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Master Plan Development - City of Boca Raton

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<strong>City</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Boca</strong> <strong>Raton</strong> Regulatory Information SummaryCurrent Stormwater PolicyIn addition to the Site <strong>Plan</strong> Approval and the PWRS approval, the applicant must submit to the <strong>City</strong> for aBuilding Permit. A Building Permit is required when constructing, resurfacing, replacing asphalt orconcrete driveways, parking areas or sidewalks (Sec.19-91) or when constructing multiple buildings (Sec.19-93). Land clearing, filling, dredging work, etc., (including constructing water bodies or removing soil(Sec. 23-301)) require a permit from the environmental inspection division (Sec. 23-281). Single-familyprojects are required to obtain a Building Permit but are not required to go through the PWRS reviewprocess. A Building Permit application must include a site plan, a drainage plan signed and sealed by aregistered engineer, specifications and supporting data (Sec. 19-94).The developer is required to show compliance with the permit conditions during construction <strong>of</strong> theproject. Inspections are conducted by the <strong>City</strong> to ensure this compliance. Prior to receipt <strong>of</strong> the finalCertificate <strong>of</strong> Occupancy, the Engineer <strong>of</strong> Record is required to provide the certification <strong>of</strong> constructioncompletion, which states that the project was constructed in substantial conformance with the approvedplans and specifications. The permittee must also provide to the <strong>City</strong>, a copy <strong>of</strong> the close out documentsfor all other permits obtained for the project.E. Surface Water Management Permitting Requirements<strong>Development</strong> projects with greater than two acres <strong>of</strong> impervious area or projects to be constructed overwetlands or water bodies, are required to file a Joint Application for Environmental Resource Permit.This program is administered by the SFWMD in conjunction with the Florida Department <strong>of</strong>Environmental Protection (“FDEP”) and the U.S. Army Corps <strong>of</strong> Engineers. The project’s surface watermanagement system must be designed so as to not adversely impact the water quality <strong>of</strong> the receivingwater and must not create flooding either on-site or <strong>of</strong>f-site as a result <strong>of</strong> the project development. Thewater quality treatment volume requirement is the greater <strong>of</strong> 1-inch over the site or 2.5 inches times thepercent <strong>of</strong> proposed impervious area. The treatment is typically provided in a detention area or withinexfiltration trench.The maximum surface water discharge rate from the site depends on which SFWMD drainage basin theproject is located within. Projects within the <strong>City</strong> are limited by the maximum discharge rates for eitherthe C-15 Basin for areas generally north <strong>of</strong> Yamato Road and west <strong>of</strong> Dixie Highway, or by the dischargerate for the Hillsboro Basin for the area south <strong>of</strong> Yamato Road and west <strong>of</strong> Dixie Highway. Theremainder <strong>of</strong> the <strong>City</strong> is within the drainage basin <strong>of</strong> the Intracoastal Waterway, which does not have anumeric discharge limitation; however, the post-development discharge rate is typically limited to the predevelopmentdischarge rate. If the project proposes to discharge into a LWDD canal, a permit from theLWDD is also required. The LWDD maintains its canals at various water levels, typically based uponproviding a 10 year, 1-day level <strong>of</strong> service in the canals. This requirement, along with the estimatedrainfall for the area and the required level <strong>of</strong> service, determine the design requirements for proposed sitesurface water management systems.L:\boca\bocaswmp\A6016.02\Final Task 2 Report - 1-07-08\r01acjh.docPage 4MOCK•ROOS

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