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Be it ordained by the Malden City Council that the Code of the City of Malden (MCC) 11.28.020 Storm Water Management and Land Disturbance Regulation is hereby amended by striking in its entirety and replacing with the following:
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11.28.020 STORM WATER MANAGEMENT AND LAND DISTURBANCE
A. Purpose and Objectives
The purpose and objectives of this ordinance are to protect public health, safety, general welfare, and environment by regulating discharges to the storm drain system or, directly or indirectly, to a watercourse or into the waters of the Commonwealth, as well as to control the adverse effects of construction site stormwater runoff and post-construction runoff.
B. Definitions
* ABUTTER: The owner(s) of land adjacent to regulated activity.
* ALTERATION OF DRAINAGE CHARACTERISTICS: Any activity on an area of land that changes the water quality, force, direction, timing, or location of runoff flowing from the area. Such changes include: change from distributed runoff to confined or discrete discharge, change in the volume of runoff from the area; change in the peak rate of runoff from the area; and change in the recharge to groundwater on the area.
* BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE (BMP): Structural, non-structural and managerial techniques that are recognized to be the most effective and practical means to prevent and/or reduce increases in stormwater volumes and flows, reduce point source and nonpoint source pollution, and promote stormwater quality and protection of the environment. "Structural" BMPs are devices that are engineered and constructed to provide temporary storage and treatment of stormwater runoff. "Nonstructural" BMPs use natural measures to reduce pollution levels, do not require extensive construction efforts, and/or promote pollutant reduction by eliminating the pollutant source.
* COMMON PLAN OF DEVELOPMENT: A contiguous area where multiple separate and distinct construction activities may be taking place at different times on differen...
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