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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 164', '§ 164', '§ 164', '§ 164', '§ 164', '§ 164', '§ 10', '§ 164', '§ 164', '§ 164', '§ 164', '§ 164', '§ 164', '§ 164', '§ 164', '§ 164']

Village of New Hyde Park, NY Stormwater Management and Erosion and Sediment Control
§ 164-9 Maintenance, inspection and repair of stormwater facilities.
§ 164-10 Construction inspection.
§ 164-11 Performance guarantee; maintenance guarantee; recordkeeping.
§ 164-13 Fees for services.
§ 164-14 Severability; when effective.
Chapter 164: Stormwater Management and Erosion and Sediment Control
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of New Hyde Park 12-18-2007 by L.L. No. 10-2007.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
Storm sewers — See Ch. 163.
Editor's Note: This local law was originally specified to be added as Chapter 7A but was renumbered to maintain the organization of the Code.
Chapter 164 : Stormwater Management and Erosion and Sediment Control
The purpose of this chapter is to establish minimum stormwater management requirements and controls to protect and safeguard the general health, safety, and welfare of the public residing within the Village and to address the state's findings of fact in § 164-1 hereof. This chapter seeks to meet those purposes by achieving the following objectives:
In accordance with § 10 of the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York, the Village Board of Trustees of the Village of New Hyde Park has the authority to enact local laws and amend local laws and for the purpose of promoting the health, safety or general welfare of the Village of New Hyde Park and for the protection and enhancement of its physical environment. The Village Board of Trustees of the Village of New Hyde Park may include in any such local law provisions for the appointment of any municipal officer, employees, or independent contractor to effectuate, administer and enforce such local law.
This chapter shall be applicable to all land development and redevelopment activities as defined in § 164-6 of this chapter.
The Village shall designate a Stormwater Management Officer who shall accept and review all stormwater pollution prevention plans and forward such plans to the Village Board of Trustees. The Stormwater Management Officer may:
Upon approval by the Village Board of Trustees of the Village of New Hyde Park, engage the services of a licensed/certified professional to review the plans, specifications and related documents at a cost not to exceed a fee schedule established by said governing board; or
All land development or redevelopment activities subject to review and approval by the Planning Board and the Board of Trustees of the Village of New Hyde Park under subdivision, site plan and/or special permit regulations shall be reviewed subject to the standards contained in this chapter.
All land development activities not subject to review as stated in § 164-4C of this chapter shall be required to submit a stormwater pollution prevention plan (SWPPP) to the Stormwater Management Officer who shall approve the SWPPP if it complies with the requirements of this chapter.
Construction activity including clearing, grading, excavating, soil disturbance or placement of fill that results in land disturbance of equal to or greater than one acre, or activities disturbing less than one acre of total land area that is part of a larger common plan of development or sale, even though multiple separate and distinct land development or redevelopment activities may take place at different times on different schedules.
The Planning Board of the Village of New Hyde Park.
The Superintendent of the Department of Public Works of the Village of New Hyde Park (or the person serving in the capacity of the Superintendent of the Department of Public Works) or his/her authorized deputies, agents or representatives, including employees of other Village Departments as appropriate. The SMO is designated by the Village to accept and review stormwater pollution prevention plans, forward the plans to the applicable municipal board and inspect stormwater management practices.
STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (SWMPs)
A natural or artificial watercourse with a definite bed and banks that conducts continuously or periodically flowing water (see also "watercourse" and "waterway").
The Superintendent of the Department of Public Works of the Village of New Hyde Park.
A permanent or intermittent stream or other body of water, either natural or man-made, which gathers or carries surface water (see also "stream channel," "waterway").
A channel that directs surface runoff to a watercourse or to the public storm drain (see also "stream channel," "watercourse").
Stormwater pollution prevention plan requirement. No application for approval of a land development or redevelopment activity shall be reviewed until the Planning Board or SMO has received a stormwater pollution prevention plan (SWPPP) prepared in accordance with the specifications in this chapter.
Land development or redevelopment activities as defined in § 164-6 of this chapter and meeting Condition A, B or C below shall also include water quantity and water quality controls (postconstruction stormwater runoff controls) as set forth in Subsection B(3) below as applicable:
Condition B: stormwater runoff from land development or redevelopment activities disturbing five or more acres.
Condition C: stormwater runoff from land development or redevelopment activity disturbing between one and five acres of land during the course of the project, exclusive of the construction of single-family residences and construction activities at agricultural properties.
All information in § 164-7B(1) of this chapter;
Inspection and maintenance agreement binding on all subsequent landowners served by the on-site stormwater management measures in accordance with § 164-9 of this chapter; and
New York State Standards and Specifications for Erosion and Sediment Control, (Empire State Chapter of the Soil and Water Conservation Society, 2005, most current version or its successor, hereafter referred to as the "Erosion Control Manual").
