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Town of Amherst, NY Stormwater and Erosion Control; Illicit Discharges
Ch 172 Art I Illicit Discharges, Activities and Connections to Separate Storm Sewer System
§ 172-1 Purpose; intent.
§ 172-2 Definitions.
§ 172-3 Applicability.
§ 172-4 Responsibility for administration.
§ 172-5 Discharge and connection prohibitions; exceptions.
§ 172-6 Failing individual sewage treatment systems prohibited.
§ 172-7 Activities contaminating stormwater prohibited.
§ 172-8 Use of best management practices required.
§ 172-9 Suspension of access to MS4.
§ 172-10 Industrial or construction activity discharges.
§ 172-11 Access to facilities; monitoring of discharges.
§ 172-12 Notification of spills.
§ 172-13 Enforcement; penalties for offenses.
§ 172-14 Challenge to notice of violation.
§ 172-15 Corrective measures after appeal.
§ 172-16 Injunctive relief.
§ 172-17 Alternative remedies.
§ 172-18 Violations deemed to be public nuisance.
§ 172-19 Remedies not exclusive.
Ch 172 Art II Stormwater Management; Erosion and Sediment Control
§ 172-20 Findings.
§ 172-21 Purpose.
§ 172-22 Statutory authority.
§ 172-23 Applicability.
§ 172-24 Exemptions.
§ 172-25 Stormwater pollution prevention plans.
§ 172-26 Performance and design criteria.
§ 172-27 Maintenance and repair of stormwater facilities.
§ 172-28 (Reserved)
§ 172-29 Construction inspections.
§ 172-30 Performance and maintenance guarantee; recordkeeping.
§ 172-31 Enforcement; penalties for offenses.
§ 172-32 Fees for services.
§ 172-33 Severability.
Chapter 172 Stormwater and Erosion Control; Illicit Discharges
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Amherst 9-17-2007 by L.L. No. 11-2007.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
Building construction administration — See Ch. 83.
Environmental quality review — See Ch. 104.
Reimbursement of expert fees — See Ch. 108.
Stormwater Drainage District Nos. 4,6 and 26 — See Ch. 158, Art. II.
Zoning — See Ch. 203.
Subdivision of land — See Ch. 204.
Editor's Note: Former Ch. 172, Swine, adopted 8-2-1934, was repealed 3-16-1981.
Article II Stormwater Management; Erosion and Sediment Control
The purpose of this article is to provide for the health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens of the Town of Amherst through the regulation of nonstormwater discharges to the municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) to the maximum extent practicable as required by federal and state law. This article establishes methods for controlling the introduction of pollutants into the MS4 in order to comply with requirements of the SPDES general permit for municipal separate storm sewer systems. The objectives of this article are:
Activities requiring authorization under the SPDES permit for stormwater discharges from construction activity, GP-02-01, as amended or revised. These activities include construction projects resulting in land disturbance of one or more acres. Such activities include, but are not limited to, clearing and grubbing, grading, excavating, and demolition.
New York State licensed professional engineer, licensed architect, or certified professional in erosion and sediment control (CPESC).
Any drain or conveyance, whether on the surface or subsurface, which allows an illegal discharge to enter the MS4, including, but not limited to:
Any conveyances which allow any nonstormwater discharge including treated or untreated sewage, process wastewater, and wash water to enter the MS4 and any connections to the storm drain system from indoor drains and sinks, regardless of whether said drain or connection had been previously allowed, permitted, or approved by an authorized enforcement agency; or
Any direct or indirect nonstormwater discharge to the MS4, except as exempted in § 172-5 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 activities may take place at different times on different schedules.
The Town of Amherst.
Owned or operated by the Town of Amherst;
Any individual, association, organization, partnership, firm, corporation or other entity recognized by law.
Dredged spoil, filter backwash, solid waste, incinerator residue, treated or untreated sewage, garbage, sewage sludge, munitions, chemical wastes, biological materials, radioactive materials, heat, wrecked or discarded equipment, rock, sand and industrial, municipal, agricultural waste and ballast discharged into water, which may cause or might reasonably be expected to cause pollution of the waters of the state in contravention of the standards.
Cold water fisheries, shellfish beds, swimming beaches, groundwater recharge areas, water supply reservoirs, and habitats for threatened, endangered or special concern species.
303(d) listed waters: the condition in the municipality's MS4 permit that applies where the MS4 discharges to a 303(d) listed water. Under this condition the stormwater management program must ensure no increase of the listed pollutant of concern to the 303(d) listed water.
