(A) The city’s Water Service shall administer, implement and enforce the provisions of this chapter. Any powers granted or duties imposed upon the authorized enforcement agency may be delegated in writing by the Director of the authorized enforcement agency to persons or entities acting in the beneficial interest of or in the employ of the agency.
(B) Solely the authorized individual under this section designated to enforce this chapter shall have the authority to enforce this chapter in its entirety and shall be designated as a TPDES Storm Water Manager and/or Inspector. The city’s Water Service shall issue these individuals a badge, identification credentials and provide for annual training to assure compliance with the laws of the state and federal regulators.
(C) All municipal departments shall comply with the requirements of this chapter and are required to incorporate the authority of the authorized individual into its respective daily operations.
(D) No person shall be granted a site development permit for land-disturbing construction activity without the approval of an Erosion and Sediment Control Plan by the city’s Water Service.
(E) No site development permit is required for the following activities:
(1) Any emergency activity that is immediately necessary for the protection of life, property or natural resources; and
(2) Existing nursery and agricultural operations conducted as a permitted main or accessory use.
(F) Each application shall bear the name(s) and address(es) of the owner or developer of the site, and of any consulting firm retained by the applicant together with the name of the applicant’s principal contact at such firm and shall be accompanied by a filing fee.
(G) Each application shall include a statement that any land clearing, construction or development involving the movement of earth shall be in accordance with the Erosion and Sediment Control Plan and that a certified contractor shall be on site on all days when construction or grading activity takes place.
(H) The applicant will be required to file with the city a faithful performance bond, letter of credit or other improvement security in an amount deemed sufficient by the city’s Water Service to cover all costs of improvements, landscaping, maintenance of improvements for such period as specified by the city and engineering and inspection costs to cover the cost of failure or repair of improvements installed on the site.
(Ord. passed 7-26-2010)