Form revised February 6, 2008

FISCAL NOTE FOR NON-CAPITAL PROJECTS

Department:	Contact Person/Phone:	DOF Analyst/Phone:
SPU	Robert Chandler (Project Mgr)/ 386-4576	John McCoy/615-0768
DPD	Dave Cordaro/684-7933
DPD	Dave LaClergue/733-9668
DPD	Maureen Traxler/233-3892

Legislation Title:

An ordinance updating code references to stormwater, grading and drainage control provisions, amending Seattle Municipal Code Sections 3.02.125, 3.06.030, 21.33.010, 21.33.040, 22.900D.145, 23.42.040, 25.05.675, 25.09.060, 25.09.120, 25.09.160, 25.09.180, 25.09.200, 25.09.220, and 25.09.520.

· Summary of the Legislation: The purpose of the City of Seattle’s existing Stormwater, Grading, and Drainage Code (SMC 22.800-22.808) is to protect life, property, public health and the environment from the adverse impacts of flooding, pollution, landslides, and erosion.  In conjunction with related legislation that updates stormwater and grading regulations, this cross-reference update is proposed to maintain accuracy wherever these regulations are referenced in Seattle Municipal Code.

· Background: Grading and stormwater regulations are currently mixed together in SMC 22.800-22.808, Stormwater, Grading, and Drainage Code.  Because stormwater regulations must be reviewed by the Department of Ecology, the co-location of grading and stormwater code complicates revisions to grading regulations, and in some cases can complicate simple grading permit reviews.  In conjunction with comprehensive updates to stormwater regulations, it is proposed that grading provisions are moved into their own code section, SMC 22.170.  The Stormwater and Grading Cross-Reference Update is proposed to update references to 22.800-22.808 that occur throughout the SMC.

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Note:  Please refer to Clerk File 31034 Directors’ Report and Recommendation Revisions to Stormwater Code (SMC 22.800-22.808) & Proposed New Grading Code (SMC 22.170).