§ 5-2. Stormwater management regulations.

(a)

All developed property, residential and nonresidential, shall pay a stormwater utility fee according to a fee schedule set by the Hialeah City Council.

(b)

Management of stormwater quantity and quality within the municipal limits shall be implemented through a Hialeah Comprehensive Stormwater Master Plan. The stormwater master plan, developed in conjunction with the South Florida Water Management District, incorporates state water policy and district stormwater management goals in furtherance of F.S. ch. 403.

(c)

The construction of all stormwater management facilities shall be in accordance with state regulations of stormwater discharge provided in F.A.C. 17-25.001 et seq.

(d)

All stormwater management facilities constructed within municipal limits shall be approved by the water control section, Miami-Dade County Department of Environmental Resources Management (DERM) and by the appropriate development regulatory agency within city government.

(e)

All stormwater management facilities shall be constructed in accordance with the standards and specifications contained in the current edition of the Public Works Manual, Part II, of Miami-Dade County, and Miami-Dade County Code, ch. 24, if applicable.

(f)

Preexisting stormwater runoff characteristics of a site shall be preserved to the maximum extent that is practical during construction and afterwards.

(g)

All development shall meet stormwater quantity level of service (LOS) requirements in accordance with the current Miami-Dade County/City of Hialeah Stormwater Master Plan. See table 5-1.

(h)

All development shall meet stormwater quality level of service (LOS) requirements in accordance with the current Miami-Dade County/City of Hialeah Stormwater Master Plan. See table 5-2.

(i)

Stormwater management design shall incorporate best management practices (BMPs) based on the "treatment train" concept depicted in figure 2-15. See table 5-3.

(j)

Swales for stormwater runoff retention shall be used for both on-site and public right-of-way drainage to the maximum extent that is practical.

(k)

On-site activities, during construction and afterwards, shall not violate any limitations restricting the City of Hialeah pursuant to the issuance of United States Environmental Protection Agency [NPDES (EPA)] Stormwater Discharge Permit No. FLS000023.

(Ord. No. 99-52, § 2, 4-27-1999)

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TABLE 5-1 MIAMI-DADE COUNTY STORMWATER LEVELS OF SERVICE

Type of Area	Return Period	Flood Limit
Collector and local residential streets	5-year	To crown of street
Minor arterials (4-lane roads)	10-year	To crown of street
Prinicpal arterials including major evacuation routes	100 year	Eight inches above the crown of the street
All structures (commercial, residential, public)	100-year	All structures should be flood-free

 

TABLE 5-2 MIAMI-DADE COUNTY WATER QUALITY LEVEL OF SERVICE CRITERIA

Constituent	Criterion (mg/l)	Source
5-day biological oxygen demand	9	1
Chemical oxygen demand	65	1
Total suspended solids	40	2
Total dissolved solids	1000	3
Total phosphorus	0.33	1
Dissolved phosphorus	NA	NA
Total Kjeldahl nitrogen	1.50	1
Nitrite + nitrate nitrogen	0.68	1
Lead	0.0102	4
Copper	0.0258	4
Zinc	0.2310	4
Cadmium	0.0023	4

 

SOURCE:

1.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency cutoff concentrations as they apply to NPDES stormwater permit monitoring requirements.

2.

Miami-Dade County Effluent Standards, chapter 24-11(2).

3.

Miami-Dade County Water Quality Standards, chapter 24-11(2).

4.

State of Florida Water Quality Standards, @ total hardness = 250 mg/l.

Add figure from LDC page 5-5

(Ord. No. 99-52, § 2, 4-27-1999)