No regulated earth disturbance activities within the Borough
shall commence until approval by the Borough of the BMP operations
and maintenance plan which describes how the permanent (e.g., post-construction)
stormwater BMPs will be properly operated and maintained.
A.
The BMP operations and maintenance plan for the project site shall
establish responsibilities for the continuing operation and maintenance
of all permanent stormwater BMPs, as follows:
(1)
If a plan includes structures or lots which are to be separately
owned and in which streets, sewers and other public improvements are
to be dedicated to the Borough, stormwater BMPs may also be dedicated
to and maintained by the Borough;
(2)
If a plan includes operations and maintenance by a single ownership
or if sewers and other public improvements are to be privately owned
and maintained, then the operation and maintenance of stormwater BMPs
shall be the responsibility of the owner or private management entity.
B.
The Borough shall make the final determination on the continuing
operations and maintenance responsibilities. The Borough reserves
the right to accept or reject the operations and maintenance responsibility
for any or all of the stormwater BMPs.
It shall be unlawful to alter or remove any permanent stormwater
BMP required by an approved BMP operations and maintenance plan or
to allow the property to remain in a condition which does not conform
to an approved BMP operations and maintenance plan unless an exception
is granted in writing by the Borough.
A.
The property owner shall sign an operations and maintenance agreement
with the Borough covering all stormwater BMPs that are to be privately
owned. The agreement shall include the terms of the format agreement
referenced in Appendix C of this chapter.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix C is included at the end of this chapter.
B.
Other items may be included in the agreement where determined by
the Borough to be reasonable or necessary to guarantee the satisfactory
operation and maintenance of all permanent stormwater BMPs. The agreement
shall be subject to the review and approval of the Borough.
Stormwater management easements shall be provided by the property owner if necessary for access for inspections and maintenance or for preservation of stormwater conveyance, infiltration, detention areas and other BMPs by persons other than the property owner. The purpose of the easement shall be specified in any agreement under § 378-31.
A.
If stormwater BMPs are accepted by the Borough for dedication, the
Borough may require persons installing stormwater BMPs to pay a specified
amount to the Borough Stormwater BMP Operation and Maintenance Fund
to help defray costs of operations and maintenance activities. The
amount may be determined as follows:
B.
If a BMP is proposed that also serves as a recreation facility (e.g.,
ball field, lake), the Borough may adjust the amount due accordingly.
