13.46.310 Maintenance responsibility.
A. The owner of the property on which work has been done pursuant to these regulations for private storm drainage systems, or any other person or agent in control of such property, shall maintain in good condition and promptly repair and restore all grade surfaces, walls, drains, dams and structures, vegetation, erosion and sediment control measures, BMPs, and other protective devices. Such repairs or restorations, and maintenance, shall be in accordance with approved plans.
B. An operation and maintenance schedule shall be developed for any storm drainage system and shall state the required maintenance to be performed, the equipment and skill level necessary to perform the maintenance, and the required frequency of maintenance. The operation and maintenance schedule shall either be printed on the storm water site plan, SWPPP or submitted under separate cover.
C. The maintenance and operation of a private storm drainage system shall be the responsibility of the property owner. Furthermore, the property owner shall, in accordance with the operation and maintenance schedule, record and log maintenance performed and date. Operation and maintenance records shall be retained by the property owner for a minimum of three years and shall be available to the city for inspection at all reasonable times.
D. The city shall be responsible for the maintenance and operation of all public storm drainage facilities located within public easements and rights-of-way following the completion of the successful maintenance period and the acceptance of such facilities by the city.
E. Maintenance of storm water facilities shall be performed to the maintenance standards specified in Chapter 4 of Volume 5 of the latest edition of the Stormwater Manual. Unless there are circumstances beyond the city’s control, when an inspection identifies an exceedence of the maintenance standard, maintenance shall be performed:
1. Within one year for typical maintenance of facilities, except catch basins.
2. Within six months for catch basins.
3. Within two years for maintenance that requires capital construction of less than twenty-five thousand dollars.
Circumstances beyond the city’s control include denial or delay of access by property owners, denial or delay of necessary permit approvals, and unexpected reallocations of maintenance staff to perform emergency work. For each exceedence of the required timeframe, the city shall document the circumstances and how it was beyond their control. (Ord. 1112-15 § 4; Ord. 1032-10 § 2).