No final plat of a major subdivision as defined in title 10 of this code shall be recorded until the stormwater management facilities are in place and functioning as designed or until a guarantee of financial surety is provided to and accepted by the county. No certificate of occupancy will be issued until the stormwater management system has been installed and is functioning as designed. If, in the judgment of the reviewing authorities, project occupancy can be achieved without harm to the environment or potential occupants, occupancy may proceed upon receipt of an acceptable guarantee of financial surety to complete installation when weather conditions or other variables allow. In no case shall such guarantee be allowed if the incomplete improvements would result in increased erosion, sedimentation, or other damage to the development, public improvements, subsurface or surface waters, or the proposed stormwater management system.
At any time, the county is authorized to stop work on the installation of subdivision improvements, to embargo further issuance of building permits in a development, to stop work on any individual building or development of any individual building site, or to otherwise take steps necessary to protect the waters of the county from damage as a result of development. (Ord. 129, 7-11-2006)