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What is the name of your local government(i.e.,Apex,Alamance County, etc.)?City of King
History and General Information
When was your first WSWP ordinance adopted?
[Month 9] [Day 7] [1993]
When was WSWP ordinance last revised?
[Month 10] [4] [2021]
When was WSWP map last revised?
[Month 9] [7] [1993]
How many WSWP permits for development projects were issued in years:
0-25 26-50 51-75 >75
2019 (0) ( ) ( ) ( )
2018 (0) ( ) ( ) ( )
2017 (0) ( ) ( ) ( )
Does WSWP program include Extra Territorial Jurisdiction (ETJ)?
o ( ) Yes
o ( ) No
What is your primary WSWP website? municode
Which of the following information is on your local government's website (check all that apply)?
o [X] Name, email, and/or phone number of staff member responsible for WSWP program
o [X] WSWP ordinance
o [X] WSWP map
o [] Other:
Does your jurisdiction have Geographic Information System (GIS) capability?
o ( ) Yes
o ( ) No
Which water supply watershed classification(s) exist within your jurisdiction?
o [] WS-1
o [] WS-11 Critical Area
o [] WS-II Balance of Watershed
o [] WS-III Critical Area
o [] WS-III Balance of Watershed
o [] WS-IV Critical Area
o [ ] WS-IV Protected Area
Are areas within your jurisdiction subject to any of the following programs? Check all boxes that apply
o [ ] NPDES Phase I or Phase II
o [] High Quality Waters (HQW) or Outstanding Resource Waters (ORW)
o [] Coastal Counties Stormwater
o [] Jordan Lake Nutrient Strategy
o [] Neuse River Nutrient Sensitive Waters (NSW) Strategy
o [] Tar Pamlico River Nutrient Sensitive Waters (NSW)Strategy
o [] Catawba River Riparian Buffer
o [] Randleman Lake Riparian Buffer
o [] Goose Creek Water quality Managment Plan
o [] Universal Stormwater Program
o [] None of the above
Does local government administer WSWP program in portion(s) of its jurisdiction outside of water supply
watershed boundary to avoid administering another post construction stormwater program?
o ( )Yes
o (X) No
How are WSWP provisions covered in local ordinance?
o [] Watershed (not part of other ordinance, stands alone)
o [] Included in the Unified Development Ordinance
o [X] Included in the Zoning Ordinance
o [X] Included in the Subdivision Ordinance
o [] Included in the Land Development Ordinance
o [] Other:
What options are included in local government's WSWP program?
o [X] Low Density
o [] High Density
o [X] 5/70 or 10/70 Provision
o [] Density Averaging
o [] Permitting
o [] Other:
Low Density
Development done at a lower density, so that stormwater control measures are generally not required.
Which option(s) do you use for Low Density?
o [] Lots/acre
o [] Minimum Lot Size
o [X] Impervious (Built Upon Area) limits
High Density
Development done at a higher density, so that stormwater control measures are generally required.
What are impervious or built upon area limits for high density developments?
Who reviews site plans?
Is the NC Stormwater Design Manual used during review?
o (X)Yes
o ( ) No
Is the NC Stormwater Design Manual referenced in ordinance?
o ( ) Yes
o (X ) No
10/70 or 5/70
Provision that allows for higher density development in percentage of watershed without required installation
of stormwater control measures
Indicate if 10/70 or 5/70 option is available
o (X ) 10/70
o ( ) 5/70
o ( ) Neither, skip to to Density Averaging Section
How did you determine starting available acreage? State issued when ordinance was adopted.
How do you track acreage? On a spreadsheet on file in the P& I Department.
How much acreage(within five or ten percent) is still available across jurisdiction to build? Approx. 95%.
Do you issue Special Intensity Allocation (or similar 10/70 or 5/70) permit?
o ( ) Yes
o ( ) No
Do you require stormwater control measures even in 10/70(or 5/70) areas?
o (X)Yes
o ( ) No
Density Averaging
Provision that allows density to exceed thresholds on certain lot(s) if density is kept below thresholds on other
lot(s)
Do you allow density averaging?
o ( ) Yes
o ( ) No, skip to Vegetated Setbacks section
How do you track donated/received built upon areas on properties? Same spreadsheet.
Do you allow exempt properties to participate in density averaging? If no, skip next question.
o ( ) Yes
o ( ) No
If you allow exempt properties to participate in density averaging, do the receiving properties abide by
density restrictions in WSWP rules?
o ( ) Yes
o ( ) No
Do you require participants to record donated/received properties with metes and bounds on deed,
subdivision plat and homeowner's convenant?
o ( ) Yes
o ( ) No
Vegetated Setbacks
Area of natural or established vegetation adjacent to surface waters,through which stormwater runoff flows in
a diffuse manner to protect surface waters from degradation due to development activities.
What maps are used to determine stream type(i.e., USGS1:24000 scale (7.5 minute)topo, etc)?
On which stream types are vegetated setbacks required?
o [ ] Perennial
o [ ] Intermittent
o [] Ephmeral
If perennial setbacks required, please specify minimum
o ( ) Low Density-30 Feet, High Density- 100 Feet
o ( ) Other:
If intermittent setbacks required, please specify minimum
o ( ) Low Density-30 Feet, High Density- 100 Feet
o ( ) Other:
How are vegetated setbacks recorded?
o [X] Deeds
o [X] Subdivision Plat
o [] Homeowner's Covemant
o [] Other:
Variances
In unique situations where a project is allowed to exceed density requirements without implementing
stormwater control measures.
Which of the following do you issue? N/A
o [] Major variance
o [] Minor variance
Who reviews variances? N/A
o [] Watershed Administrator
o [] Watershed Review Board
o [] Board of Adjustment
o [] Other:
How many minor variances have you approved since the inception of your program? N/A
Are major variances conveyed to the NCDEMLR Stormwater program?Yes, if we did them.
o ( )Yes
o ( ) No
Compliance
Following the program requirements
Do you issue Notices of Violation?
o (X)Yes
o ( ) No
How do you determine if development is built as designed/required. If compliance done differently for
different parts of program (i.e., Low, High, 10/70, etc), specify differences in Other.
o [X] Review as-builts
o [X] Conduct onsite inspections
o [] Other:
Select most common violation types
o [] Plat filing, preparation, approval, recording, etc.
o [X] Subdivision standards (i.e. built upon area, stormwater control measures)
o [] Other:
How do you issue violation notices?
o [X] Letter Warning Citation
o [] Phone or other means to contact responsible party(ies)
o [] Stop Work Orders
o [] Other:
Site Visits
Visiting sites where development projects have occurred to ensure program requirements were and are being
followed.
Do you have one or both of the following?
o [X] Site visit schedule
o [X] Site visit checklist
How can the NC Stormwater Program Help?
Are you interested in attending a free one-day WSWP program overview workshop that includes section on
what to expect during program review:
o (X)Yes
o ( ) No
Are you interested in being part of a WSWP program listserv?
o (X)Yes
o ( ) No
Is there any other information that you want to provide or questions or concerns that you have?
Not at this time.