The Township may, at any time, make such inspections of public
or private property as are necessary to determine compliance with
the provisions of this chapter, and the rules, orders or permits issued
hereunder.
SWM BMPs included in the approved SWM site plan shall be inspected
by the landowner, or the owner's designee, according to the following
list of minimum frequencies:
A. Every other calendar year.
B. During or immediately after the cessation of a ten-year or greater
storm.
C. A report of all inspections shall be submitted to the Township by
March 15 of the following year, beginning March 15, 2014 (for calendar
year 2013). [The next inspection report due date is March 15, 2016,
for the calendar year 2015, and so on.] The property owner shall develop
an inspection report that is consistent with the O&M plan. Such
report shall be approved by the Township prior to the SWM site plan
being approved.
D. All inspection records shall be maintained by the landowner for a
period of at least five years and shall be made available to the Township
upon written request.
In the event that a person fails to comply with the requirements
of this chapter, or fails to conform to the requirements of any permit
or approval issued hereunder, the Township shall provide written notification
of the asserted violation(s). Such notification shall set forth the
nature of the violation(s) and establish a time limit for the correction
of these violation(s). Failure to comply within the time specified
shall subject such person to the penalty provisions of this chapter.
All such penalties shall be deemed cumulative and does not prevent
the Township from pursuing any and all legal remedies, in law or equity,
available for such violation. It shall be the responsibility of the
owner of the real property on which any regulated activity is proposed
to occur, is occurring, or has occurred, to comply with the terms
and conditions of this chapter.