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ORDINANCE 2023- _#0q3 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 235 OF THE SUNNY ISLES BEACH CODE OF ORDINANCES BY CREATING ARTICLE II, TO BE ENTITLED "WATER QUALITY"; PROVIDING FOR REPEALER; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of Sunny Isles Beach ("City") has found that illicit discharge to the City's stormwater system results in the damage and loss of natural resources, including the degradation of water quality; and WHEREAS, the City has found that land disturbing activities accelerate the process of soil erosion and expose sediment to surface stormwater runoff, resulting in the damage and loss of natural resources, including the degradation of water quality; and WHEREAS, the discharge of pollutants directly or via stormwater runoff into surrounding water bodies degrades water quality and poses a public health risk; and WHEREAS, the City often finds that storm drains are not properly protected or maintained, allowing an accumulation of pollutants to enter the stormwater system and discharge into waterways; and WHEREAS, as an operator of Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems ("MS4") and a co -permittee of National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit No. FLS000003-004, the City must prohibit illicit discharge, illicit connections, improper disposal and illegal dumping into the stormwater system, and sediment and erosion reducing best management practices; and WHEREAS, the City Commission wishes to establish a Code for property standards and nuisances, including for construction sites, which will be set forth in Chapter 235, Article II of the City's Code of Ordinances; and WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City to enact this ordinance to safeguard persons, protect property, and prevent damage to the environment within the City; and WHEREAS, the quality of our waterways is critical to environmental, economic, and recreational prosperity, and to the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the City; and WHEREAS, the City seeks to implement permitting procedures and standards to establish preventive jobsite practices that can minimize environmental risks from the erosion, air pollution, and sedimentation on sites with disturbed soil resulting from construction/demolition sites; and WHEREAS, the City Commission has determined that the proposed amendments serve the public health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida. Page 1 of 12