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} <br /> f qq ' <br /> rf <br /> • <br /> Practices as proposed by the City. <br /> Response: 0 = strongly agree 2 = agree <br /> 0 = disagree 2 = strongly disagree 0= don't know <br /> Question 7: Other Comments. This question provided opportunity for respondents to write -in <br /> other comments: Most of the issues and questions raised here are similar to other <br /> comments and are, addressed by staff in the following section. The following is a <br /> summary of public comments and, where applicable, a staff response is provided: <br /> • You have not made a case for the need of mandatory control. <br /> Response: Erosion control is a proven cost effective method for preventing stormwater <br /> pollution. Currently, the State of Oregon mandates erosion control for <br /> development sites greater than five acres. The proposed program will assume <br /> the State's mandatory permitting requirements, and extend it to include <br /> "sensitive areas." For remaining areas, an administrative checklist procedure <br /> will require compliance with the program. These areas were included to <br /> primarily address the cumulative effects of smaller sites. To minimize costs <br /> and delays, the administrative checklist procedure was developed in lieu of the <br /> erosion control permit. The overall approach to the program is fair as it <br /> requires all development to prevent erosion. <br /> Recommendation: No changes are recommended. <br /> • Certainly see problems with small footprint remodeling projects clogging the <br /> system. Emphasis may need to be on ground surface area disturbed within a <br /> watershed in any one vegetative /revegetative cycle. Cumulative effects on <br /> stream loading very important. <br /> Response: The draft program sets no minimum criteria for applying the standards. <br /> However, it may not be cost effective to require all new development, regardless <br /> of size, to comply with the program. Small remodels may need to be exempt <br /> where site and time -of -the -year conditions may not warrant erosion control. <br /> Otherwise, the program is designed to address both high risk situations and <br /> cumulative effects from lower risk conditions. <br /> Recommendation: It is recommended that a minimum threshold of disturbance be established <br /> before program requirements apply. No other changes are recommended. <br /> • Caution: Will this extend building permit process? <br /> Response: Refer to staff response in the following section. <br /> 3 <br />