Equivalence to technical standards. Where stormwater management practices are not in accordance with technical standards, the applicant or developer must demonstrate equivalence to the technical standards set forth in § 164-8A of this chapter and the SWPPP shall be prepared by a licensed professional.
The applicant or developer of the land development or redevelopment activity or his or her representative shall at all times properly operate and maintain all facilities and systems of treatment and control (and related appurtenances) which are installed or used by the applicant or developer to achieve compliance with the conditions of this chapter. Sediment shall be removed from sediment traps or sediment ponds whenever their design capacity has been reduced by 50%.
For land development or redevelopment activities as defined in § 164-6 of this chapter and meeting Condition A, B or C in § 164-7B(2) of this chapter, the applicant shall have a qualified professional conduct site inspections and document the effectiveness of all erosion and sediment control practices every seven days and within 24 hours of any storm event producing 0.5 inch of precipitation or more. Inspection reports shall be maintained in a site logbook.
Discharges from the SWMPs shall not exceed design criteria or cause or contribute to water quality standard violations in accordance with § 164-8C of this chapter.
Maintenance agreements. The Village shall approve a formal maintenance agreement for stormwater management facilities binding on all subsequent landowners and recorded in the office of the Village Clerk as a deed restriction on the property prior to final plan approval. The maintenance agreement shall be consistent with the terms and conditions of Schedule B of this chapter, entitled "Sample Stormwater Control Facility Maintenance Agreement."[1] The Village, in lieu of a maintenance agreement, at its sole discretion, may accept dedication of any existing or future stormwater management facility, provided such facility meets all the requirements of this chapter and includes adequate and perpetual access and sufficient area, by easement or otherwise, for inspection and regular maintenance.
Stormwater management practice inspections. The Village's SMO is responsible for conducting inspections of stormwater management practices (SWMPs). Inspections may be performed by Village staff or the Village's SMO may designate an inspector required to have a professional engineer's (PE) license or certified professional in erosion and sediment control (CPESC) certificate, as long as the designated inspector is required to submit a report. All applicants are required to submit as-built plans for any stormwater management practices located on site after final construction is completed. The plan must show the final design specifications for all stormwater management facilities and must be certified by a professional engineer.
Inspection of stormwater facilities after project completion. Inspection programs shall be established on any reasonable basis, including but not limited to: routine inspections; random inspections; inspections based upon complaints or other notice of possible violations; inspection of drainage basins or areas identified as higher-than-typical sources of sediment or other contaminants or pollutants; inspections of businesses or industries of a type associated with higher-than-usual discharges of contaminants or pollutants or with discharges of a type which are more likely than the typical discharge to cause violations of state or federal water or sediment quality standards or the NYSDEC SPDES General Stormwater Permit; and joint inspections with other agencies inspecting under environmental or safety laws. Inspections may include, but are not limited to: reviewing maintenance and repair records; sampling discharges, surface water, groundwater, and material or water in drainage control facilities; and evaluating the condition of drainage control facilities and other stormwater management practices.
Right-of-Entry for inspection. When any new stormwater management facility is installed on private property or when any new connection is made between private property and the public stormwater system, the landowner shall grant to the Village the right to enter the property at reasonable times and in a reasonable manner for the purpose of inspection as specified in Subsection C.
Notice of violation. When the Village determines that a land development or redevelopment activity is not being carried out in accordance with the requirements of this chapter, it may issue a written notice of violation to the landowner. The notice of violation shall contain:
Stop-work orders. The Village may issue a stop-work order for violations of this chapter. Persons receiving a stop-work order shall be required to halt all land development or redevelopment activities, except those activities that address the violations leading to the stop-work order. The stop-work order shall be in effect until the Village confirms that the land development or redevelopment activity is in compliance and the violation has been satisfactorily addressed. Failure to address a stop-work order in a timely manner may result in civil, criminal, or monetary penalties in accordance with the enforcement measures authorized in this chapter.
Withholding of certificate of occupancy. If any building or land development or redevelopment activity is installed or conducted in violation of this chapter the SMO may prevent the occupancy of said building or land.
The Village may require any person undertaking land development or redevelopment activities regulated by this chapter to pay reasonable costs at prevailing rates for review of SWPPPs, inspections, or SWMP maintenance performed by the Village or performed by a third party for the Village.
Severability. If the provisions of any chapter, section, subsection, paragraph, subdivision or clause of this chapter shall be judged invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such order of judgment shall not affect or invalidate the remainder of any chapter, section, subsection, paragraph, subdivision or clause of this chapter.