The condition in the municipality's MS4 permit that applies if a TMDL is approved in the future by EPA for any water body or watershed into which an MS4 discharges. Under this condition, the municipality must review the applicable TMDL to see if it includes requirements for control of stormwater discharges. If an MS4 is not meeting the TMDL stormwater allocations, the municipality must, within six months of the TMDL's approval, modify its stormwater management program to ensure that reduction of the pollutant of concern specified in the TMDL is achieved.
The employee duly licensed in New York State as a professional engineer (PE), licensed architect, or certified professional in erosion and sediment control (CPESC) designated by the Town of Amherst to enforce this chapter. The SMO may also be designated by the municipality to accept and review stormwater pollution prevention plans, forward the plans to the applicable municipal board and inspect stormwater management practices.
Creeks;
Perennial streams or ditches;
Intermittent streams or ditches;
Lakes and ponds that have an outlet that discharge to any of the foregoing streams;
Culverts and other man-made or artificial conveyances that carry stream flow from any of the forgoing; and
Channelized streams.
Lakes, bays, sounds, ponds, impounding reservoirs, springs, wells, rivers, streams, creeks, estuaries, marshes, inlets, canals, the Atlantic Ocean within the territorial seas of the State of New York and all other bodies of surface water, natural or artificial, inland or coastal, fresh or salt, public or private (except those private waters that do not combine or effect a junction with natural surface or underground waters), which are wholly or partially within or bordering the state or within its jurisdiction.
Storm sewers and waste treatment systems, including treatment ponds or lagoons which also meet the criteria of this definition are not waters of the state. This exclusion applies only to man-made bodies of water which neither were originally created in waters of the state (such as a disposal area in wetlands) nor resulted from impoundment of waters of the state.
This article shall apply to all water entering the MS4 generated on any developed and undeveloped lands unless explicitly exempted by an authorized enforcement agency.
The Stormwater Management Officer(s) [SMO(s)] shall administer, implement, and enforce the provisions of this chapter. Such powers granted or duties imposed upon the authorized enforcement official may be delegated in writing by the SMO as may be authorized by the municipality.
Prohibition of illegal discharges. No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged into the MS4 any materials other than stormwater except as provided in Subsection A. The commencement, conduct or continuance of any illegal discharge to the MS4 is prohibited except as described as follows:
The following discharges are exempt from discharge prohibitions established by this article unless the Department or the municipality has determined them to be substantial contributors of pollutants: waterline flushing or other potable water sources, landscape irrigation or lawn watering, existing diverted stream flows, rising groundwater, uncontaminated groundwater infiltration to storm drains, uncontaminated pumped groundwater, foundation or footing drains, crawl space or basement sump pumps, irrigation water, springs, water from individual residential car washing, natural riparian habitat or wetland flows, dechlorinated swimming pool discharges, residential street wash water, water from fire-fighting activities, and any other water source not containing pollutants. Such exempt discharges shall be made in accordance with an appropriate plan for reducing pollutants.
Discharges approved in writing by the SMO to protect life or property from imminent harm or damage, provided that such approval shall not be construed to constitute compliance with other applicable laws and requirements, and further provided that such discharges may be permitted for a specified time period and under such conditions as the SMO may deem appropriate to protect such life and property while reasonably maintaining the purpose and intent of this chapter.
A person is considered to be in violation of this chapter if the person connects a line conveying sewage to the municipality's MS4, or allows such a connection to continue.
No persons shall operate a failing individual sewage treatment system in areas tributary to the municipality's MS4. A failing individual sewage treatment system is one which has one or more of the following conditions:
Cause or contribute to the municipality being subject to the special conditions as defined in § 172-2, Definitions, of this chapter.
Such activities include failing individual sewage treatment systems as defined in § 172-6, improper management of pet waste or any other activity that causes or contributes to violations of the municipality's MS4 SPDES permit authorization.
Best management practices. Where the SMO has identified illicit discharges as defined in § 172-2 of this chapter, or activities contaminating stormwater as defined in § 172-7 of this chapter, the municipality may require implementation of best management practices (BMPs) to control those illicit discharges and activities.
Any person responsible for a property or premises, which is, or may be, the source of an illicit discharge as defined in § 172-2 of this chapter, or an activity contaminating stormwater as defined in § 172-7 of this chapter, may be required to implement, at said person's expense, additional structural and nonstructural BMPs to reduce or eliminate the source of pollutant(s) to the MS4.
