Chapter NR 152

Chapter NR 152

MODEL ORDINANCES FOR CONSTRUCTION SITE EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL AND POST-CONSTRUCTION STORM WATER MANAGEMENT

NR 152.01   Purpose.

NR 152.01 NR 152.01 Purpose.

NR 152.01(1) (1) This chapter includes 2 model ordinances that the department is required to prepare under s. 281.33 (4), Stats. One is a model ordinance for construction site erosion and sediment control. The other is a model ordinance for post-construction storm water management. The purpose of making these model ordinances available to local units of government is to secure so far as practicable the voluntary uniformity of local regulations regarding construction site erosion and sediment control and storm water management, to further the purpose of s. 281.33 (1), Stats., and to promote consistency with state non-agricultural performance standards authorized under s. 281.16 (2) (a), Stats. Ch. NR 152 Appendix A, contains the state model construction site erosion and sediment control zoning ordinance and ch. NR 152 Appendix B, contains the state model post-construction storm water management zoning ordinance.

NR 152.01(2) (2) The department shall distribute a copy of the model construction site erosion and sediment control zoning ordinance or a copy of the model post-construction storm water management zoning ordinance, or both to any city, village, county or town that submits a request for the document, as required by s. 281.33 (4), Stats.

NR 152.01 Note Note: Adoption by a city, county, village or town of either model ordinance in its entirety is voluntary. However, there are other administrative rules, such as chs. NR 153 and 216, which require consistency of local regulations with the performance standards of ch. NR 151. These performance standards are incorporated in the model ordinances. Requests for printed or electronic copies of the model ordinances may be submitted to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Runoff Management Section, Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707-7921.

NR 152.01 History History: CR00-026: cr. Register September 2002 No. 561, eff. 10-1-02; correction in (1) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register November 2016 No. 731; CR 17-097: am. Register July 2018 No. 751, eff. 8-1-18.