A.
The following items shall be included in the stormwater
management facilities operations and maintenance plan:
(1)
Map(s) of the project area, in a form that meets the
requirements for recording at the offices of the Recorder of Deeds
of Montgomery County, and which shall be submitted on twenty-four-inch
by thirty-six-inch or thirty-inch by forty-two-inch sheets. The contents
of the map(s) shall include, but not be limited to:
(a)
Clear identification of the location and nature
of permanent stormwater management facilities;
(b)
The location of the project site relative to
highways, municipal boundaries or other identifiable landmarks;
(c)
Existing and final contours at intervals of
two feet, or others as appropriate;
(d)
Existing streams, lakes, ponds or other bodies
of water within the project site area;
(e)
Other physical features, including flood hazard
boundaries, sinkholes, streams, existing drainagecourses, and areas
of natural vegetation to be preserved;
(f)
The locations of all existing and proposed utilities,
sanitary sewers, and waterlines within 50 feet of property lines of
the project site;
(g)
Proposed final changes to the land surface and
vegetative cover, including the type and amount of impervious area
that would be added;
(h)
Proposed final structures, roads, paved areas
and buildings; and
(i)
A fifteen-foot-wide access easement around all
stormwater management facilities that would provide ingress to and
egress from a public right-of-way.
(2)
A description of how each permanent stormwater management
facility will be operated and maintained, and the identity of the
person(s) responsible for operations and maintenance;
(3)
The name of the project site, the name and address
of the owner of the property, and the name of the individual or firm
preparing the plan; and
(4)
A statement, signed by the landowner, acknowledging
that the stormwater management facilities are fixtures that can be
altered or removed only after approval by the Township.
A.
The stormwater management facilities operations and
maintenance plan for the project site shall establish responsibilities
for the continuing operation and maintenance of all permanent stormwater
management facilities, 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 Township, stormwater management
facilities may also be dedicated to and maintained by the Township.
(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 management facilities shall be the responsibility of
the owner or private management entity.
B.
The Township shall make the final determination on
the continuing operations and maintenance responsibilities. The Township
reserves the right to accept or reject the operations and maintenance
responsibility for any or all of the stormwater management facilities.
A.
The Township shall review the stormwater management
facilities operations and maintenance plan for consistency with the
purposes and requirements of this chapter and any permits issued by
DEP.
B.
The Township shall notify the applicant in writing
whether the stormwater management facilities operations and maintenance
plan is approved.
C.
The Township may require an as-built survey of all
stormwater management facilities and an explanation of any discrepancies
with the stormwater management facilities operations and maintenance
plan.
It shall be unlawful to alter or remove any
permanent stormwater management facilities required by an approved
stormwater management facilities 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 Township.
The property owner shall sign an operations
and maintenance agreement with the Township covering all stormwater
management facilities that are to be privately owned.
A.
Stormwater management easements are required for all
areas used for off-site stormwater control, unless a waiver is granted
by the Municipal Engineer.
B.
Stormwater management easements shall be provided
by the property owner if necessary for access for inspections and
maintenance or preservation of stormwater runoff conveyance, infiltration,
and detention areas and other stormwater management facilities by
persons other than the property owner.
The following documents shall be recorded in
the office of the Recorder of Deeds for Montgomery County:
If stormwater management facilities are accepted
by the Township for dedication, the Township may require persons installing
such facilities to pay a specified amount to the municipal stormwater
management facility operation and maintenance fund to help defray
costs of operations and maintenance activities. The amount may be
determined as follows:
