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BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT

Item No. 6.M.
For Meeting of: JuneĀ 6, 2023

ITEM TITLE:Ordinance amending the City of Yakima Municipal Code Section 7.83.100 Design Manuals
SUBMITTED BY:

Scott Schafer, Director of Public Works

* Mike Price, Wastewater/Stormwater Manager (509) 249-6815

SUMMARY EXPLANATION:

The City of Yakima (City) is regulated by the Department of Ecology for stormwater management in accordance with its issued Eastern Washington Phase II Municipal Stormwater National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System General Permit #WAR046013. 

 

The City's Stormwater Division is requesting that Yakima Municipal Code (YMC) 7.83.100 Design Manuals be amended to include the requirement that design manuals approved for stormwater Best Management Practices will meet the minimum technical requirements of Appendix 1 to the Eastern Washington Phase II Municipal Stormwater Permit.

 

Codifying the amendment to Section 7.83.100 completes an important compliance requirement of the City's permit with the Department of Ecology.

ITEM BUDGETED:NA
STRATEGIC PRIORITY:Public Safety
APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL BY THE CITY MANAGER
RECOMMENDATION:
Pass ordinance.
ATTACHMENTS:
DescriptionUpload DateType
YMC 7.83.100 Redline5/16/2023Ordinance
Ordinance YMC 7.83.1005/16/2023Ordinance