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City of Elk River DIVISION X. STORM WATER MANAGEMENT Sec. XX. Generally (a) The purpose of this division is to set forth the m;n;mum requirements for storm water management that will diminish threats to public health, safety, public and private property and natural resources of the community by establishing standards including: 1) Protect life and property from dangers associated with flooding; 2) Protect public and private property from damage resulting from runoff or erosion; 3) Ensure site design min;m;yes the generation of storm water and maximizes pervious areas for storm water treatment; 4) Promote regional storm water management by watershed; 5) Protect, maintain and/or restore water quality from nutrients, pathogens, toxics and debris; 6) Promote infiltration and groundwater recharge; 7) Achieve a sixty (60) percent reduction in phosphorus load rates to waters compared to no controls for all'new development, and a mean of forty (40) percent reduction in phosphorus-load for redevelopment areas that do not currently meet the sixty (60) percent reduction standard and for street reconstruction where practicable. (b) No person shall develop any land for residential, commercial, industrial, or institutional uses without having provided storm water management measures that control or manage runoff from such developments. All water entering the storm drain system generated on any developed and undeveloped lands unless explicitly exempted by the city shall be protected from illegal disposal/discharge and illegal connections. Section XX. Definitions. Unless specifically defined below, the words or phrases used in this ordinance shall have the same meaning as they have in common usage. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include the future tense, words in the plural number include the singular number, and words in the singular number include the plural number. The words "shall" and "must" are always mandatory and not merely directive. means any person or entity that applies for a building permit, subdivision approval, or a permit to allow land-disturbing activities. Applicant also means that person's agents, employees, and others acting under this person's direction.