§ 24.30.300. Wetlands—Stormwater facilities—New and expanded generally.  


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  • Stormwater facilities (e.g., detention, retention, treatment, and conveyance facilities) associated with new roads and other development shall be designed and located outside of wetlands and wetland buffers, except as otherwise provided in Section 24.30.310. Stormwater facilities shall not be allowed in the buffers of Category I and II wetlands, including bogs or wetlands of high conservation value, with the exception of stormwater conveyance pipes extending through the outer twenty-five percent of the standard buffer when there is no alternative. No discharges of stormwater shall be allowed to flow to bogs or wetlands of high conservation value.

(Ord. No. 14773, § 3(Att. B), 7-24-2012; Ord. No. 15291, § 1(Att. A), 5-10-2016)