2025 2 18 Regular Session Packet 1

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ATHENS CITY COUNCIL 
REGULAR SESSION 
Tuesday, February 18, 2025 
Age
nda Item 
XI c. Updating the City’s MS4 Stormwater Ordinance 1138 for Compliance 
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iew 
The city has been operating a MS4 stormwater management program as required by the Tennessee 
Department of Environment & Conservation (TDEC) since 2014. The city is now required by 
TDEC to update its stormwater management ordinance, as codified in Title 14, Chapter 5 of the 
City Code, to bring the city into compliance with current regulations and requirements. The 
updates include changes due to general updates in the TDEC MS4 permit, changes to address 
TDEC audit comments, and changes to address TDEC statewide permit (attached are more details). 
Failure to update the city’s stormwater management ordinance would place the city’s stormwater 
program into non-compliance which may subject the city to penalties. 
To re
main in compliance with TDEC regulations, the first reading of the updated stormwater 
management ordinance will be February 18, 2025, a required advertisement published on February 
22, 2025, and a public hearing, second reading, and adoption will be March 18, 2025. 
A memo
 from the Interim Public Works Director and the updated stormwater management 
ordinance are attached. 
Summa
ry of the February 10, 2025 Work  Session 
After discussion, the consensus was to place this item on the February 18, 2025 regular session 
agenda for a first reading. 
Action to Consider 
Conduct the first reading of ordinance 1138 on February 18, 2025, publish the required 
advertisement on February 22, 2025, and conduct a public hearing, second reading, and adopt the 
ordinance on March 18, 2025. 
Affected Departments 
Public Works 
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