(A) Depositing of material in public and/or private systems. It shall be unlawful for any person to do, or permit, authorize or direct another person to do or fail to do when required, any of the following:
(1) Erect, construct, deposit or plant, any building, outbuilding, shed, fence, playground equipment, concrete, landscape berm, trees, bushes, shrubs, flowers, rocks, dirt or any other substance or structure that covers, alters, obstructs, impairs or encroaches on a public stormwater drainage system;
(2) Cover, alter, excavate, fill, obstruct, encroach on or deposit any concrete, steel, pollutants, building materials, yard waste or construct ramps of any kind in the guttered curb of any street or alley located within public right-of-way; or
(3) Cover, alter, excavate, fill, divert, obstruct, impair, encroach on or deposit any solid waste, debris, yard waste, pollutants, wastewater (sewage), concrete, building materials, tires, appliances, animal carcasses or any other substance, material or obstruction of any kind in an open ditch, sewer or stormwater inlet and catch basin, manhole, right-of-way curb and gutter or over, under or across any public storm sewer system.
(B) Grading/regrading private property. It shall be unlawful for any person to do, or permit, authorize or direct another person to grade or regrade any private property in such manner as to obstruct, divert or impede the natural flow of surface stormwater across said person’s property or adjoining properties.
(C) Construction of private storm sewer systems. All private storm sewer systems shall be in place, functioning and certified by a licensed professional engineer prior to the occupation of any property improvements by the owner. It shall be unlawful for any person to refuse to construct any part of a private storm sewer system that has not been approved in advance by the City Engineer on any development or site plan.
(D) Maintenance of private storm sewer systems. The owner of the property on which the private storm sewer system, which includes but is not limited to, the conveyance system, detention/retention basins and water quality units, is located, shall, at the written request of the City Engineer, employ a licensed professional engineer to certify that the private storm sewer system is being maintained at the level of service for which it was originally designed. If a determination is made that the property owner is not maintaining the private system at or above the level of service indicated in the original design, a notice of deficiency shall be issued and the standard escalated process of enforcement initiated. It shall be unlawful for any person to refuse to maintain any part of a private storm sewer system that has been approved by the City Engineer as part of any development or site plan. The system shall be maintained at all times to the level of service it was designed for.
(Ord. 2011-07, passed 10-19-2011) Penalty, see § 54.99