(A) All applicants for discretionary approval of any new development or significant redevelopment project, represented by a map or permit requiring discretionary approval of the city or any of its departments, the owner(s) of the subject property of such project, and all contractors and their employees and subcontractors constructing any new development or significant redevelopment project on such property shall control all storm water and urban runoff so as to prevent any illicit discharge and minimize pollutant loads in urban runoff from the project site.
(B) The following conditions shall apply to the discretionary approval by the city of any new development or significant redevelopment project:
(1) Prior to the issuance of a building or grading permit, the applicant shall submit for approval by the Director of Public Works a project-specific Water Quality Management Plan (“WQMP”);
(2) Prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy, the property owner shall record a “Covenant and Agreement,” approved by the Director of Public Works with the County-Clerk Recorder, or other instrument acceptable to the city, as determined by the Director of Public Works, on a form provided by the city, to inform future property owners of the requirement to implement the approved project-specific WQMP and to ensure the operation and maintenance of all long term BMPs.
(3) If the project will cause land disturbance of one acre or more, it must comply with the statewide General Permit for Storm Water Discharges Associated with Construction Activity. The project applicant shall cause the approved final project-specific WQMP to be incorporated by reference or attached to the project’s Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan as the Post-Construction Management Plan.
(4) Prior to building or grading permit close-out or the issuance of a certificate of occupancy or certificate of use, the applicant shall:
(a) Demonstrate that all structural BMPs described in the project-specific WQMP have been constructed and installed in conformance with approved plans and specifications;
(b) Demonstrate that applicant is prepared to implement all nonstructural BMPs described in the project-specific WQMP; and
(c) Demonstrate that an adequate number of copies of the approved project-specific WQMP are available for the future owners/occupants of the project site.
(C) Each project-specific WQMP submitted pursuant to this subdivision shall comply with all requirements in the Riverside County Water Quality Management Plan, as determined by the Director of Public Works, and such other requirements as determined by the Director.
(D) Other development projects shall incorporate site design, source control, and treatment control BMPs as applicable and feasible into project plans at the discretion of the Director of Public Works.
(`78 Code, § 13.27.120.) (Ord. 3164 § 1 (part), 2014; Ord. 2828, § 4, 2006; Ord. 2291 § 1 (part), 1996.)