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MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF VINTON TOWN COUNCIL HELD AT 6:00 P.M.
ON TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 2014, IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF THE VINTON
MUNICIPAL BUILDING LOCATED AT 311 SOUTH POLLARD STREET, VINTON, VIRGINIA.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Bradley E. Grose, Mayor
William W. Nance, Vice Mayor
I. Douglas Adams, Jr.
Robert R. Altice
Matthew S. Hare
STAFF PRESENT: Christopher S. Lawrence, Town Manager
Susan N. Johnson, Town Clerk
Elizabeth Dillon, Town Attorney
Ryan Spitzer, Assistant to the Town Manager
Barry Thompson, Finance Director/Treasurer
Gary Woodson, Public Works Director
Anita McMillan, Planning & Zoning Director
Joey Hiner, Assistant Public Works Director
The Mayor called the work session to order at 6:20 to hear
a review of the Town of Vinton Stormwater Management
(SWM) and Storm Sewer System Illicit Discharge Ordinance as
required under the Virginia Stormwater Management Program
(SAMP) Permit Regulations and the Virginia Stormwater
Management Act, Section 62.1-44.15:27 of the Code of Virginia
(1950) as amended.
Anita McMillan began by commenting that on January 15th a
draft of the stormwater ordinance was submitted to DEQ.
Localities that are not an MS-4 locality can opt out and use the
State or the Regional Planning District Commission to handle
their interpretation of the stormwater. Because the Town is an
MS-4 locality, we cannot opt out and are required to adopt the
stormwater management program and administer certain
components of it. Some of the components we can contract
out like the review and inspections of the stormwater
management facilities. The draft of the Roanoke County
stormwater ordinance that has been provided with the agenda
is 38 pages. Ours will be only two pages and will identify who
is the Town’s administrator for the program, which will be the
Town Manager, and the fact that we cannot transfer the
enforcement or any request for a variance. Roanoke County
will review the plan, but the final decision will be made by the
Town Manager. Ms. McMillan gave an example of a recent
variance that was given to the Vinton Laundry Mat.
Mr. Hare commented on the process of approving a variance.
According to the draft Ordinance, Roanoke County is
overseeing the program and the Town Manager is the
administrator. However, if the County denies a variance an
appeal can be made to the Town Manager, but then looking at
Section 15.1-4.1, it appears that Town Council gets involved in
the process. Mr. Hare asked if Council can override all those
levels, even the County who is technically over us. The Town