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Timestamp: 2018-12-11 20:41:23
Document Index: 659175836

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 19', '§ 19', '§ 19', '§ 19', '§ 19', 'art 7', 'art 7', '§ 701', 'art 7', '§ 19', '§ 19', 'art 7', '§ 702', '§ 19', '§ 703', '§ 704', '§ 705', '§ 19']

Township of Franklin, PA OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE (O&M) RESPONSIBILITIES AND EASEMENTS
Ch 19 Pt 7 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE (O&M) RESPONSIBILITIES AND EASEMENTS
§ 19-701 General Requirements for Protection, Operation and Maintenance of Stormwater BMPs and Conveyances.
§ 19-702 Operation and Maintenance Plans.
§ 19-703 Operation and Maintenance Agreements.
§ 19-704 Easements and Deed Restrictions.
§ 19-705 Other Post-Construction Responsibilities.
Part 7: OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE (O&M) RESPONSIBILITIES AND EASEMENTS
Chapter 19: Stormwater Management Part 7 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE (O&M) RESPONSIBILITIES AND EASEMENTS
[Ord. 2013-04, 12/18/2013, § 701]
The following shall apply to all regulated activities in accordance with the requirements of the subsequent sections of this Part 7.
An O&M agreement shall be submitted to the municipality for review and approval.
Permanent protection of the BMP or conveyance from disturbance or alteration.
Right of entry and access for the municipality for inspection and enforcement of this chapter (including § 19-903, Subsection 7) and any applicable O&M plan or O&M agreement.
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 § 19-301, Subsection 7, of this chapter).
Be submitted to the municipality for review and approval.
Be recorded as a public record, upon approval, against each parcel(s) which is part of the SWM site plan or otherwise contains any BMP or conveyance comprising part of the regulated activity which is the subject of an O&M agreement.
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.
[Ord. 2013-04, 12/18/2013, § 702]
Other features including FEMA floodplain and floodway boundaries, sinkholes, etc., located within the immediate proximity of each BMP and conveyance.
The locations of all surface and subsurface utilities, on-lot waste water facilities, sanitary sewers, and water lines within 20 feet of each BMP or conveyance.
Boundaries delineated with bearings and distances shown that encompass the BMP or conveyance and that includes a five-foot perimeter area surrounding these features and sufficient vehicular ingress to and egress from a public right-of-way and roadway.
Labels specifying the type and purpose of the easement, covenant, or deed restriction and who it benefits.
The plan sheet or map shall be prepared at sufficient scale for municipal review, and ultimately for the 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.
Property(ies) on which each BMP or conveyance is located.
Owner of each stormwater BMP or conveyance who is responsible for implementation of the O&M plan.
Person responsible for maintaining adequate liability insurance and payment of taxes.
Lawn care, vegetation maintenance, landscaping and planting.
Clean out of accumulated debris and sediment (including from grates, trash racks, inlets, etc.)
"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."
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 may be associated with certain BMPs owned by a homeowners association, or allowable uses by an individual residential landowner).
Language needed to fulfill the requirements of §§ 19-705, Subsections 2, 3 and 4, of this chapter.
[Ord. 2013-04, 12/18/2013, § 703]
Be between the owner of the BMP or conveyance and the municipality, and shall be substantially the same as the O&M agreement in Appendix 19-E.
Incorporate the approved O&M plan(s) for all BMPs or conveyances to be covered by the O&M agreement.
Set forth the rights, duties and obligations of the owner of the BMP or conveyance and the municipality, and be consistent with the approved O&M plan(s).
Be recorded as a deed restriction or restrictive covenant that runs with the land and shall be binding upon the landowner, its heirs, administrators, successors in interest, and assigns.
Be submitted to the municipality for review prior to approval of the SWM site plan.
Upon approval by the municipality, be signed by the designated owner of the BMP or conveyance and submitted for signature by the municipality.
[Ord. 2013-04, 12/18/2013, § 704]
Easements shall be established in connection with any regulated activity for all permanent BMPs and conveyances that will not be dedicated to or otherwise owned by the municipality, (including any to be located on any property other than the property being developed by the applicant), and shall:
Include all land area occupied by each BMP or conveyance.
Include a five-foot wide perimeter (or other width as determined in consultation with the Municipal Engineer) surrounding the feature(s).
Provide sufficient vehicular ingress and egress from a public right-of-way and roadway.
Permanently protect every BMP and conveyance from disturbance or alteration where not otherwise protected by a recorded O&M agreement, covenant, deed restriction or other means.
