Montgomery Town City Zoning Code
§ 235-10.7
Performance and design criteria.
All land development activities shall be subject to the following performance and design criteria:
A.
Technical standards. For the purpose of this § 235-10, the following documents shall serve as the official guides and specifications for stormwater management. Stormwater management practices that are designed and constructed in accordance with these technical documents shall be presumed to meet the standards imposed by this § 235-10:
(1)
The New York State DEC Stormwater Management Design Manual as it now exists or as it may be amended, hereafter referred to as the "Design Manual."
(2)
New York Standards and Specifications for Erosion and Sediment Control (Empire State Chapter of the Soil and Water Conservation Society, 2004) as it now exists or as it may be amended, hereafter referred to as the "Erosion Control Manual."
B.
Water quality standards. No land development activity shall cause an increase in turbidity that will result in substantial visible contrast to natural conditions in surface waters of the State of New York.