(A) All permanent stormwater, soil erosion, other wastes control, and water quality practices not specifically waived by the city shall be constructed prior to the granting of the final plat approval.
(B) Upon the request of the owner, the city may defer the construction or installation of a permanent stormwater, soil erosion, sediment, or other wastes control or water quality practice prior to the approval of the final plat where, in the city's judgment, such proper construction or installation is not immediately necessary for the protection of the public health and safety; and where the prior installation or construction of such improvement would constitute an undue hardship on the owner because in the case of new vegetation or weather conditions, or because in the case of concrete, building construction could cause cracking and excessive wear and tear on new structures. In such event, the city may elect to require a security bond, escrow account, certified check or cash to guarantee that such deferred improvements will be properly constructed or installed within an agreed specified time, but not to exceed six months after the filing of such final plat. In no case shall land disturbing activities begin prior to the installation of the required stormwater and erosion control facilities being in place.
(C) The owner will provide a maintenance guarantee for all permanent improvements, and soil erosion, wastes controls, and water quality practices.
(D) The city may require a security bond, escrow account, certified check or cash to guarantee that the planned temporary and permanent soil erosion, sediment, and other wastes controls and water quality practices will be constructed, maintained and removed in a timely manner, as determined by the city. The city will utilize owner/developer submittal information in part to determine the need for bonds, escrow account deposit or other acceptable guarantees for each specific project. Potential impacts to the environment, receiving streams, adjacent property owners, right-of-ways as well as drainage basin area, erosion improvement complexity and cost will be considered in determining any guarantee requirements. The following divisions detail such guarantee requirements that may be required for a specific project.
(1) The guarantee. The guarantee of both performance and maintenance will be in the form of a security bond, escrow account, certified check or cash. The security bond, escrow account, verified check or cash will be used by the city to complete any guaranteed construction or removal of improvements or temporary and permanent soil erosion, sediment, and other wastes control practices that are not adequately completed, maintained or removed by the owner in a timely manner, as determined by the city. The security bond, escrow account, verified check or cash will be in the total amount of both the performance guarantee and the maintenance guarantee. Indiana municipalities and counties may require performance bonds or other guarantees for water management improvement.
(a) Security bond, escrow account, verified check or cash shall be deposited with the city prior to review by the city and/or its consultants to cover professional services of the MS4 Operator, Building Commissioner, Zoning Inspector and/or other experts required by the city.
(b) No soil disturbing activities shall be permitted until a security bond, escrow account, certified check or cash has been posted to the satisfaction of the city sufficient for the city to perform the obligations otherwise to be performed by the owner or person responsible for the development area as stated in this regulation, and to allow all work to be performed as needed in the event that the owner or person responsible for the development area fails to comply with the provisions of this regulation. The security bond, escrow account, verified check or cash shall be released only after all work required by this regulation has been completed to the satisfaction of the city and all permit and inspection fees required by these regulations have been paid in full.
(c) No project subject to this regulation shall commence without the comprehensive stormwater management plan having been approved by the city.
(2) Performance guarantee. The furnishing of a performance guarantee will be maintained in an amount of not less than 120% of the estimate approved by the city, of installation of the deferred improvements.
(3) Maintenance guarantee. The maintenance guarantee shall be maintained for a period of not less than two years after final acceptance of the installed stormwater, soil erosion, sediment, and other wastes control practices in an amount equal to 20% of the estimate approved by the city, of the construction and, where necessary, removal of such practices.
(4) Time extension. The city may extend for cause the time allowed for the installation of the improvements for which the performance guarantee has been provided with the receipt of a written request from the owner.
(5) Completion. Upon completion of the construction of improvements or temporary and/or permanent, soil erosion, sediment, and other wastes control practices and the removal of the temporary soil erosion, sediment, and other wastes control practices for which the performance guarantee has been provided the owner shall notify the city of this fact.
(6) Inspection. The city will not release the security bond, escrow account, certified check or cash guarantee until the city or appointed representative has inspected the site to ensure that the guaranteed item(s) have been completed and/or removed.
(7) Slow release devices. Performance and maintenance guarantees will be maintained on the temporary sediment removal slow release devices installed in detention and retention basins until the entire site has reached final soil stabilization. Final stabilization in single-family residential developments is when 90% of the homes are constructed with their lawns completely installed and any remaining unbuilt lots having been permanently stabilized with a uniform ground cover at a growth density of 80% or better.
(8) Release. The construction maintenance guarantee shall not be released by the city until all temporary soil erosion and sediment control practices that are no longer needed have been removed, properly disposed of and any trapped sediment has been stabilized.
(Ord. 3436, passed 9-6-05)