(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 two-year maintenance bond or other acceptable guarantee with the Department in an amount not to exceed 25% of the cost of the storm water management system located outside the public road rights-of-way, and in a form satisfactory to the Department in order to assure that such storm water 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 Department to have been caused by the development of such project. The bond or other acceptable guarantee shall be in effect for a period of two years after the date of the release of required performance assurances referenced in § 52.512. The beneficiary of all maintenance bonds shall be the Department.
(B) To verify that all storm water 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 storm water management system and submittal of as-builts, and the second time before release of maintenance bonds. These visual recordings will be scheduled by the Department and paid for by the developer. Notices shall be provided to the Department 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 Department 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 storm water BMP maintenance agreement, O and M maintenance manual, and maintenance escrow accounts to subsequent owners prior to release of the maintenance bond is discussed in the City of Decatur Storm Water Technical Standards Manual.
(Ord. 2023-11, passed 8-1-2023)