# § 23-6 Watershed management plan.

Current through 2026-07-17. Source: City of Balt., Md., Ord. 26-129. Published by the Baltimore City Department of Legislative Reference.

## § 23-6 Watershed management plan.

Balt., Md., Code art. 7, § 23-6 (2026)

(a)

  (1) The Department may develop an overall watershed management plan for the purpose of implementing different policies for waivers and redevelopment.

  (2) If the Department establishes a watershed management plan for a specific watershed, the Department may develop quantitative control waivers and redevelopment provisions that differ from § 23-1(a)(2)(ii) through (v) and § 23-7.

  (3)

    (i) If the Department establishes a watershed management plan for a specific watershed, then the Department may develop separate policies, reviewed and approved by the State Water Management Administration, for providing water quality control.

    (ii) These separate policies may include:

      A. retrofitting;

      B. stream restoration;

      C. pollution trading;

      D. design criteria based on watershed management plans developed under <cite data-path="|7|§23-6|(b)">§ 23-6(b) of this Division II</cite>;

      E. payment of offset fees that are dedicated exclusively to provide for stormwater management within the same watershed as the proposed development; or

      F. other policies developed by the Department.

(b) For this purpose, the watershed management plan must:

  (1) include detailed hydrologic and hydraulic analyses to determine hydrograph timing;

  (2) include an evaluation of both quantity and quality management and of opportunities for environmental site design implementation;

  (3) include a cumulative impact assessment of current and proposed watershed development;

  (4) identify existing flooding conditions and receiving stream channel conditions;

  (5) be prepared at a reasonable scale;

  (6) specify where on-site or off-site quantitative and qualitative controls are to be implemented;

  (7) be consistent with the General Performance Standards for Stormwater Management in Maryland, found in Section 1.2 of the State’s Design Manual; and

  (8) be approved by the State Water Management Administration.

*History: Ord. 02-367*

*History: Ord. 10-277*