Sections:
13.14.040 - Construction and application.
"City" means the City of Oakland.
"City storm drain system" means and includes, but is not limited to, those structures within the City right-of-way or easement by which stormwater maybe stored or conveyed to receiving waters including any private storm drain system, roads with drainage systems, municipal streets, catch basins, curbs, gutters, ditches, man-made channels or storm drains, which does not convey water to a Publicly owned treatment works (POTW) as defined by 40 CFR Section 122.2.
"Engineer" means the professional civil engineer, licensed to practice engineering by the State of California, designated by the City Administrator to manage the City's storm drain system.
"Private storm drainage facility" means any pipe, conduit, channel, or structure, not maintained by the City, used to store or carry stormwater.
"Public storm drainage facility" means any pipe, conduit, channel, or structure, maintained by the City, used to store or carry stormwater.
"Stormwater" means water or rain runoff, snow melt runoff and surface runoff and drainage.
(Ord. No. 12916, § 1, 2-17-2009)
The purpose of this chapter is to provide standards for the design of the City storm drain system.
(Ord. No. 12916, § 1, 2-17-2009)
The Engineer shall be responsible for developing, enforcing and making available to the public through the City website and upon request, the standards for the design and construction of public and private storm drainage facilities and for updating the standards from time to time. Such standards shall fully comply with stormwater quality regulations and shall apply to all storm drainage facilities regardless of whether they are public storm drainage facilities or private storm drainage facilities.
The Director of Public Works shall be responsible for operation and maintenance of public storm drainage facilities.
(Ord. No. 12916, § 1, 2-17-2009)
13.14.040 - Construction and application.
This section shall be construed as consistent with the requirements of the Federal Clean Water Act and acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto, applicable implementing regulations, and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit No. CA0029831 and any amendment, revision or reissuance thereof. If there is any inconsistency between this section and any other ordinance or regulation of the City, the more stringent provisions shall apply.
(Ord. No. 12916, § 1, 2-17-2009)
If any article, section, subsection, clause or phrase of this chapter is held to be invalid or unconstitutional, the offending portion shall be severed and shall not affect the validity of remaining portions which shall remain in full force and effect.
(Ord. No. 12916, § 1, 2-17-2009)
This chapter shall become effective immediately on final adoption if it receives six or more affirmative votes; otherwise it shall become effective upon the seventh day after final adoption.
(Ord. No. 12916, § 1, 2-17-2009)