103.03 RIGHT OF ENTRY FOR INSPECTION.

   1.   The City Engineer, bearing proper credentials and identification, may enter and inspect properties within the City for regular periodic inspections, random inspections, investigations, monitoring, observation, measurement, enforcement, sampling, and testing to enforce Federal, State and local regulations related to the protection of storm water runoff quality and the City’s Storm Water Management Program.

   2.   The City Engineer shall duly notify the owner of said property, or the representative of the owner on-site, of the inspection. The inspection shall be conducted at reasonable times during the business day.

   3.   Right of entry includes the right to enter a property for routine and random inspections, or when the City Engineer has a reasonable basis to believe that a violation of Federal, State, or local regulations is occurring or has occurred. Following inspection, the City Engineer shall require abatement or corrections of violations of storm water regulations.

103.04 REQUIREMENTS FOR MAINTENANCE.

   1.   All storm water management features shall undergo an annual inspection to document maintenance and repair needs, and ensure compliance with requirements of this chapter and federal and State regulations.

   2.   Repair needs may include (but are not limited to) removal of silt, litter, and other debris from all catch basins, inlets, and drainage pipes, grass cutting, vegetation removal, replacement of landscape vegetation and maintenance to detention basins and retention basins.

   3.   Any maintenance needs found shall be addressed in a timely manner, as determined by the City Engineer, and the inspection and maintenance frequency may be increased or decreased as deemed necessary to ensure proper functioning of the storm water facilities.

103.05 RECORDS OF INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES.

Parties responsible for the operation and maintenance of a storm water management facility shall maintain records of the installation, maintenance, and repair of storm water facilities. These records shall be made available to inspection personnel upon request. Records shall be maintained for a period of three years from the date of maintenance.