(A) In addition to as-built plans and the certification of completion and compliance, following the release of performance assurances, the property owner, developer, or contractor shall be required to file a three-year maintenance bond or other acceptable guarantee with the town in accordance with § 6.23(D) of the Unified Development Code in order to assure that such stormwater system installation was done according to standards of good workmanship, that the materials used in the construction and installation were of good quality and construction, and that such project was done in accordance with the accepted plans, and this chapter and that any off-site drainage problems that may arise, whether upstream or downstream of such project, will be corrected if such drainage problems are determined by the town to have been caused by the development of such project. The bond or other acceptable guarantee shall be in effect for a period of three years after the date of the release of required performance assurances referenced in § 55.086 above. The beneficiary of all maintenance bonds shall be the Town Council of the Town of Bargersville, Indiana.
(B) To verify that all stormwater infrastructure is functioning properly, visual recordings (via closed circuit television) of such infrastructure, including all subsurface drains, shall be required twice, once following the completion of installation of the stormwater management system and submittal of as-builts, and the second time before release of maintenance bonds. These visual recordings will be scheduled through the Department of Development and paid for by the developer. Notices shall be provided to the Department of Development within 72 hours following the completion of installation and again at least 60 days prior to the expiration date of the maintenance bond so that the noted recordings may be scheduled. Reports summarizing the results of the noted visual recordings shall be reviewed and accepted by the town before the plat is recommended for recording and again before the maintenance bond shall be recommended to be released.
(C) Additional requirements for transfer of any applicable stormwater BMP Maintenance Agreement, O&M Maintenance Manual, and Maintenance Escrow accounts to subsequent owners prior to release of the maintenance bond is discussed in §§ 55.075 through 55.079.
(Res. 2024-03, passed 7-22-2024; Ord. 2024-15, passed 8-13-2024)