§ 18.913. Howard County Design Manual.

(a)

The Howard County Design Manual Volume I (Storm Drainage) shall include the minimal control requirements and design criteria for stormwater management; procedures for the approval of plans; and construction inspection requirements.

(b)

The County Executive shall submit the Howard County Design Manual to the County Council for the Council's approval by resolution. Amendments to the manual shall be prepared and approved in the same manner.

(c)

The County Executive shall review the Howard County Design Manual at least every third year to ensure that the figures used to calculate rainfall depth and intensity are consistent with those published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, and any other federal government agency which tracks and publishes local precipitation data as the County Executive may deem appropriate and, subject to section 22.1000 of the County Code, report to the County Council:

(1)

Whether the figures are consistent; and

(2)

If the figures are not consistent, a plan to amend the Design Manual to be consistent with the current figures published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, and any other federal government agency consulted as part of the review required by this section.

(C.B. 13, 2010, § 1; C.B. 79, 2016, § 1; C.B. 43, 2018, § 1)