Sammamish Unified Development Code

Surface Water Management (Title 13) | Environment & Sustainability

75. Service charges. The surface water utility fee in an amount to be determined by applying the appropriate rate to a particular parcel of real property based upon factors established by this Section. 76. Simplified drainage review. The drainage review for a proposed single-family residential project or agricultural project that: results in less than 5,000 square feet of new plus replaced pollution-generating impervious surface, results in less than three-quarters acre of pollution- generating pervious surface, limits target impervious and pervious surface as specified in the Surface Water Design Manual, and meets the simplified drainage requirements specified in Appendix C of the Surface Water Design Manual, including flow control best management practices, erosion and sediment control measures, and drainage plan submittal requirements.

80. Source control BMP. A BMP intended to prevent contaminants from entering surface and stormwater or groundwater including the modification of processes to eliminate the production or use of contaminants. “Source control BMPs” can be either structural or nonstructural. Structural source control BMPs involve the construction of a physical structure on site, or other type of physical modification to a site. An example of a structural source control BMP is building a covered storage area. A nonstructural source control BMP involves the modification or addition of managerial or behavioral practices. An example of a nonstructural source control BMP is using less toxic alternatives to current products or sweeping parking lots. 81. State Waste Discharge Permit. An authorization, license, or equivalent control document issued by the Washington State Department of Ecology in accordance with Chapter 173-216 WAC. 82. Stormwater compliance plan. A plan or study and all regulations and procedures that have been adopted by the City to implement the plan or study, including, but not limited to, capital projects, public education activities and enforcement programs for managing stormwater quantity and quality discharged from the City’s municipal separate storm sewer system in compliance with the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit program under the Clean Water Act. 83. Stormwater plan. A City of Sammamish ordinance specifying the stormwater control facilities that will be funded by a bond issue.

Single-family residence. A residential structure accommodating one dwelling unit, including duplex units and mobile homes, as defined by the City land use codes.

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78. Site. A single parcel, or two or more contiguous parcels that are under common ownership or documented legal control, used as a single parcel for a proposed project for purposes of applying for authority from the City of Sammamish to carry out a proposed project. For projects located primarily within dedicated rights-of-way, “site” includes the entire width of right-of-way subject to improvements proposed by the project. 79. Small project drainage review. Repealed by Ord. O2016- 428.

Effective | January 1, 2022 Revisions | June 29, 2022

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