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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 22-5 Contents of plan.">
  <section prefix="§" num="22-5" heading="Contents of plan.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="In general.">
      <para num="(1)">For any proposed development, the applicant must submit phased stormwater management plans to the Department for review and approval.</para>
      <para num="(2)">At a minimum, plans must be submitted for the concept, site development, and final stormwater management construction phases of project design.</para>
      <para num="(3)">Each plan must:<para num="(i)">include the minimum content specified in &lt;cite data-path="|7|§22-3"&gt;§ 22-3 {“Minimum control requirements”} of this subtitle&lt;/cite&gt;; and</para>
        <para num="(ii)">meet the requirements of the State’s Design Manual, the City’s Design Guidelines, and &lt;cite data-path="|7|§22-4"&gt;§ 22-4 {“Environmental site design; Structural practices”} of this subtitle&lt;/cite&gt;.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Concept plan.">
      <para num="(1)">The applicant must submit a concept plan that provides sufficient information for an initial assessment of the proposed project and whether stormwater management can be provided according to &lt;cite data-path="|7|§22-4"&gt;§ 22-4 {“Environmental site design; Structural practices”} of this subtitle&lt;/cite&gt; and the State’s Design Manual.</para>
      <para num="(2)">Plans submitted for concept approval must include the following, minimum information:<para num="(i)">a map that shows, at a scale specified by the Department:<para num="A.">site location;</para>
          <para num="B.">existing natural features;</para>
          <para num="C.">water and other sensitive resources;</para>
          <para num="D.">topography; and</para>
          <para num="E.">natural drainage patterns;</para>
        </para>
        <para num="(ii)">the anticipated location of all:<para num="A.">impervious areas;</para>
          <para num="B.">buildings;</para>
          <para num="C.">roadways;</para>
          <para num="D.">parking;</para>
          <para num="E.">sidewalks;</para>
          <para num="F.">utilities; and</para>
          <para num="G.">other site improvements;</para>
        </para>
        <para num="(iii)">the location of:<para num="A.">the proposed limit of disturbance;</para>
          <para num="B.">erodible soils;</para>
          <para num="C.">steep slopes; and</para>
          <para num="D.">areas to be protected during construction;</para>
        </para>
        <para num="(iv)">preliminary estimates of:<para num="A.">stormwater management requirements;</para>
          <para num="B.">the selection and location of environmental site design practices to be used; and</para>
          <para num="C.">the location of all points of discharge from the site;</para>
        </para>
        <para num="(v)">a narrative that supports the concept design and describes how environmental site design will be implemented to the maximum extent practicable; and</para>
        <para num="(vi)">any other information the Department requires.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Site development plan.">
      <para num="(1)">After approval of the concept plan, the applicant must submit, unless exempted by the Department, at the Department’s discretion, site development plans that reflect comments received during the previous review phase.</para>
      <para num="(2)">Plans submitted for site development approval must be of sufficient detail to allow site development to be reviewed.</para>
      <para num="(3)">These plans must include the following, minimum information:<para num="(i)">all information provided during the concept plan review phase;</para>
        <para num="(ii)">final site layout, including:<para num="A.">exact impervious area locations and acreages;</para>
          <para num="B.">proposed topography;</para>
          <para num="C.">delineated drainage areas at all points of discharge from the site; and</para>
          <para num="D.">stormwater volume computations for environmental site design practices and quantity control structures;</para>
        </para>
        <para num="(iii)">a narrative that:<para num="A.">supports the site development design;</para>
          <para num="B.">describes how environmental site design will be used to meet the minimum control requirements; and</para>
          <para num="C.">justifies any proposed structural stormwater management or alternative practice measure; and</para>
        </para>
        <para num="(iv)">any other information the Department requires.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <para num="(d)" heading="Final stormwater management plans.">
      <para num="(1)">After site development approval, the applicant must submit final stormwater management plans that reflect the comments received during the previous review phase.</para>
      <para num="(2)">Stormwater management plans submitted for final approval must be in the form of construction drawings, in sufficient detail to allow all approvals and permits to be issued, and accompanied by a report that includes sufficient information to evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed runoff control design.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(e)" heading="Waivers and variances.">The plan must be accompanied by an application for any waiver or variance sought under Subtitle 23 or Subtitle 24.</para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 02-367</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 10-277</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 13- 095</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
