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File #: 12-2207    Version: 1 Name: TA121101 - Article 14, "Drainage" of the UDC
Type: Ordinance Status: Adopted
File created: 10/13/2012 In control: Planning and Zoning Commission
On agenda: 11/16/2012 Final action: 11/16/2012
Title: TA121101 - Text Amendment - Article 14, “Drainage”, of the Unified Development Code - Approval of a Text Amendment to Article 14, “Drainage,” of the Unified Development Code (UDC) to amend the UDC language to be consistent with recently approved Environmental Protection Agency changes and proposed changes to the Drainage Design Manual to be incorporated into the revised 2012 Drainage Design Manual. The owner is the City of Grand Prairie and the applicant is Chris Agnew, Engineering Department. (On November 5, 2012, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of this request by a vote of 9-0.)
Attachments: 1. TA121101.exact changes.pdf, 2. TA121101 P&Z Minutes 11-5-12.pdf
From
Chris Hartmann

Title
TA121101 - Text Amendment - Article 14, “Drainage”, of the Unified Development Code - Approval of a Text Amendment to Article 14, “Drainage,” of the Unified Development Code (UDC) to amend the UDC language to be consistent with recently approved Environmental Protection Agency changes and proposed changes to the Drainage Design Manual to be incorporated into the revised 2012 Drainage Design Manual. The owner is the City of Grand Prairie and the applicant is Chris Agnew, Engineering Department. (On November 5, 2012, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of this request by a vote of 9-0.)


Presenter
Director of Planning and Development Bill Crolley

Recommended Action
Approved

Analysis
SUMMARY:

Consideration of a request for the approval of a Text Amendment to Article 14, “Drainage,” of the Unified Development Code (UDC) to amend the UDC language to be consistent with recently approved Environmental Protection Agency changes and proposed changes to the Drainage Design Manual to be incorporated into the revised 2012 Drainage Design Manual.

OVERVIEW

This update changes all occurrences of “storm water” to read “stormwater” in order to comply with an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) decision. The timeline goal is to get this amendment processed in time to issue the 2012 Drainage Design Manual by November or December.

RECOMMENDATION:

The Development Review Committee (DRC) recommends approval of the proposed amendments to Article 14, “Drainage” of the Unified Development Code as depicted in the attached ordinance.

Body
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, AMENDING ARTICLE 14, “DRAINAGE MANUAL,” OF THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE, ESTABLISHED BY ORDINANCE NUMBER 4779, PASSED ON NOVEMBER 20, 1990; AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING A CUMULATIVE CLAUSE, A SAVINGS CLAUSE, AND A PENALTY CLAUSE; AND TO BECOME EFFECTIVE UPON ITS PASSAGE, APPROVAL AND ...

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