28-14 Amend Chp. 1339 Storm Water Mgmt

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(2) Implementation of off -site storm water management practices; (3) Watershed or stream restoration; (4) Retrofitting of an existing storm water management practice; (5) Other practices approved by the City Engineer in keeping with the intent of this section. �I�3]f i�rTill1►Y Y'at►7:I►t� Any portion of the permanent drainage and soil erosion systems, including on- site and off- site storage facilities that are constructed by the owner, will be con- tinuously maintained into perpetuity. (a) Maintenance Plans. Maintenance plans shall be provided by the permittee to both the City Engineer and the post - construction operator of the BMP (including homeowner associations) upon completion of construction activities and prior to the City of Lakewood issuing a Certificate of Occupancy and Final Acceptance. (b) Single Family and Multi - family Residential Developments: For any devel- opment containing common area(s) a Homeowners' Association shall be created and placed in the title of the affected lands. The Homeowner's Association or property owner shall be continuously responsible for post - construction mainte- nance and inspections into perpetuity unless such maintenance and inspection responsibilities become officially accepted by the City of Lakewood. (c) Apartments, Commercial and Industrial Developments: The plans will clearly state that the owner of the properly shall be continuously responsible for post- construction maintenance and inspections into perpetuity unless the City of Lakewood officially accepts such maintenance and inspection responsibilities. (d) Maintenance Design: All temporary and permanent soil erosion and sedi- ment control practices shall be designed and constructed to minimize mainte- nance requirements. Multi -use facilities incorporating assets such as aesthetics and recreation may be incorporated into the design of the drainage facilities. All permanent drainage, soil erosion, sediment control, water quality/quantity man- agement systems and BMPs, including on -site and off -site structures and vegeta- tion that are constructed or planted, must be inspected and maintained into per- petuity by the responsible party designated in the plans. Inspections and maintenance will be incorporated periodically throughout the year to ensure that the facilities are properly operational. (e) Perpetual Maintenance Inspections. (1) The Homeowner's Association or property owner, at its expense, shall ob- tain one (1) inspection with a written report annually. The written report will be given to the City of Lakewood by May Ist of each and every year after the Best Management Practice (BMP) has been completed. The report shall be stamped by a professional engineer, landscape architect or Certified Professional In Ero- sion and Sediment Control (CPESC). The report shall include the status of per- manent soil erosion, sediment control, water quality/quantity management sys- tems and the status of the related easements. Single Family and Two Family dwellings shall be exempt from the required annual inspections. 22