(A)
Unless otherwise approved, ownership of engineered stormwater controls established pursuant to this chapter shall remain with the property owner. The property owner shall be responsible for proper maintenance and operate it so as to preserve and continue its function in controlling stormwater quality and quantity at the degree or amount of function for which the engineered stormwater control was designed.
(B) Annual maintenance inspection and report. The person responsible for maintenance of any engineered stormwater control installed pursuant to this chapter shall submit to the City an inspection report from a qualified professional certified by the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service for stormwater treatment practice inspection and maintenance. The inspection report shall contain all of the following:
(1) The name and address of the land owner;
(2) The recorded book and page number of the lot of each engineered stormwater control;
(3) A statement that an inspection was made of all engineered stormwater controls;
(4) The date the inspection was made;
(5) A statement that all inspected engineered stormwater controls are performing properly and are in compliance with the terms and conditions of the approved maintenance agreement required by this chapter; and
(6) The original signature and seal of the engineer, surveyor, or landscape architect.
(C) All inspection reports shall be on forms supplied by the City. An original inspection report shall be provided to the Director of Planning and Inspections beginning one year from the date of as-built certification and each year thereafter on or before the date of the as-built certification.
(1989 Code, § 17-14) (Ord. 01-02, passed 4-23-2001; Ord. 23-O-07, passed 4-10-2023)