Any portion of the permanent Post-Construction water quality management systems, including on-site and off-site treatment/storage facilities that are constructed by the owner, will be continuously maintained into perpetuity, in accordance with and subject to the following conditions and requirements:
(a) Detail drawings and maintenance plans must be provided for all Post-Construction SCMs.
(b) Maintenance plans must ensure that pollutants collected within structural Post-Construction SCM practices are disposed of in accordance with local, state and federal guidelines.
(c) Maintenance plans shall be provided by the permittee to both the City Engineer and the Post-Construction operator of the SCM (including homeowner associations) upon completion of construction activities and prior to the City Engineer giving final approval for the completed construction.
(d) Single-Family Residential Developments: A Homeowners' Association shall be created and placed in title of the affected lands and shall be continuously responsible for Post-Construction maintenance and inspections into perpetuity unless such maintenance and inspections become officially accepted by the City.
(e) Multi-Family, Commercial and Industrial Developments: The plans will clearly state that the owner of the property shall be continuously responsible for Post-Construction maintenance and inspections into perpetuity unless such maintenance and inspections become officially accepted by the City.
(f) Maintenance Design: Low maintenance requirements are a priority in the design and construction of all facilities. Multi-use facilities incorporating assets such as aesthetics and recreation may be incorporated into the design of the drainage facilities. All permanent drainage, soil erosion, sediment control, water quality management systems and SCMs, including on-site and off-site structures and vegetation that are constructed or planted, must be inspected and maintained into perpetuity by the responsible party designated in the plans and the requirements of this ordinance. Inspections and maintenance will be incorporated periodically throughout the year to ensure that the facilities are properly operational.
(g) Perpetual Maintenance Inspections: One (1) inspection with a written report will be performed each year. The written report will be given to the City Engineer by May 1st of each and every year after the SCM has been completed.
(1) Structures that require a permit from the Ohio Division of Water: A written and stamped report from a professional engineer on the status of all structural SCMs that require a permit from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Water. This applies to all SCMs that require a permit either at the time of construction or fall under the jurisdiction of ODNR Division of Water at any time after construction is completed.
(2) Easements: A written report from an inspector on the status of all storm water management easements for each project shall be submitted to the City Engineer by May 1st of each year into perpetuity. These reports will document if restricted plantings, fences and structures are on the easement and will identify the location of the noted easement restriction violations.
(3) SCMs that do not have a high risk for loss of life, bodily injury, or damage to structures or infrastructure related to imminent failure as determined by the City Engineer: A written and stamped report from a professional engineer, landscape architect, Certified Professional In Erosion and Sediment Control (CPESC), Certified Erosion, Sediment and Stormwater Inspector (CESSWI), Certified Professional in Municipal Stormwater Management (CPMSM), or a Certified Professional in Stormwater Quality (CPSWQ) on the status of permanent soil erosion, sediment control, water quality management systems and the status of the related easements shall be submitted to the City Engineer by May 1st of each year into perpetuity.
(4) SCMs that have a potential loss of Life: A written and stamped report covering the status of all SCMs that have a potential for loss of life, bodily injury, or damage to structures or infrastructure will be prepared by a professional engineer or other individual possessing a valid state license that authorizes them to design the same type of SCM for construction.
(Ord. 167-19. Passed 12-16-19.)