The City of Versailles is hereby authorized to undertake maintenance and management of stormwater detention, retention and management facilities located within the city when the property owners benefitted by the stormwater facilities fail to provide adequate maintenance of the stormwater facilities.
(A) Such maintenance shall include:
(1) Mowing and weedeating to the standards for stormwater retention areas established in the subdivision regulations or on the recorded plat for the subdivision; and
(2) Clearing the retention area of leaves, litter, silt, dirt, tree limbs, or any debris that may obstruct the flow of water through such facilities.
(B) Such maintenance shall not include:
(1) Landscaping or replacing landscaping;
(2) Repairing or replacing decorative lighting;
(3) Removing fallen trees that do not interfere with the flow of water; and
(4) Reimbursing homeowners for insurance deductibles or for work performed by the city that may have been covered by insurance.
(Ord. 2023-4, passed 4-18-23)