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Article 6: Development Standards 40 <br /> Section 6.14: Stormwater Management <br /> (iv) Emergency contact information. <br /> (c) The Agreement shall require the owning entity to maintain, repair and, if <br /> necessary, reconstruct the ster,,,wate.GeRtr„l StF tWeSCM in <br /> accordance with the operation and management plan or manual <br /> prepared by the developer. <br /> (d) The Operations and Maintenance Agreement shall be signed and <br /> notarized and filed with the Orange County Register of Deeds. <br /> (e) In residential subdivisions where a Homeowner's Association will be <br /> assuming responsibility for all permanent structural stormwater <br /> rneasu esSCMs, a signed and notarized Homeowner's Association <br /> Notification will be required, and a revised maintenance agreement must <br /> be submitted. This must be given to the Orange County Planning <br /> Department before the Land Disturbing Permit may be closed, and any <br /> construction bond held on the permanent StFU tUral st r,,,water <br /> measuresSCMS may be released. <br /> (f) The owner of each st r,,,water RnnoSCM, whether engineered <br /> ster,,,water GE)RtFE)l or non-engineered st r,,,water,.ORtF I, shall maintain <br /> it so as not to create or result in a nuisance condition. <br /> (g) Every engineered ster.,,water GE)Rtr„ISCM installed pursuant to this <br /> Ordinance shall be made accessible for adequate maintenance and <br /> repair by a maintenance easement. The easement shall be recorded and <br /> its terms shall specify who make use of the easement and for what <br /> purposes. <br /> (h) The owner of each engineered stermwater Gentro'SCM shall keep <br /> records of inspections, maintenances, and repairs and shall submit the <br /> same upon reasonable request to the Erosion Control Officer. <br /> (2) Operation and Maintenance Plan <br /> (a) An operation and maintenance plan or manual shall be provided by the <br /> developer for each st r,,,water,entr l StF tWeSCM, indicating the <br /> following: <br /> (i) What operation and maintenance actions are needed, <br /> (ii) What specific quantitative criteria will be used for determining <br /> when those actions are to be taken, and <br /> (iii) Who is responsible for those actions, consistent with the <br /> Operations and Maintenance Agreement. <br /> (b) The standard maintenance plan shall specifically address, but is not <br /> limited to: <br /> (i) Any mowing of permanent vegetation, <br /> (ii) Any removal of bushes and trees from the dam of a wet <br /> detention pond, <br /> (iii) Reseeding of any eroding areas of the wet detention ponds, <br /> open channel practices, riparian buffers, and vegetated filter <br /> strips, <br /> (iv) Replacing of impaired vegetation in a constructed wetlands or <br /> riparian buffer, <br /> (v) Removal of debris from the `trash rack' on any wet detention <br /> pond or sand filter, and <br /> (vi) Repair of any damage to structural aspects of wet detention <br /> ponds, constructed wetlands, level spreaders, and sand filters. <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 6-103 <br />