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Contents14-131 Permanent Stormwater Control Measure (SCM) Maintenance And Inspection
14-131 Permanent Stormwater Control Measure (SCM) Maintenance And Inspection
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- (1) All applicants are required to submit actual as built plans for any structures located on-site within 90 days after final construction is completed. The plan must show the final design specifications for all stormwater management facilities and must be sealed by a registered professional engineer licensed to practice in Tennessee. A certification by the design engineer certifying that SCM’s will function within original design parameters as constructed should be included. A final inspection and acceptance of as-built plans by the City is required before any performance security or performance bond is released. The warranty period for any infrastructure to be accepted by the City for maintenance shall not commence until the City has accepted the as-built plans. The City shall have the discretion to adopt provisions for a partial pro-rata release of the performance security or performance bond on the completion of various stages of development. In addition, occupation permits shall not be granted until corrections to all BMP’s/SCM’s have been made and accepted by the City, if required.
- (2) In addition to the certified as built drawings, the City shall be provided with a permanent stormwater management plan for the site and all stormwater management facilities (e.g., SCM’s). Occupation permits shall not be granted until the permanent stormwater management plan has been approved and accepted by the City.
- (3) Inspection of stormwater management facilities. Periodic inspections of facilities shall be performed, documented, and reported in accordance with this chapter, as detailed in 14-506.
- (4) Records of installation and maintenance activities. Parties responsible for the operation and maintenance of a stormwater management facility shall make records of the installation of the stormwater facility, and of all maintenance and repairs to the facility, and shall retain the records for at least three (3) years. These records shall be made available to the City during inspection of the facility and at other reasonable times upon request.
- (5) Failure to meet or maintain design or maintenance standards. If a responsible party fails or refuses to meet the design or maintenance standards required for stormwater facilities under this chapter, the City, after notice as specified in the Enforcement Response Plan, may correct a violation of the design standards or maintenance needs by performing all necessary work to place the facility in proper working condition. In the event that the stormwater management facility becomes a danger to public safety or public health, the City shall notify in writing the party responsible for maintenance of the stormwater management facility. Upon receipt of that notice, the responsible person shall have thirty (30) days to effect maintenance and repair of the facility in an approved manner. In the event that corrective action is not undertaken within that time, the City may take necessary corrective action. The cost of any action by the City under this section shall be charged to the responsible party.
- (6) In the event that the stormwater management facility becomes a danger to public health/public safety, the City may take such immediate corrective action as deemed necessary.