Atlanta Code Chapter 74 Article X (the Post-Development Stormwater Management Ordinance, adopted 2013) requires every new development and redevelopment to manage the first 1.0 inch of runoff on-site and execute an inspection and maintenance agreement under Sec. 74-517.
Atlanta's Department of Watershed Management administers Chapter 74 Article X (Post-Development Stormwater Management) of the City Code. Adopted in 2013, it applies to nearly all new development and redevelopment, including single-family residential, and mandates on-site management of the first 1.0 inch of rainfall using green infrastructure. Section 74-517 requires owners to execute and record a stormwater inspection and maintenance agreement before any land-disturbance permit is issued. The agreement obligates annual inspection of all on-site BMPs and binds successors in title; failure to maintain triggers DWM enforcement.
Sec. 74-517 violations include stop-work orders, permit revocation, and civil penalties under Atlanta Code Chapter 1; the City may enter the property to perform corrective work and lien the cost back to the owner.
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