Austin City Code § 30-5-151 INNOVATIVE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES.
§ 30-5-151 - INNOVATIVE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES.
(A) An innovative water quality control is a practice that is not specifically prescribed in the Environmental Criteria Manual, but is designed to address the requirements of Article 6 (Water Quality Controls).
(B) An innovative runoff management practice is a practice that is designed to address the requirements of Section 30-5-281 (Critical Environmental Features), enhance the recharge of groundwater and the discharge of springs, and maintain the function of critical environmental features.
(C) A proposal for an innovative water quality control or runoff management practice must be reviewed and approved by the Watershed Protection Department director. Review and approval is based on:
(1) technical merit;
(2) compliance with the requirements of this title for water quality protection and improvement;
(3) resource protection and improvement;
(4) advantages over standard practices; and
(5) anticipated maintenance requirements.
Source: City Code Section 25-8-151; Ord. 031211-11; Ord. 031211-42; Ord. 20131017-046.