A project site owner shall be identified for all projects that require the submission of a stormwater pollution prevention plan (SWPPP) and a construction permit per § 54.016(A).
(A) The project site owner has the following responsibilities:
(1) Ensure that a sufficient stormwater pollution prevention plan (SWPPP) is completed, submitted, and approved by the Division of Stormwater Management (DSM). The approved SWPPP shall include the placement of appropriate best management practices (BMPs), designed, constructed, and maintained, from a pre-approved list specified in the City Development Criteria/Standards Manual or Stormwater Technical Standards Manual;
(3) With the approved stormwater management permit, ensure proper construction, and installation of all stormwater BMPs in compliance with the technical standards adopted by the BSM; and
(4) Notify the State Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) with a notice of termination (NOT) letter upon completion of the project and stabilization of the site. A copy of the notice of termination (NOT) letter must be submitted to the DSM.
(B) The project site owner must submit to the DSM a stormwater pollution prevention plan (SWPPP) that addresses the requirements of 327 I.A.C. 15-5-6.5(a)(8) and shows the placement of appropriate BMPs from a pre-approved list of BMPs specified in the City Development Criteria/Standards Manual or Stormwater Technical Standards Manual developed and approved by the City Board of Stormwater Management. The selected and approved BMPs must be designed, constructed, and maintained according to guidelines provided or referenced in the City Criteria/Standards Manual or Stormwater Technical Standards Manual.
(C) Practices other than those specified in the pre-approved list may be utilized. However, the applicant shall be required to prove, to the satisfaction of the plan review staff employed by the Division of Stormwater Management for the city, that the performance and maintenance of the practices will be according to guidelines provided in the City Development Criteria/Standards Manual or Stormwater Technical Standards Manual.
(D) It shall be the responsibility of the project site owner to complete a stormwater permit application and to ensure that a sufficient construction plan is completed and submitted to the Division of Stormwater Management in accordance with §§ 54.015 through 54.020. It will be the responsibility of the project site owner to ensure proper construction and installation of all stormwater BMPs in compliance with this subchapter with the design standards adopted by the Board of Stormwater Management for the city, and with the approved stormwater management permit. The project site owner shall notify the Division of Stormwater Management for the city upon completion of the project and stabilization of the site with a sufficient notice of termination letter. However, all owners of property, including stormwater quality facilities, meeting the applicability requirements must comply with the requirements of this chapter.
(Prior Code, § 54.037) (Ord. 0-08-0005, passed 3-24-2008) Penalty, see § 54.999