A. Inspection Of Privately Owned Stormwater Management Facilities: Annual inspections of facilities shall be performed by the owner of a private stormwater management facility. The owner shall submit an annual inspection report to the city and it shall be retained by the owner for at least five (5) years. These inspection reports shall be made available to the public works director during inspection of the facility and at other reasonable times upon request.
B. Records Of Installation And Maintenance: Property owners responsible for the implementation of the maintenance and preservation plan shall make records of the installation and any stormwater facility and/or maintenance and repairs to the facility and shall retain the records for at least five (5) years. These records shall be made available to the public works director during inspection of the facility and at other reasonable times upon request.
C. Failure To Meet Or Maintain Design Or Maintenance Standards: If a property owner fails or refuses to meet the inspection, design or maintenance standards required for stormwater facilities under this chapter, the public works director, after reasonable notice, may correct a violation of the design standards or maintenance needs by performing all necessary work to place the facility in proper working condition. In the event that the stormwater management facility becomes a danger to public safety or public health, the public works director shall notify in writing the party responsible for maintenance of the stormwater management facility. Upon receipt of that notice, the responsible person shall have fifteen (15) days to effect maintenance and repair of the facility in an approved manner. In the event that corrective action is not undertaken within that time, the public works director may take necessary corrective action. The cost of any action by the public works director under this section shall be charged to the responsible party. (Ord. 1233, 11-15-2016)