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ORDINANCE NO. 1138 
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(ii.) Adopt any rules and regulations deemed necessary to accomplish the 
purposes of this statute, including the adoption of a system of fees for 
services and permits; 
(iii.) Establish standards to regulate the quantity of stormwater discharged and 
to regulate stormwater contaminants as may be necessary to protect water 
quality; 
(iv.) Review and approve plans and plats for stormwater management in 
proposed subdivisions or commercial developments; 
(v.) Issue permits for stormwater discharges, or for the construction, alteration, 
extension, or repair of stormwater facilities; 
(vi.) Suspend or revoke permits when it is determined that the permittee has 
violated any applicable ordinance, resolution, or condition of the permit; 
(vii.) Regulate and prohibit discharges into stormwater facilities of sanitary, 
industrial, or commercial sewage or waters that have otherwise been 
contaminated; and 
(viii.) Expend funds to remediate or mitigate the detrimental effects of 
contaminated land or other sources of stormwater contamination, whether 
public or private. 
(2) Administering entity.  The City of Athens shall administer the provisions of this chapter. 
(3) Stormwater management ordinance.  The intended purpose of this ordinance is to 
safeguard property and public welfare by regulating stormwater drainage and requiring 
temporary and permanent provisions for its control.  It should be used as a planning and 
engineering tool for permit compliance and to facilitate the necessary control of 
stormwater. 
14-502. Definitions.
    
For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:   
Words used in the singular shall include the plural, and the plural shall include the singular; 
words used in the present tense shall include the future tense.  The word “shall” is mandatory and 
not discretionary.  The word “may” is permissive.  Words not defined in this section shall be 
construed to have the meaning given by common and ordinary use as defined in the latest edition 
of Webster’s Dictionary. 
(1) Administrative or Civil Penalties - Under the authority provided in Tennessee Code 
Annotated   § 68-221-1106, the City of Athens declares that any person violating the 
provisions of this chapter may be assessed a civil penalty by the City of not less than fifty 
dollars ($50.00) and not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) per day for each day 
of violation.  Each day of violation shall constitute a separate violation. 
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