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Code of Maryville
Title 19 Stormwater
Chapter 5 Vegetated Buffer Zone And Stormwater Quality Management
Title 19 Stormwater
Chapter 5 Vegetated Buffer Zone And Stormwater Quality Management
Maryville
Title 19 : Stormwater
Chapter 5 : Vegetated Buffer Zone And Stormwater Quality Management
19-512 : Minimum width and vegetation standards for buffers on ponds and lakes.
- A water quality buffer having a minimum width of thirty feet (30') shall be provided around the perimeter of ponds and lakes that discharge water to, or receive discharges of water from, streams or rivers. The buffers shall be measured perpendicular from the topographic contour that defines the normal pool elevation.
- Water quality buffers are not required around the perimeter of ponds that are hydraulically disconnected from a stream or river, or around ponds that are newly designed and constructed for the purposes of meeting water quality treatment or channel protection requirements.
- The minimum vegetative target for water quality buffers on ponds and lakes is mowed, dense grass that covers the entire buffer area. (1999 Code, § 19-712)
Date Last Updated: 12/22/2025
Codification Date: 06/01/2024
Officials at Date of Last Codification:
Mayor - Andy White
Vice-Mayor - Fred Metz
Council Member - Sarah Herron
Council Member - Tommy Hunt
Council Member - Drew Miles
City Manager - Greg McClain
Assistant City Manager - Kevin Stoltenberg
City Recorder/Financial Services Director - Sherri Phillips
City Attorney - Melanie Davis