ORDINANCE _______
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
TITLE 15, CHAPTER 151 OF
THE LOMBARD VILLAGE CODE
IN REGARD TO STORMWATER DETENTION VARIATIONS
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF LOMBARD, DuPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, as follows:
SECTION 1: That Title 15, Chapter 151 of the Lombard Village Code is hereby amended by adding a new Section 151.57 thereto which shall read in its entirety as follows:
"151.57 DETENTION VARIANCE FEE PROGRAM
(A) In all cases where a variation from the site runoff storage requirements of Section 151.55 of this code is granted, it shall be a condition of said variation that the payment of the applicable Detention Variance Fee, as provided by subsection (C) below, shall be made prior to the issuance of a Stormwater Management Permit.
(B) It is hereby determined, based upon the actual costs associated with the construction of stormwater detention facilities by the Village, that the cost of planning, acquiring land, construction, operation and maintenance of a stormwater detention facility in the Village is one hundred sixty-two thousand and no/100 dollars ($162,000.00) per acre-foot of stormwater detention.
(C) The Detention Variance Fee applicable to a stormwater management variation shall be calculated based on the following formula:
$162,000.00
X
The number of acre-feet of stormwater detention that will not have to be provided as a result of the stormwater management variation
=
The Detention Variance Fee
(D) Detention Variance Fees collected shall be accounted for in separate watershed planning area accounts. Detention Variance Fees collected relative to a specific watershed planning area shall be used only in the same watershed planning area to enhance existing site runoff storage facilities and related components, construct off-site facilities and related components, provide maintenance of stormwater facilities, or undertake other development that provide a benefit...
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