Maintenance of all stormwater BMPs shall be ensured through the creation of a formal maintenance covenant that must be approved by the city and recorded prior to the stormwater management final plan approval. As part of the covenant, a schedule shall be developed for when and how often maintenance will occur to ensure proper function of the stormwater BMPs. The covenant shall also include plans for periodic inspections to ensure proper performance of the BMPs between scheduled cleanouts. The city, in lieu of a maintenance covenant, may but is not required to accept dedication of any existing or future stormwater BMP to include the city responsibility for maintenance and repair, provided that the maintenance and repair of such element will not impose an undue burden on other city taxpayers who enjoy little if any benefit from the BMP, the BMP meets all the requirements of this chapter, and the dedication includes adequate and perpetual access and sufficient area, by easement or otherwise, for inspection and regular maintenance.
(Prior Code, § 6-21-19)