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Ordinance No. 15-1015, Adopting the Second Six-Month Extension to the Existing Moratorium on Land Development and Building and Sewer Permit Approvals in Certain Areas within Oregon City due to a Lack of Sanitary Sewer System Capacity and Declaring an Emergency
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RECOMMENDED ACTION (Motion):
Approve and adopt Ordinance No. 15-1015 declaring a second six-month extension to the existing moratorium on land development and building and sewer permit approvals in certain areas within Oregon City due to a lack of sanitary sewer system capacity and declaring an emergency.
BACKGROUND:
The City of Oregon City's new Sanitary Sewer Master Plan (SSMP) became effective November 1, 2014. During the course of the update of the master plan, the City's consultant, Brown and Caldwell (B&C), evaluated the City’s sanitary sewer system. The SSMP provides detailed collection system modeling results and a capital improvement projects program for existing and future development needs. In addition, the SSMP identified four areas within the City’s existing sanitary sewer collection system which currently have capacity deficiencies during wet weather (both in the 5-yr-24-hr and 10-yr-24-hr design storm event conditions). In some cases, these capacity deficiencies result in pipe system surcharge and limited overflows discharging inadequately treated sewage into surfacewater.
The City of Oregon City’s Comprehensive Land Use Plan requires that the rate of community growth and development may not exceed the community’s ability to provide essential public services, including a sanitary sewer system. Policy 11.2.1 of the City’s Comprehensive Plan requires that the City “plan, operate and maintain the wastewater collection system for all current and anticipated city residents;" Policy 11.2.3 requires that the City “…provide enough collection capacity to meet standards established by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to avoid discharging inadequately treated sewag...
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