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maintained by the property owner. The form of the agreement shall follow the exhibit prepared by <br />the LRRWMO. Stormwater facilities that will be maintained by the city shall be in drainage and <br />utility easements dedicated to the City. <br />Sec. 117-395 (Vegetated Buffer Protection for Rivers, Streams and Wetlands) is hereby repealed in its <br />entirety and Sections 117-396 to 117-405 are hereby renumbered as 117-395 to 117-404. <br />Chapter 117, Article II, Division 6 is hereby amended as follows (additions indicated as underline, <br />deletions indicated as strike throughl: <br />Subdivision III- Illicit Discharge Elimination <br />117-412 - Purpose. <br />The purpose of this ordinance is to control or eliminate storm water pollution associated with illicit <br />discharges that may occur within the city. <br />117-413 - Scope. The State of Minnesota requires illicit discharge limitations into surface waters; and the <br />City Council desires to protect its surface waters; and to provide long-term planning to minimize the impact <br />of illicit pollutants on storm water and groundwater; and to encourage "best management practices" for the <br />control of these illicit discharges. This Subdivision outlines regulations to manage illicit storm water <br />discharge within the city. <br />117-414 - Storm Water Planning and Development <br />(a) Administration. The City Engineer and authorized representatives shall administer, implement, <br />and enforce the provisions of this Subdivision. <br />(b) Discharge to MS4 Prohibited. <br />(1) It is a violation for any person to introduce or cause to be introduced into the MS4 any <br />discharge that is not entirely composed of stormwater. <br />(2) The following are considered exempt discharge activities from enforcement action for a <br />violation of (b) (1): <br />a. A discharge authorized by, and in full compliance with a site specific NPDES permit <br />such as a storm water management plan permit for construction activities. <br />b. A discharge or flow resulting from fire fighting by the Fire Department. <br />c. Agricultural storm water runoff. <br />d. A discharge or flow from water line flushing or disinfection that contains no harmful <br />quantity of total residual chlorine or any other chemical used in line disinfection. <br />e. A discharge or flow from lawn watering or landscape irrigation. <br />f. A discharge or flow from a diverted stream flow or natural spring. <br />g. A discharge or flow from uncontaminated pumped groundwater or rising groundwater. <br />h. Uncontaminated groundwater infiltration. <br />i. Uncontaminated discharge or flow from a foundation drain, sump pump, or footing drain. <br />j. A discharge or flow from a potable water source not containing any harmful substance or <br />material from the cleaning or draining of a storage tank or other container. <br />k. A discharge or flow from air conditioning condensation that is unmixed with water from <br />a cooling tower, emissions scrubber, emissions filter, or any other source of pollutant. <br />1. A discharge or flow from a riparian habitat or wetland. <br />