Any portion of the permanent drainage and soil erosion systems, including on-site and off-site storage facilities that are constructed by the owner, will be continuously maintained into perpetuity.
(a) Maintenance plans shall be provided by the permittee to both the City Engineer and the post-construction operator of the BMP (including homeowner associations) upon completion of construction activities and prior to the City Engineer giving final approval for the completed construction.
(b) Single Family and Multi-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.
(c) Apartments, 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 the City officially accepts such maintenance and inspections.
(d) Maintenance Design: All temporary and permanent soil erosion and sediment control practices shall be designed and constructed to minimize maintenance requirements. 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 BMPs, 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. Inspections and maintenance will be incorporated periodically throughout the year to ensure that the facilities are properly operational.
(e) 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 Best Management Practice (BMP) 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 BMPs that require a permit from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Water. This applies to all BMPs that require a permit either at the time of construction or fall under the jurisdiction of the 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) Best Management Practices (BMPs) 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 or Certified Professional In Erosion and Sediment Control (CPESC) 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) BMPs that have a potential loss of Life: A written and stamped report covering the status of all BMPs 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 BMP for construction.
(Ord. 241-13. Passed 12-16-13.)