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Timestamp: 2019-04-20 20:31:59+00:00

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§ 23-701 General Requirements for Protection, Operation and Maintenance of Stormwater BMPs and Conveyances.
§ 23-702 Operation and Maintenance Plans.
§ 23-703 Operation and Maintenance Agreements.
§ 23-704 Easements and Deed Restrictions.
§ 23-705 Other Post-Construction Responsibilities.
Continuing operations and maintenance responsibilities of all permanent BMPs, conveyances, or other stormwater management facilities shall be reviewed and approved by the municipality along with the SWM site plan. The municipality may require an offer of a dedication of such facilities as part of the requirements for approval of the SWM site plan. Such a requirement is not an indication that the municipality will accept the facilities. The municipality reserves the right to accept or reject the operations and maintenance responsibility for any portion of or all of the BMPs, conveyances or other stormwater controls and facilities.
An operation and maintenance (O&M) plan shall be submitted to the municipality for review and approval for all existing and proposed permanent BMPs and man-made conveyances or other stormwater facilities identified in the SWM site plan. Multiple BMPs or conveyances may be addressed by a combined O&M plan where all such facilities are similar in O&M requirements and ownership.
The O&M plan(s) and O&M agreement(s) shall name the person identified in the SWM site plan who shall be the owner of and be responsible for ongoing inspections, operation, repair, and maintenance of each BMP or conveyance following completion of construction.
The O&M plan shall be attached to, incorporated within, and recorded as a public record along with a fully executed O&M agreement, all of which shall be recorded as a restrictive covenant that runs with the land and shall be binding upon the landowner and any heirs, administrators, successors in interest or assigns of the landowner.
Right of entry and access for the person owning the BMP or conveyance and responsible for fulfilling the O&M requirements when that person is not the municipality and is different from the owner of the property on which the BMP or conveyance is located (such as may be applicable for § 23-301, Subsection 7, of this chapter).
Run with the land and be binding upon the landowner, its heirs, administrators, successors in interest, and assigns.
The materials, documents and content required by this Part 7 may be prepared in conjunction with and incorporated with similar materials, documents and content required for other permit or approval applications, such as those required by PADEP for the post-construction stormwater management plan.
Property(ies) identification (owner name and address; and property address and/or lot and/or tax parcel number, etc.), property boundaries and tax parcel number of the land parcel on which the BMP or conveyance is located.
Name, address, phone number, date prepared, signature and seal of the licensed professional responsible for preparation of the plan sheet or map.
Clear identification of the location, dimensions, and function of each BMP or conveyance covered by the O&M plan.
The location of each BMP and conveyance relative to roadways, property boundaries, or other identifiable landmarks and existing natural drainage features such as streams, lakes, ponds, or other bodies of water within the immediate vicinity of, or receiving discharge from, the BMP or conveyance.
Delineation of the land area, structures, impervious surfaces and conveyances draining to and from the BMP.
Representative elevations and/or topographic contours at intervals of two feet, or other as acceptable to the Municipal Engineer.
Other features, including FEMA floodplain and floodway boundaries, sinkholes, etc., located within the immediate proximity of each BMP and conveyance.
Locations of areas of vegetation to be managed or preserved that function as a BMP or conveyance.
The locations of all surface and subsurface utilities, on-lot wastewater facilities, sanitary sewers, and water lines within 20 feet of each BMP or conveyance.
Labels with reference to any corresponding easement agreement, covenant, deed restriction or other document to be recorded.
The plan sheet or map shall be prepared at sufficient scale for municipal review, and ultimately for use by the person responsible for operation and maintenance, and shall also be prepared at a legible scale that meets the requirements for recordation along with (and as an attachment to) the O&M agreement and O&M plan at the Chester County office of the Recorder of Deeds.
Person preparing the O&M plan.
A description of each BMP and conveyance and how the BMPs and conveyances are intended to function.
Other anticipated periodic maintenance and repair.
"The landowner acknowledges that, per the provisions of the municipality's Stormwater Management Ordinance, it is unlawful to modify, remove, fill, landscape, alter or impair the effectiveness of, or place any structure, other vegetation, yard waste, brush cuttings, or other waste or debris into, any permanent stormwater management BMP or conveyance described in this O&M plan, or to allow the BMP or conveyance to exist in a condition which does not conform to this O&M plan, without written approval from the municipality."
Explanation of the purpose and limitations of any easements, covenants, or deed restrictions associated with any BMP or conveyance that are to be recorded against the property.
A statement that no BMP or man-made conveyance may be used by the owner or others for any purpose other than its intended stormwater control function or, if approved by the Municipal Engineer, a statement of specific allowable uses of the BMP (i.e., recreational benefits that maybe associated with certain BMPs owned by a homeowners' association, or allowable uses by an individual residential landowner).
A statement that establishes a reasonable time frame for remedy of deficiencies found by the owner during their inspections.
Language needed to fulfill the requirements of § 23-705, Subsections 2, 3 and 4, of this chapter.
When fully executed, be recorded by the landowner at the Chester County office of the Recorder of Deeds following municipal approval of the O&M plan and prior to the start of construction.
Other items or conditions may be required by the municipality to be included in the O&M agreement where determined necessary by the municipality to guarantee the satisfactory operation and maintenance of all permanent BMPs and conveyances.
After approval of the final as-built plans per the requirements of Part 5, the applicant shall review and, if necessary and if required by the municipality, revise and re-record the O&M plan and O&M agreement to reflect the final as-built conditions of each BMP and conveyance if different from the information included in the original recorded documents.
Be recorded at the Chester County office of the Recorder of Deeds following municipal approval and prior to the start of construction.
When fully executed, be recorded by the landowner at the Chester County office of the Recorder of Deeds against all parcels affected by the terms of the easement agreement, within 30 days of the municipality's approval of the corresponding O&M plan.
Include a written legal (metes and bounds) description of the easement area, with reference to a recorded plan sheet showing the legal boundaries of the easement area (or an accompanying plan sheet/map), signed and sealed by a licensed professional.
Be executed by the parties to the easement agreement and recorded at the Chester County Recorder of Deeds' office against the draining parcel(s) and the parcel upon which the BMP or conveyance is located within 30 days of the municipality's approval of the corresponding O&M plan.
Be fully executed and recorded at the Chester County office of the Recorder of Deeds within 30 days of the municipality's approval of the O&M plan.
The provisions of § 23-804 of this chapter shall apply to any permanent BMP or conveyance that is constructed as part of an approved SWM site plan or covered by an approved O&M plan.
The person responsible for the operation and maintenance of a BMP or conveyance shall make records of the installation and of all maintenance and repairs and shall retain the records for at least 10 years. These records shall be submitted to the municipality, if requested.
Upon final inspection, the municipality shall inform the person responsible for the operation and maintenance whether the submission of periodic (annual or other frequency) inspection and maintenance reports will be required.
The owner of each BMP and conveyance shall keep on file with the municipality the name, address, and telephone number of the person responsible for maintenance activities and implementation of the O&M plan. In the event of a change, new information shall be submitted by the BMP or conveyance owner to the municipality within 30 working days of the change.

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