Grant the municipality the right, but not the duty, to access every BMP and conveyance from a public right-of-way or public roadway to conduct periodic inspections and to undertake other actions that may be necessary to enforce the requirements of this chapter, or of any applicable O&M plan or O&M agreement. Where roadways will not be dedicated to the municipality, the municipality shall be granted access to the private roadways as necessary to access every BMP and conveyance.
Grant the owner of each BMP and conveyance the right to access, inspect, operate, maintain, and repair the BMP or conveyance when the feature is to be owned, operated and maintained by a person other than the municipality and other than the owner of the parcel on which it is located.
Be shown, with bearings and distances noted, on the SWM site plan map/plan sheets, O&M plan map/plan sheets, final as-built plans, and be signed and sealed by a qualified licensed professional.
Include language legally sufficient to ensure that the easement shall run with the land and bind the landowner granting the easement, its heirs, administrators, successors in interest and assigns, into perpetuity.
For any BMP or conveyance to be owned by a person or entity, other than the municipality or the landowner owning the parcel upon which a BMP or conveyance is located, an easement agreement shall be prepared and executed between the landowner and the owner of the BMP or conveyance which shall:
Describe the ownership interests of all parties to the easement agreement, including the ownership of the BMP or conveyance.
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 qualified licensed professional.
Grant an easement from the landowner to the owner of each BMP and conveyance, establishing the right and obligation to occupy, access, inspect, operate, maintain, and repair the BMP or conveyance.
Include a description of the purpose of the easement and the responsibilities of the parties involved.
Incorporate by reference or be recorded with, the corresponding O&M plan and O&M agreement.
Restrict the landowner's use of the easement area of the parcel on which the BMP or conveyance is located, consistent with the rights granted to the owner of the BMP or conveyance.
Be submitted to the municipality for review and approval prior to approval of the SWM site plan.
Upon approval by the municipality, be signed by the owner of the BMP(s) or conveyance(s) and the landowner and submitted for signature by the municipality.
Include language legally sufficient to ensure that the easement will run with the land affected by the easement and that the easement agreement is binding upon the parties to the easement agreement, their heirs, administrators, successors in interest and assigns, into perpetuity.
Contain additional provisions or information as required by the municipality.
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 60 days of the municipality's approval of the corresponding O&M plan.
For any BMP or conveyance which is designed to receive runoff from another parcel or parcels and which is owned by the landowner of the parcel upon which the BMP or conveyance is located, in addition to any easement or easement agreement required pursuant to Subsection 1 or 2, an easement agreement shall be prepared and executed between the landowner of the parcel or parcels draining to the BMP or conveyance and the owner of the BMP or conveyance. This easement agreement shall:
Describe the ownership interests of all parties to the easement agreement, including the ownership of all affected parcels and of the BMP or conveyance.
Provide for the grant of a drainage easement from the owner of the BMP or conveyance to the Landowner of the parcel(s) draining to the BMP, which shall extend from the shared parcel boundary(ies) to the receiving BMP and shall include the connecting flow path(s) or conveyance.
Incorporate by reference or be recorded with the corresponding O&M plan and O&M agreement.
State that the purpose of the easement agreement is to ensure the continuous right of the discharging parcel to discharge onto the parcel containing the BMP and into the BMP or conveyance.
Restrict the BMP or conveyance owner's use of the easement area of the parcel upon which the BMP or conveyance is located, consistent with the purpose of the easement granted.
Establish the duty and responsibility of the landowner of the parcel or parcels draining to the BMP or conveyance to maintain the existing drainages on the discharging parcel or parcels as designed and constructed to discharge to the receiving BMP.
Include language legally sufficient to ensure that the easement will run with the land and will bind all parties to the easement agreement, their heirs, administrators, successors in interest and assigns, into perpetuity.
Contain all additional provisions or information as the municipality may require upon review.
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 60 days of the municipality's approval of the corresponding O&M plan.
Include a clear and understandable description of the purpose, terms and conditions of the restricted use.
Include the written legal description (metes and bounds description) of the area to which the restrictions apply that is consistent with the boundary shown on the O&M plan sheets and SWM site plan maps/plan sheets.
Make reference to any corresponding O&M plan(s) and O&M agreement(s).
Include language legally sufficient to ensure that the terms of the restriction run with the land and shall be binding upon the landowner, its heirs, administrators, successors in interest, and assigns.
Upon approval by the municipality, be signed by the landowner and owner of the BMP or conveyance and submitted to the municipality.
Be fully executed and recorded at the Chester County Office of the Recorder of Deeds within 60 days of the municipality's approval of the O&M plan.
[Ord. 2013-04, 12/18/2013, § 705]
The provisions of § 19-804 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.
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 60 working days of the change.