Sec. 34-910. - Letter of certification required.

No development shall be undertaken in connection with any project on any land, tract, parcel, or lot which is within the boundaries of the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone and which is subject to regulation by this division unless and until a letter of certification is issued by the resource protection and compliance department of the San Antonio Water System to the owner or developer of such property. A letter of certification issued under this division shall expire if progress towards completion of the project has not been demonstrated within three (3) years from the date the letter of certification was issued.

(Ord. No. 81491, § 1(App. I), 1-12-95; Ord. No. 2006-02-16-0241, § 2, 2-16-06)

Sec. 34-911. - Application for letter of certification; contents.

Application for a letter of certification required under section 34-910 shall be submitted to the resource protection and compliance department and shall be accompanied by a site development plan. The application and site development plan shall contain the following information unless the resource protection and compliance department determines that, due to the scope and nature of the proposed development, some of the information is unnecessary:

(a)

The date, scale, north point, and key plan showing the location of the tract on which the development is to take place.

(b)

The existing boundary lines, and acreage of the tract on which the development is to take place, and the common boundary lines and names of the owners of adjacent properties.

(c)

Identification of all Floodplain Preservation Areas, floodplain buffer zones, significant recharge features and buffer zones, and all such other areas with restrictions as required by this article.

(d)

A detailed erosion/sedimentation control plan and construction sequencing plan required by section 34-975

(e)

A detailed drainage plan and street layout that comply with the requirements of this division.

(f)

Engineering drawings showing compliance with the applicable requirements of this division for control strategies on development.

(g)

A report, site plan, and other relevant information addressing the Best Management Practices as required by sections 34-965 through 34-975

(h)

A topographic map, drawn to a scale of one hundred (100) feet to one inch, or in an appropriate scale. The map should display, according to the best information available, topographic information and features (including, but not limited to, faults and fractures along waterways and sinkholes), and the floodplain preservation areas.

(i)

The location, type of use, and total percentage of proposed and existing impervious cover on the site, in conformance with this division.

(i)

Location of all temporary and permanent runoff detention basins, constructed and altered waterways and other physical facilities to be installed to comply with the terms of this division.

(k)

An affidavit from the appropriate affiant showing accepting legal and financial responsibility for structural controls, maintenance cost, monitoring, and remediation.

(l)

Final plans for underground utility installation shall be submitted with the site development plan and shall show minimum construction corridor widths.

(m)

Location of all monitoring stations, sample points or other significant devices used in measuring or assuring water quality.

(n)

Any baseline data from surface water samples required to be taken or maintained under regulations established by the San Antonio Water System.

(o)

A maintenance plan which provides the proposed schedule and details of maintenance which will be performed to ensure the proper operation and effectiveness of all control structures.

(p)

Special notes or attachments as may be required by other sections of this division.

The site plan required by this section shall be sealed by a registered engineer and by a registered landscape architect with regard to elements of the plan within their respective disciplines. In the event a site plan is amended by an applicant, the above requirements, (a) through (p) on the original plan, must be updated to the extent they are affected by the amendment.

(Ord. No. 81491, § 1(App. I), 1-12-95; Ord. No. 2006-02-16-0241, § 5, 2-16-06)