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 in perpetuity.
(a) Detail drawings and maintenance plans must be provided for all post-construction best management practices (BMPs).
(b) Maintenance plans must ensure that pollutants collect within structural post- construction BMPs be disposed of in accordance with local, State and Federal guidelines.
(c) Maintenance plans shall be provided by the permittee to both the Village Engineer and the post-construction operator of the BMP, including homeowner associations, upon completion of construction activities and prior to the Village 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 in perpetuity.
(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 in perpetuity.
(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 BMPs, including on-site and off-site structures and vegetation that are constructed or planted, must be inspected and maintained in perpetuity by the responsible party designated in the plans and the requirements of this chapter. Inspections and maintenance will be incorporated periodically throughout the year to ensure that the facilities are properly operational.
(g) Perpetual Maintenance Inspections. One inspection with a written report will be performed each year by the party responsible for the maintenance and operation of the facility. The written report will be given to the Village Engineer by May 1 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 will be required 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 ODNR Division of Water at any time after construction is completed.
(2) Easements. A written report from an inspector for the party responsible for the maintenance and operation of the facility on the status of all storm water management easements for each project shall be submitted to the Village Engineer by May 1 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 Village Engineer: A written and stamped report from a professional engineer 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 Village Engineer by May 1 of each year in 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.
(Ord. 2007-72. Passed 12-12-07.)