(A) Detention ponds and associated inflow and outflow systems are maintained by the property owner absent any specific legal agreement to the contrary.
(B) Maintenance agreements may be required at the option of the Zoning and Building Director, or his or her designee, to define parties responsible for the maintenance of commercial detention basins.
(C) The detention basin owner shall be responsible for the following items:
(1) An annual report on the detention basin condition, using the attached checklist, shall be submitted to the Zoning and Building Director, or his or her designee;
(2) (a) At five-year intervals, the basin shall be inspected by a professional engineer registered in the state. A report of this inspection shall be submitted to the Zoning and Building Director, or his or her designee, within 60 days of the inspection.
(b) The inspection shall include an evaluation of the checklist items in the attached checklist. An annual report is not required the year when the five-year report is due;
(3) Detention basin owners shall notify subsequent owners of their maintenance responsibilities and transfer basin maintenance records to the party with active maintenance responsibility; and
(4) These requirements shall be effective for all detention basins existing in the county on the adoption date hereof as well as detention basins constructed after the effective date.
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