Last Updated 04/11/2026
Excerpt from Dade City Municipal Code
Article VII- Stormwater Management
Division 1- Generally
(a) This article shall be administered by the city manager. All persons in violation of this article shall address such violations immediately upon written notification by the city. Violations shall be addressed by providing a written response to the city manager requesting and outlining the temporary and permanent measures that will be taken to correct the violation and a proposed schedule for completion of each of the corrective measures. Proposals for corrective action are subject to the approval of the city manager.
(b) The city manager is authorized to issue cease and desist orders in the form of written official notices sent by registered mail to the person responsible for the violation
Division 4- Inspections and Maintenance of Systems
Sec. 42-301. – Inspection and monitoring for compliance.
City personnel shall be granted access for inspection of facilities discharging or suspected of discharging to the city’s MS4 or waters of the United States in order to evaluate and investigate the potential for release of materials other than stormwater or potential violations of any of the terms of this article. All structures and processes which allow discharges to the city’s MS4, as well as records concerning them, shall be made accessible to city personnel for monitoring of the quality of the discharges.
Sec. 42-302. – Maintenance of control structures.
Structural controls and BMPs used to reduce pollutants in stormwater discharges shall be operated and maintained so as to function in accordance with the permitted design or performance criteria in compliance with NPDES or other permit conditions. Operation and maintenance shall be done so as to ensure treatment of stormwater or reduction in pollutants in stormwater discharges consistent with appropriate federal, state, water management district, or local rules or permit requirements
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Frequently Asked Questions
How does Dade City handle a stormwater violation notice?
The city manager administers the ordinance, and once written notice of a violation goes out, the responsible party has to respond immediately with a written plan outlining both temporary and permanent corrective measures, along with a proposed completion schedule. That plan needs city manager approval before it counts as resolving the notice. If a violation isn’t addressed, the city manager can also issue a cease and desist order by registered mail.
Can Dade City inspect a property's stormwater discharges at any time?
Yes. City personnel have access to inspect any facility discharging or suspected of discharging into the city’s MS4 or waters of the United States, and every structure or process tied to those discharges, along with its records, has to be made accessible for monitoring. That standing authority means an unreported issue can still surface through a routine inspection rather than only through a complaint.
What maintenance standard applies to stormwater controls in Dade City?
Structural controls and best management practices have to be operated and maintained so they function according to their permitted design or performance criteria, consistent with NPDES and any applicable state, water management district or local rules. In practice, that means a BMP isn’t compliant just because it exists; it has to keep performing at the level its original permit called for.
Does Dade City coordinate with a regional water management district?
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