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.

103.06 FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DRAINAGE FEATURES.

   1.   If a responsible party fails or refuses to meet the requirements of the maintenance agreement, the City Engineer, after reasonable notice, may correct a violation of the drainage facility or conduct necessary maintenance by performing all necessary work to place the facility in proper working condition.

   2.   In the event that the storm water management facility becomes a danger to public safety or public health, or violates federal, State, or local regulations, the City Engineer shall notify the party responsible for maintenance of the storm water management facility in writing. Upon receipt of that notice, the responsible person shall have 14 days from the date of the notice to effect maintenance and repair of the facility in an approved manner. After proper notice, the City may assess the owners of the facility for the cost of repair work and any penalties; and the cost of the work shall be a lien on the property, or prorated against the beneficial users of the property, and may be placed on the tax bill and collected as ordinary taxes.

103.07 NOTICE OF VIOLATION.

When the City Engineer determines that a storm water facility is in need of maintenance, in accordance with the requirements of this chapter, the City Engineer shall issue a written notice of violation to the owner of the property. The notice of violation shall contain:

   1.   The name and address of the owner or applicant;

   2.   The address or a description of the building, structure or land upon which the violation is occurring;

   3.   A statement specifying the nature of the violation;

   4.   A stop work order as described in the following section;

   5.   A description of the remedial measures necessary to bring the development activity into compliance with this chapter;

   6.   A time schedule for the completion of such remedial action;

   7.   A statement of the penalty, or penalties, that shall be assessed against the person to whom the notice of violation is directed; and

   8.   A statement that the determination of violation may be appealed to the Zoning Board of Adjustment by filing a written notice of appeal within 14 days of service of notice of violation.

The notice shall also advise that, if the violator fails to take required remedial action within the stated deadline, the work may be done by a designated governmental agency or a private contractor, in either case at the sole expense of the violator.

103.08 APPEAL OF NOTICE OF VIOLATION.

Persons receiving a notice of violation may appeal the determination of the City Engineer. The notice of appeal must be received within 14 days from the date of the notice of violation. Hearing on the appeal before the Zoning Board of Adjustment shall take place within 14 days after the date of receipt of the notice of appeal, unless extended for good cause. The decision of the Zoning Board of Adjustment shall be final.

103.09 ENFORCEMENT MEASURES AFTER APPEAL.

If the violation has not been corrected pursuant to the requirements set forth in the notice of violation or, in the event of an appeal, within 14 days of the decision of the Zoning Board of Adjustment upholding the decision of the City Engineer, the City Engineer shall enter upon the subject property and take measures as are reasonably necessary to abate the violation and/or restore the property to a condition that is in compliance with the provisions of this chapter. It is unlawful for any person to refuse to allow the City or the City’s designated contractor to enter upon any premises in the City for the purpose of investigations, correcting or abating violations, or otherwise enforcing the provisions of this chapter.