From The Durango Herald (Jason Gonzales):
The amendments adhere to state standards, which address a few key points, said Kinsey Holton, storm-water quality program coordinator for the city:
•A permit now can be issued to a developer or general contractor along with the property owner.
•A lot without landscaping that is sold to a homeowner can be removed from storm-water management coverage.
•The city now has the power to enforce a fee schedule. The fee schedule will allow inspectors to cite permit holders without stopping work entirely, Holton said.
“It gives us an alternate tool instead of having to issue a stop-work order for a site that isn’t in compliance,” he said. “When stop-work orders are issued it sends everyone home, from the electrician to the plumbers who don’t have anything to do with the regulations.”
More Coyote Gulch stormwater coverage here.