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Minutes for the Stormwater Management Board meeting on October 31, 2007
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STORMWATER MANAGEMENT BOARD MEETING MINUTES
Date: October 31, 2007
Location: Huntington Building
Conference Room #105
900 West Monroe
Jonesboro, AR 72401
Time: 8:30 a.m.
Opening: Chairman Alec Farmer called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m.
In Attendance marked in bold
Members:
Dewaine Beisner
Don Culpepper
Michael Daniels
Alec Farmer, Chair
Jerry Farris
Betty Shaw
John Street
Gene Vance, Vice-Chair
Jon Wilbanks
Nathan Young
Dennis Zolper
Officials & Staff:
Doug Formon - Mayor
Tony Thomas - Project Administrator
Erick Woodruff - Public Works Director
Otis Spriggs - Director of Planning & Zoning
Kelly Panneck - Chief City Engineer
Craig Light - Assistant City Engineer
Teddy Hooton - Floodplain Administrator
Janice Patton - Administrative Assistant
Others:
Bernie Auld - BA Engineering
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. SPECIAL MEETING ITEMS
A. Review Stormwater Management/Drainage Ordinance (Attached)
Section 1.4 - Light stated that according to the exemptions listed in the section, it is not required for those exemptions to have a stormwater drainage management plan. Light asked if they still need a grading permit prior to construction on small development. Street said that if the structure had more than an acre it is required. Street also said they chose not be stricter than the federal guidelines. Light said the requirements for a subdivision with its own drainage plan that sells the individual lots requires each individual to have a permit because it is a part of the subdivision. Light asked if they want to require a grading permit for a development with its own plan, less than an acre, but part of a larger development. Not reviewing site plans for single resident construction. Farmer suggested incorporated that into the building permit process. Auld stated that if it goes as a building permit, there isn’t a second set of eyes to confirm the elevations. He suggested the b...
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