The Town Council will be introducing an updated Storm Water Ordinance at the upcoming Council Meeting.
This new ordinance will include updated technical standards for residents and developers to follow. Once in place, these updates will begin to have immediate and long term impacts on the local watersheds by requiring more comprehensive storm water control plans for new developments.
The Town’s version of this new storm water controls is similar to a version Jeffersonville currently considering and Clark County has expressed interest in.
“Creeks and ditches don’t know where a municipal boarder is…” said Town Manager Charlie Smith. “This new storm water control ordinance is the first step in making real improvements in Sellersburg as well as throughout the shared watersheds within the county. I want to thank Clark County and the City of Jeffersonville for coming together to consider shared standards that will benefit residents across our communities…”
To review the proposed updates, click the downloads below.