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031 <br /> Section 10 Annual Maintenance <br /> A. If BMPs are shown on a development plan, then a signed, and notarized maintenance <br /> agreement must accompany them. The agreement must include the following: <br /> 1. Name and address of the person or organization financially responsible for <br /> paying the annual inspection fee; <br /> 2. Name(s)and address(es) of all parties to whom a copy of the annual <br /> inspection report should go; <br /> 3. Name and address of the person or organization financially responsible for all <br /> maintenance specified in the annual inspection report; <br /> 4. Emergency contact information; <br /> 5. And a standard maintenance plan which includes but is not limited to: <br /> a) any mowing of permanent vegetation, <br /> b) any removal of bushes*and trees from the dam of a wet detention pond, <br /> c) reseeding of any eroding areas of the wet detention ponds,open <br /> channel practices,riparian buffers, and vegetated filter strips, <br /> d) replacing of impaired vegetation in a constructed wetlands or riparian <br /> buffer, <br /> e) removal of debris from the 'trash rack' on any wet detention pond or <br /> sand filter, <br /> f) and repair of any damage to structural aspects of wet detention ponds, <br /> constructed wetlands, level spreaders, and sand filters. <br /> 6. In residential subdivisions where a Homeowner's Association will be <br /> assuming responsibility for all permanent BMPs, a signed and notarized <br /> Homeowner's Association Notification(Appendix 4- Sample Maintenance <br /> Agreement) form will be required, and a revised maintenance agreement must be <br /> submitted. This must be given to the Orange County Planning Department before <br /> the Land Disturbing Permit may be closed, and any construction bond held on the <br /> permanent Nitrogen Reduction BMPs may be released. <br /> B. Fee <br /> The Annual Maintenance Inspection Fee for the first year shall paid before: <br /> 1. the release of any Final Certificate of Occupancy for Non-Residential <br /> Properties. <br /> 2. the release of the construction bond for Residential or Non-Residential <br /> Properties. <br /> The fee shall be based upon the current Orange County Planning Fee Schedule,and shall <br /> be paid to Orange County following each annual inspection. <br /> C. Failure to Pay Fee <br /> Failure to pay the Annual Maintenance Inspection Fee will be deemed a violation of the <br /> Ordinance. <br /> Section 11 Land Use Planning Provisions <br /> 25 <br />