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Article III Discharge of Water to Streets and Sidewalks Prohibited § 150- 11 Discharge of Water To Town Ways Prohibited. No person, owner of property, or person controlling property shall discharge or permit to be discharged any water into or upon any street, sidewalk, court, lane, or public roadway over which the Town exercises care, custody or control and to which the public has a right of use so as to create a public safety hazard by freezing or flooding of the way. § 150- 12 Violations and Enforcement. Any violation of said §150- 14 shall be subject to a fine not exceeding $300 for each offense, each day representing an independent violation. The provisions of this Section shall be enforced by the Mashpee Police Department, the Director of Public Works, or his/her designee. The provisions of MGL C. 40, §21D, providing for noncriminal disposition of violations shall be applicable and the person taking cognizance of any violation hereof may issue to the offender a written notice as provided for in said §21D as an alternative to District Court criminal proceedings or other available enforcement remedies. ,or take any other action relating thereto. Submitted by the Department of Public Works Explanation: This article is consistent with the Stormwater Management Plan and will require property owners to capture and manage stormwater runoff from the impervious surfaces on their properties such as roofs, parking lots, driveways, and similar. The more intensive rain storms that are occurring on a greater frequency are overwhelming the Town's road drainage infrastructure, resulting in isolated road flooding. The Town is responsible for addressing stormwater runoff from the road for a specific level of storm event and has been working to increase drainage capacity/install additional drainage infrastructure. But this capacity is not sufficient to also handle stormwater from adjacent properties. Property owners should be responsible for containing their own stormwater and not discharge or allow it to flow onto the Town roads. The Select Board recommends approval of Article 27 by a vote of 4-0 The Finance Committee recommends approval of Article 27 by a vote of 6-0 Motion made by Select Board Member Sherman Motion: I move that the Town vote to approve Article 27 as printed in the Warrant, with the exception of the phrase "or take any other action relating thereto." Alex Watts motioned to amend Article 27 under § 150- 11 adding the word "willfully" following the word shall and prior to the word discharge. Motion to amend Article 27 passed at 8:51PM Motion to approve Article 27 as amended failed 105 to 168 at 8:54PM Article 28 To see if the Town will vote to amend Section 174-25 (B)(18) of the Mashpee Zoning Bylaw Table of Use regulations by adding the letters "SP" in the column identified as I-1 as follows: