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(a) When the City determines that site constraints compromise the intent of this regulation, off-site alternatives may be used that result in an improvement of water quality and a reduction of storm water quantity. Such alternatives shall meet the following standards:
(1) Shall achieve the same level of storm water quantity and quality control that would be achieved by the on-site controls required under this regulation.
(2) Implemented in the same Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC) 14 watershed unit as the proposed development project.
(3) The mitigation ratio of the water quality volume is 1.5 to 1 or the water quality volume at the point of retrofit, whichever is greater.
(4) An inspection and maintenance agreement as described in Section 2301.08(d)(10) is established to ensure operations and treatment in perpetuity.
(5) Obtain prior written approval from Ohio EPA.
(b) Alternative actions may include, but are not limited to the following. All alternative actions shall be approved by the City Engineer:
(1) Fees, in an amount specified by the City to be applied to community-wide storm water management practices.
(2) Implementation of off-site storm water management practices and/or the retrofit of an existing practice to increase quality and quantity control.
(3) Stream, floodplain, riparian or wetland restoration.
(4) Acquisition or conservation easements on protected open space significantly contributing to storm water control such as wetland complexes.
(Ord. 160-11. Passed 6-20-11.)
Access to storm water management practices as required by the City Engineer for inspections and maintenance shall be secured by easements. The following conditions shall apply to all easements:
(a) Easements shall be included in the Inspection and Maintenance Agreement submitted with the Comprehensive Storm Water Management Plan.
(b) Easements shall be approved by the City prior to approval of a final plat and shall be recorded with the Cuyahoga Fiscal Officer and on all property deeds.
(c) Unless otherwise required by the City Engineer, access easements between a public right-of-way and all storm water management practices shall be no less than 25 feet wide. The easement shall also incorporate the entire practice plus an additional 25-foot wide band around the perimeter of the storm water management practice.
(d) The easement shall be graded and/or stabilized as necessary to allow maintenance equipment to access and manipulate around and within each facility, as defined in the Inspection and Maintenance Agreement for the site.
(e) Easements to structural storm water management practices shall be restricted against the construction therein of buildings, fences, walls, and other structures that may obstruct the free flow of storm water and the passage of inspectors and maintenance equipment; and against the changing of final grade from that described by the final grading plan approved by the City. Any re-grading and/or obstruction placed within a maintenance easement may be removed by the City at the property owners' expense.
(Ord. 160-11. Passed 6-20-11.)
To receive final inspection and acceptance of any project, or portion thereof, the following must be completed and provided to the City Engineer:
(a) Final stabilization must be achieved and all permanent storm water management practices must be installed and made functional, as determined by the City Engineer and per the approved Comprehensive Storm Water Management Plan.
(b) An As-Built Certification, including a survey and inspection, must be sealed, signed and dated by a professional engineer, Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control, Landscape Architect, and a professional surveyor with a statement certifying that the storm water management practices, as designed and installed, meet the requirements of the Comprehensive Storm Water Management Plan approved by the City Engineer. In evaluating this certification, the City Engineer may require the submission of a new set of storm water practice calculations if he or she determines that the design was altered significantly from the approved Comprehensive Storm Water Management Plan. The As-Built Survey must provide the location, dimensions, and bearing of such practices and include the entity responsible for long-term maintenance as detailed in the Inspection and Maintenance Agreement.
(c) A copy of the complete and recorded Inspection and Maintenance Agreement as specified in Section 2301.08 must be provided to the City Engineer.
(Ord. 160-11. Passed 6-20-11.)
The City shall inspect storm water management practices periodically. Upon finding a malfunction or other need for maintenance, the City shall provide written notification to the responsible party, as detailed in the Inspection and Maintenance Agreement, of the need for maintenance. Upon notification, the responsible party shall have five working days, or other mutually agreed upon time, to makes repairs or submit a plan with detailed action items and established timelines. Should repairs not be made within this time, or a plan approved by the City Engineer for these repairs not be in place, the City may undertake the necessary repairs and assess the responsible party.
(Ord. 160-11. Passed 6-20-11.)
The Comprehensive Storm Water Management Plan review, filing, and inspection fee is part of a complete submittal and is required to be submitted to the City before the review process begins. The City Engineer shall establish a fee schedule based upon the actual estimated cost for providing these services. The fees shall be remitted in accordance with Chapter 185 of the Parma Codified Ordinances.
(Ord. 160-11. Passed 6-20-11.)
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