Mountain View Municipal Code Div. 4 Stormwater Treatment at New and Redevelopment Projects

The city requires permanent stormwater pollution prevention measures for development and redevelopment projects in order to reduce water quality impacts of stormwater runoff from the site for the life of the project. The types of development and redevelopment projects required to install permanent stormwater pollution prevention measures are listed in the city's national pollution discharge elimination system (NPDES) permit for stormwater, and the city's guidelines. No person or persons shall develop or redevelop property, or construct, remodel, rebuild, alter, modify or expand any structure within the City of Mountain View in any manner which fails to comply with the requirements of this chapter, the city's NPDES stormwater discharge permit and the city's guidelines.

35.34.1. Permanent stormwater quality pollution prevention measures shall be selected and designed to the satisfaction of the city in accordance with the guidelines contained in the most recent versions of the following documents:

(1) City of Mountain View Storm Water Quality Guidelines for Development Projects; and

(2) NPDES municipal stormwater discharge permit issued to the city by the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region.

The above-listed documents, as amended from time to time, are hereby incorporated herein by reference. These documents shall be available for public review at the City of Mountain View fire department during normal city business hours.

35.34.2. Applicable development projects shall submit a stormwater management plan in accordance with the city's guidelines.

35.34.3. Property owner(s) shall be responsible for ensuring that permanent stormwater pollution prevention measures are inspected to ensure they are working properly, at least twice a year, unless otherwise directed by the city. Inspections shall occur once in the fall, prior to rainy weather conditions, and once in the winter. Written inspection records shall be maintained by the property owner and shall be submitted to the city annually.

35.34.4. Failure to inspect and maintain permanent stormwater pollution prevention measures shall be subject to enforcement action as described in MVCC Sec. 35.33.16.

35.34.5. The city shall have access to all on-site permanent stormwater pollution prevention measures for the purpose of inspection and repair, including the right to enter a property when the city has a reason to believe that a violation has occurred, or entry is necessary for abatement of a public nuisance or correction of a violation.

(Ord. No. 2.13, § 2, 3/26/13.)