Article III. Exceptions and Special Cases
14.25.300 Basin planning.
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A. As allowed by Appendix 1, Section 7 of the Permit, Basin/Watershed planning may be used by the City as an available option to tailor Minimum Requirement #6 Runoff Treatment, Minimum Requirement #7 Flow Control, and/or Minimum Requirement #8 Wetlands Protection. Basin planning may be used to support alternatives to treatment, flow control, and/or wetland protection requirements contained in Section 4 of Appendix 1 of the Permit. Basin planning may also be used to demonstrate an equivalent level of treatment, flow control, and/or wetland protection through the construction and use of regional stormwater facilities.
B. In order for a basin plan to serve as a means of modifying the Minimum Requirements, the following conditions must be met:
1. The plan must be formally adopted by all jurisdictions with responsibilities under the plan; and
2. All ordinances or regulations called for by the plan must be in effect; and
3. The basin plan must be reviewed and approved by the Washington State Department of Ecology.
C. Nothing in this section shall be read to require the City to implement Basin Planning. (Ord. M-3920 §3, 2009)