A. The occurrence of storms and other events that may cause periodic flooding of land. Such periodic flooding, in sound engineering practice, requires the planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of facilities that safely drain and control the quantity and quality of runoff from such storms and other events.

B. The purpose of this article is to provide for the creation of the Town of Oro Valley Stormwater Utility and to adopt appropriate funding mechanisms and service charges to provide the needed stormwater facilities. ((O)01-15, 06/20/2001)