30.63A.575 Minimum requirement 9: Inspection, operation and maintenance requirements.
When minimum requirement 9 applies pursuant to part 300 of this chapter, and no exemption under SCC 30.63A.200 applies, the requirements of SCC 30.63A.575 through 30.63A.605 shall be met.
(1) The owner(s) of real property burdened by one or more easements or other servitudes for drainage facilities, stormwater facilities and/or other stormwater BMPs, as shown on the approved stormwater site plan for the property:
(a) Shall not create, place or maintain any obstructions in, on, above, upon, over, under, across or through such easements or other servitudes; and
(b) Shall at all times ensure there is adequate access to such easements or other servitudes for the performance of inspection and maintenance activities to the drainage facilities, stormwater facilities and/or other stormwater BMPs.
(2) The owner(s) of real property containing one or more drainage facilities, stormwater facilities and/or other stormwater BMPs, as shown on the approved stormwater site plan for the property:
(a) Shall regularly inspect and maintain such facilities and/or BMPs to ensure such facilities and/or other BMPs are functioning as anticipated by the approved stormwater site plan. Such facilities and/or BMPs shall be inspected according to the maintenance requirements set forth in chapter 7.54 SCC; and
(b) Shall develop, keep and maintain an operation and maintenance manual for such facilities and/or BMPs, consistent with the provisions in volume V and volume VI of the Drainage Manual. The operation and maintenance manual shall be available for examination by the county at any reasonable time. The manual shall at a minimum include the following information regarding the drainage facilities, stormwater facilities and/or other stormwater BMPs located on the property:
(i) A maintenance plan developed pursuant to volume V, chapter 4.6 and volume VI of the Drainage Manual;
(ii) A log listing the dates, type and scope of any maintenance activities performed; and
(iii) Any other information pertinent to the functioning of the drainage facilities, stormwater facilities, on-site stormwater management BMPs and/or other stormwater BMPs on the property.
(3) Any modification to the drainage facilities, stormwater facilities or other stormwater BMPs shown on an approved stormwater site plan for a property, which is not part of an approved maintenance schedule, requires prior approval by the county. Proposed revisions to the approved plans, drainage computations or maintenance schedule shall be submitted to the county for approval prior to modification pursuant to SCC 30.63A.825. (Added by Amended Ord. 10-026, June 9, 2010, Eff date Sept. 30, 2010; Amended by Ord. 15-102, Jan. 11, 2016, Eff date Jan. 22, 2016; Amended by Amended Ord. 21-025, June 16, 2021, Eff date July 1, 2021).