1421.13   BOND.
   (a)   If a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan is required by this chapter, soil disturbing activities shall not be permitted until a performance bond has been deposited with the City in the amount of 110% of the certified engineer’s estimate of the work is submitted in accordance with the Land Development Code paid for each subsequent acre or fraction thereof. The bond will be used for the City to perform the obligations otherwise to be performed by the owner of the development area as stated in this chapter and to allow all work to be performed as needed in the event that the applicant fails to comply with the provisions of this chapter. The cash bond shall be returned, less City administrative fees, after all work required by this chapter has been completed and final stabilization has been reached, all as determined by the City Engineer.
      (1)   A portion of the bond (equivalent of cost to apply final stabilization) will be retained until all areas disturbed by construction activity are permanently stabilized and a Notice of Termination has been submitted to the Ohio EPA. Where vegetative growth is used to achieve permanent stabilization, the area shall comply with final stabilization requirements of the Construction General Permit.
   (b)   No project subject to this chapter shall commence without a SWP3 or Abbreviated SWP3 unless approved by the City Engineer.
(Ord. 18-91. Passed 8-14-18; Ord. 23-91. Passed 9-5-23.)