Article V — Design, Operation, and Maintenance of Permanent Stormwater Quality Controls

A.

All permanent stormwater quality controls shall be designed in such a manner so as to enhance reliability and minimize the need for maintenance.

B.

If permanent stormwater quality controls are required to be installed by the provisions of this chapter, all such controls shall be approved by the director of public works as a precondition of any permit issued in accordance with the provisions of Article IV of this chapter.

C.

The director of public works shall have the authority to require that the property owner provide long-term covenants to the county and/or the property deed, recognizing the responsibility for maintenance by the property owner and the need for continuing county access to certain permanent stormwater quality controls for on-going maintenance inspection. Any such covenant shall be recorded against the property by the property owner, as a precondition of the permit authonzing the installation of the said controls, features, installations, or facilities

(Ord. 2005-61 § 1 (part))

A.

All permanent stormwater quality controls shall be operated and maintained by the property owner in accordance with the guidelines prepared for this purpose by the director of public works.

B.

The director of public works shall have the authority to require that the operation and maintenance activities described in Section 13.08.300(A( be conducted in accordance with a permanent maintenance plan, as described in Section 13.08.310 of this chapter; where such formal plan is required, it shall specify routine maintenance and upkeep operations along with procedures for determining if and when major repair or replacement is required. Many standard designs for stormwater treatment facilities require systematic major maintenance/repair activities, such as dredging of detention ponds, replacement of vegetation in swales,

etc., in order to remain effective. The determination by the director of whether such formal maintenance plans are required shall be based upon a procedure developed and published by the director for this purpose.

(Ord. 2005-61 § 1 (part))

Maintenance plans shall include, but not be limited to, the following information, procedures, and provisions:

A.

A description of the general characteristics of the site, including soil types, groundwater levels, vegetation and natural runoff, impervious surfaces, propensity for erosion and sedimentation, etc.

B.

The location and nature of the county stormdrain system, creeks, and/or waters of the United States that the site drains to.

C.

A description of all installed permanent stormwater quality controls.

D.

An operational plan for the periodic performance of all routine maintenance and clean-up operations associated with the stormwater system, including the removal of trash and debris from screens, racks, hoods and filters, the mowing of grass, the trimming of vegetation, the sweeping of pavement, the cleanup of trash enclosures, etc.

E.

An operational plan for the systematic inspection of permanent stormwater quality controls in order to determine if and when major maintenance, such as dredging of detention ponds or revegetation of swales, or other repair/replacement of such facilities is necessary.

F.

Provisions allowing for regular monitoring/inspection of the premises by the director.

G.

Provisions allowing the director to enter the premises to perform regular or maj or maintenance or repair operations, at the expense of the owner, when the owner is unwilling or unable to so perform in a timely manner.

(Ord. 2005-61 § 1 (part))