The following requirements apply to all drainage ways located with the MS4 permit holder of the county.
(A) No individual parcel owner shall allow a drainage way on an individual parcel that the individual parcel owner has an interest in:
(1) To be blocked by vegetative growth of a height or more than 12 inches above the ground level such that the vegetative growth restricts the flow of stormwater runoff; and/or
(2) To be blocked by any fence or other human-made object that restricts the flow of stormwater runoff.
(B) No individual parcel owner shall allow anything to be constructed in a drainage way on an individual parcel that the individual parcel owner has an interest in, in such a way that it restricts the flow of stormwater runoff.
(C) No individual parcel owner shall change the grading in a drainage way on an individual parcel that the individual parcel owner has an interest in, even if it will not restrict or alter the flow of the stormwater runoff, without first acquiring an approval from the county to do so.
(D) (1) No person shall hinder stormwater runoff in a drainage way, or fail to keep and maintain any obstacles that would pollute, contaminate, obstruct, hinder, or significantly retard the flow of water through the drainage way.
(2) Every individual parcel owner shall maintain existing privately owned structures on his, her, or their individual parcel adjacent to a watercourse, so that such structure will not become a hazard or impediment to the use, function, or physical integrity of any drainage way.
(E) (1) The county will first notify the owner of required maintenance.
(2) The owner has 45 days to act on the notification and remedy needed maintenance and/or repairs to meet the county’s requirements.
(3) If, after for 45 days, it has not been remedied to meet the county’s standards, the county may enter the property and take necessary action(s) to maintain and/or repair the stormwater facility, feature, and/or structure.
(F) In the case of an emergency situation, the county has the right to enter the property and immediately perform the necessary repair or maintenance.
(Ord. 2019-25, passed 10-15-2019) Penalty, see § 152.999