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maintained by the property owner. The form of the agreement shall follow the exhibit prepared by the LRRWMO. Stormwater facilities that will be maintained by the city shall be in drainage and utility easements dedicated to the City. Sec. 117-395 (Vegetated Buffer Protection for Rivers, Streams and Wetlands) is hereby repealed in its entirety and Sections 117-396 to 117-405 are hereby renumbered as 117-395 to 117-404. Chapter 117, Article II, Division 6 is hereby amended as follows (additions indicated as underline. deletions indicated as strike throughl: Subdivision III- Illicit Discharge Elimination 117-412 - Purpose. The purpose of this ordinance is to control or eliminate storm water pollution associated with illicit discharges that may occur within the city. 117-413 - Scope. The State of Minnesota requires illicit discharne limitations into surface waters: and the City Council desires to protect its surface waters: and to provide lonm-term planninm to minimize the impact of illicit pollutants on storm water and groundwater: and to encourage "best manaement practices" for the control of these illicit discharnes. This Subdivision outlines regulations to manage illicit storm water discharne within the city. 117-414 - Storm Water Planning and Development (a) Administration. The City Engineer and authorized representatives shall administer, implement, and enforce the provisions of this Subdivision. (b) Discharge to MS4 Prohibited. (1) It is a violation for any person to introduce or cause to be introduced into the MS4 any discharne that is not entirely composed of stormwater. (2) The following are considered exempt discharge activities from enforcement action for a violation of (b) (1): a. A discharge authorized by, and in full compliance with a site specific NPDES permit such as a storm water manaement plan permit for construction activities. b. A discharne or flow resulting from fire fi2htin2 by the Fire Department. c. Agricultural storm water runoff. d. A discharge or flow from water line flushing or disinfection that contains no harmful quantity of total residual chlorine or any other chemical used in line disinfection. e. A discharne or flow from lawn watering or landscape irrigation. f. A discharge or flow from a diverted stream flow or natural springy. g. A discharge or flow from uncontaminated pumped groundwater or rising groundwater. h. Uncontaminated groundwater infiltration. i. Uncontaminated discharge or flow from a foundation drain, sump pump, or footing drain. j. A discharge or flow from a potable water source not containing any harmful substance or material from the cleaning or draining of a storage tank or other container. k. A discharne or flow from air conditioning condensation that is unmixed with water from a cooling tower, emissions scrubber, emissions filter, or any other source of pollutant. 1. A discharne or flow from a riparian habitat or wetland.