A. All new development or modifications to existing development projects that meet the specified categories listed in the NPDES permit shall prepare a preliminary WQMP. The permittee shall submit the preliminary WQMP during the planning application submittal process and a final WQMP during final engineering.
B. The city engineer or his or her designated representative shall review all required WQMPs and impose terms, conditions and requirements on the projects in accordance with this chapter prior to the city's issuance of permits (grading and building), discretionary land use approvals or recordation of maps. The city engineer shall approve all final WQMPs and evidence of this approval shall be submitted prior to the issuance of permits, discretionary land use approvals or recordation of maps.
C. The city engineer shall require that the WQMP, or components within the WQMP, be recorded with the county recorder's office. The signature of the property owner, or successor in interest, shall be sufficient for the recording of the plan or any revised plan. A signature on behalf of the city shall not be required for recordation.
D. New development projects or a modification to existing development which do not require a WQMP, will be required to implement minimum BMPs designated by the city according to conditions and requirements established by the city engineer which must be consistent with the NPDES permit.
E. A WQMP shall be required if the city engineer determines one is required by the NPDES permit.
F. Contents of a WQMP shall comply with the Riverside County WQMP Guidance and Template for the Santa Margarita Region. The BMPs identified in the WQMP shall include site design, source controls and treatment controls consistent with the NPDES permit.
G. The costs and expenses of the city incurred in the review, approval, or revision of any water quality management plan are assessed to the property owner or responsible party and are due and payable to the city. The city engineer or his or her designee may elect to require a deposit of estimated costs and expenses, and the actual costs and expenses shall be deducted from the deposit, and the balance, if any, refunded to the property owner or responsible party.
(Ord. 472 § 1, 2012)