only, when necessary,
using appropriate structural best management practices (BMPs).
The provisions of this chapter are adopted pursuant to the authority
of the Environment Article, Title 4, Subtitle 2, of the Annotated
Code of Maryland, 2009 Replacement Volume and Article 25, § 3,
of the Annotated Code of Maryland and apply to all new development
or redevelopment of land, including, but not limited to, residential,
commercial, industrial, or institutional use. The application of this
chapter and the provisions expressed herein shall be the minimum stormwater
management requirements and shall not be deemed a limitation or repeal
of any other powers granted by state law. The Department of Planning
and Growth Management shall be responsible for the coordination and
enforcement of the provisions of this chapter.
This chapter provides requirements for the following elements
of the Stormwater Management Program in Charles County:
A.
A comprehensive stormwater management plan review and approval process
that:
(1)
Considers all aspects of project planning, design, and construction
from initial conception through final approval; and
(2)
Requires the submission, review, and approval of interim plans at
an increasing level of detail for specific stages of project development;
(3)
Provides for coordinated input for all stormwater management and
erosion and sediment control plans from all appropriate agencies;
B.
Exemptions and waivers;
C.
Criteria and procedures for stormwater management plan review, permitting,
inspection and final completion acceptance;
D.
Proper implementation of stormwater management in accordance with
the approved plan;
E.
Maintenance responsibilities and requirements, including periodic
inspection; and
F.
Penalties for noncompliance or violations of this chapter, including
suspension of construction activities when appropriate.
In this chapter, the following documents are incorporated by
reference:
A.
The 2000 Maryland Stormwater Design Manual, Volumes I and II (Maryland
Department of the Environment, April 2000), and all subsequent revisions
("Design Manual"). This document serves as the official guide for
stormwater management principles, methods, and practices in the State
of Maryland.
B.
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Maryland Conservation
Practice Standard Pond Code 378 (January 2000) and all subsequent
revisions.
C.
Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR) 27.01.02.03D, titled "Intensely
Developed Areas."
D.
The County Plan Preparation Package.
