A. Maintenance of stormwater drainage facilities located on private property shall be the responsibility of the owner of that property. Before a zoning certificate is obtained from the county, the applicant shall execute a maintenance agreement with the county guaranteeing that the applicant and all future owners of the property will maintain its stormwater drainage and sediment control system. The maintenance agreement shall also specifically authorize representatives of the county to enter onto the property for the purpose of inspections and maintenance of the drainage system. Such agreement shall be recorded with the Ogle County recorder. The maintenance agreement shall include a schedule for regular maintenance of each aspect of the property's stormwater drainage and sediment control system and shall provide for access to the system for inspection by authorized personnel of the county. The maintenance agreement shall also stipulate that if the county engineer notifies the property owner in writing of maintenance problems which require correction, the property owner shall make such corrections within thirty (30) calendar days of such notification. If the corrections are not made within this time period, the county may have the necessary work completed and assess the cost to the property owner. The county has the option of requiring a bond to be filed by the property owner for maintenance of the stormwater drainage system.
B. Maintenance of stormwater drainage facilities located on public property or upon easements dedicated to a public authority shall be the responsibility of the owner of that public property or public agency to whom the easement is dedicated. Before a zoning certificate is obtained from the county, the applicant shall deposit an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of an engineer's estimate of cost to complete the stormwater drainage facilities into an escrow account administered by the county to be utilized by that public property owner or public agency for the future maintenance of the stormwater drainage facilities. (Ord., 2-22-1999)