Master Plan Development - City of Boca Raton

City of Boca Raton Stormwater Management Master PlanPart II – Stormwater Management Master Planreview of construction plans and surface water management calculations at the time ofpermit application. These inspections must be done to meet the requirements of theCity’s MS4 NPDES permit. Discussions with current City Staff have indicated thatadditional staff hours may be needed to carry out the required inspection program.4. Implement a program for the training and certification of the Building Departmentinspectors and the Code Enforcement inspectors with regards to inspection of high riskfacilities, awareness and identification of illicit connections, and the inspections and bestmanagement practices of construction site controls related to the City’s comprehensivestormwater program and the MS4 NPDES permit. The cost of developing the programwill be minimal; staff could develop a program themselves, or contract for itsdevelopment. Once developed, implementation costs should be negligible, if any.5. Develop a program in written format requiring that inspections and maintenance ofprivate stormwater management systems be reported to the City on a regular basis,possible annually, every two years or every five years. This would require a change tothe code. Alternately, the City could undertake an inspection program of private systemson a regular interval for inspection/maintenance of exfiltration, trenches, inlets/catchbasins, lakes and dry detention area. The cost of developing the reporting programshould be minimal. It will, however, require staff time to implement on a continual basis.Discussions with current City Staff have indicated that additional staff hours may beneeded to monitor and manage the inspection reporting program.6. New or significant re-development activities - propose changes to code thatpromote/require reduction of impervious surfaces, use of swales, the incorporation of lowimpact development principles, stormwater reuse, and adherence to the principles ofFlorida Yard and Neighborhood Program in new landscaping. The cost to implementthis recommendation should be minimal. It will primarily require education of relevantstaff and the modification of land development code. Staff could develop the codelanguage themselves, or request the assistance of its consultant.7. Consider modifying the Level Of Service (LOS) for roadways, to be consistent with theSFWMD minimum design storm for local roads. The City’s current LOS for roadways isthat the minimum local roadway (entire paved area) be at or above the 3-year, 1-dayflood elevation. The SFWMD requires the roadway centerline be at or above the 5-year,1-day flood elevation. LOS is typically required of new and significantly redevelopedareas. It must be incorporated into the City Land Development Code to be enforced. Thecost to comply with this requirement should be nominal, but it will require some staffeducation for the review process.8. Increase public education activities for stormwater awareness, illicit dischargeidentification and reporting, grass clippings, pet waste pick-up, etc. This is arequirement of the City’s MS4 NPDES permit. As such, there have been some effortsL:\boca\bocaswmp\A6016.03\rp02accm.docPage 64MOCK•ROOS