Access to storm water management practices as required by the County Drainage Engineer for inspections and maintenance shall be secured by easements. The following conditions shall apply to all easements:
(a) Easements shall be included in the Inspection and Maintenance Agreement submitted with the Comprehensive Storm Water Management Plan.
(b) Easements shall be approved by the County Drainage Engineer prior to approval of a final plat, and shall be recorded with the Summit County Fiscal Officer, and on all property deeds.
(c) Unless otherwise required by the County Drainage Engineer, access easements between a public right-of-way and all storm water management practices, including the outlet flow path, shall be no less than twenty-five (25) feet wide. The easement shall also incorporate the entire practice plus an additional twenty-five (25)-foot wide band around the perimeter of the storm water management practice.
(d) The easement shall be graded and/or stabilized as necessary to allow maintenance equipment access in and around each facility, as defined in the Inspection and Maintenance Agreement for the site.
(e) There shall be no construction of buildings, fences, walls, and other structures, within the Easements that may obstruct the free flow of storm water and the passage of inspectors and maintenance equipment, and no changes to the final grading plan approved by the County. The County Drainage Engineer may remove any re-grading and/or obstruction placed within a maintenance easement at the property owners' expense.
(Ord. 2013-364. Adopted 8-26-13.)
(Ord. 2013-364. Adopted 8-26-13.)