Individual sewage treatment systems. In response to special conditions requiring no increase of pollutants or requiring a reduction of pollutants where individual sewage treatment systems are contributing to the municipality's being subject to the special conditions as defined in § 172-2 of this chapter, the owner or operator of such individual sewage treatment systems shall be required to:
Avoid the disposal of excessive quantities of detergents, kitchen wastes, laundry wastes, and household chemicals;
Avoid the disposal of cigarette butts, disposable diapers, sanitary napkins, trash and other such items; and
Inspect the tank for cracks, leaks and blockages by the septage hauler at the time of pumping of the tank contents.
The SMO may, without prior notice, suspend MS4 discharge access to a person when such suspension is necessary to stop an actual or threatened discharge which presents or may present imminent and substantial danger to the environment, to the health or welfare of persons, or to the MS4. The SMO shall notify the person of such suspension within a reasonable time thereafter in writing of the reasons for the suspension. If the violator fails to comply with a suspension order issued in an emergency, the SMO may take such steps as deemed necessary to prevent or minimize damage to the MS4 or to minimize danger to persons.
Suspension due to the detection of illicit discharge. Any person discharging to the municipality's MS4 in violation of this chapter may have his or her MS4 access terminated if such termination would abate or reduce an illicit discharge. The SMO will notify a violator in writing of the proposed termination of its MS4 access and the reasons therefor. The violator may petition the SMO for a reconsideration and hearing. Access may be granted by the SMO if he/she finds that the illicit discharge has ceased and the discharger has taken steps to prevent its recurrence. Access may be denied if the SMO determines in writing that the illicit discharge has not ceased or is likely to recur. A person commits an offense if the person reinstates MS4 access to premises terminated pursuant to this section without the prior approval of the SMO.
Applicability. This section applies to all facilities that the SMO must inspect to enforce any provision of this chapter, or whenever the authorized enforcement agency has cause to believe that there exists, or potentially exists, in or upon any premises any condition which constitutes a violation of this article.
The SMO shall be permitted to enter and inspect facilities subject to regulation under this chapter as often as may be necessary to determine compliance with this article. If a discharger has security measures in force which require proper identification and clearance before entry into its premises, the discharger shall make the necessary arrangements to allow access to the SMO.
Facility operators shall allow the SMO ready and safe access to all parts of the premises for the purposes of inspection, sampling, examination and copying of records as may be required to implement this article.
The municipality has the right to require the facilities subject to this article to install monitoring equipment as is reasonably necessary to determine compliance with this chapter. The facility's sampling and monitoring equipment shall be maintained at all times in a safe and proper operating condition by the discharger at its own expense. All devices used to measure stormwater flow and quality shall be calibrated to ensure their accuracy.
Unreasonable delays in allowing the municipality access to a facility subject to this article is a violation of this chapter. A person who is the operator of a facility subject to this chapter commits an offense if the person denies the municipality reasonable access to the facility for the purpose of conducting any activity authorized or required by this chapter.
If the SMO has been refused access to any part of the premises from which stormwater is discharged, and he/she is able to demonstrate probable cause to believe that there may be a violation of this chapter or that there is a need to inspect and/or sample as part of a routine inspection and sampling program designed to verify compliance with this article or any order issued hereunder, then the SMO may seek issuance of a search warrant from any court of competent jurisdiction.
Notwithstanding other requirements of article, as soon as any person responsible for a facility or operation, or responsible for emergency response for a facility or operation has information of any known or suspected release of materials which are resulting or may result in illegal discharges or pollutants discharging into the MS4, said person shall take all necessary steps to ensure the discovery, containment, and cleanup of such release. In the event of such a release of hazardous materials, said person shall immediately notify emergency response agencies of the occurrence via emergency dispatch services. In the event of a release of nonhazardous materials, said person shall notify the municipality in person or by telephone or facsimile no later than the next business day. Notifications in person or by telephone shall be confirmed by written notice addressed and mailed to the municipality within three business days of the telephone notice. If the discharge of prohibited materials emanates from a commercial or industrial establishment, the owner or operator of such establishment shall also retain an on-site written record of the discharge and the actions taken to prevent its recurrence. Such records shall be retained for at least three years.
Notice of violation. When the municipality's SMO finds that a person has violated a prohibition or failed to meet a requirement of this chapter, he/she may order compliance by written notice of violation to the responsible person. Such notice may require without limitation:
The implementation of source control or treatment BMPs. If abatement of a violation and/or restoration of affected property are required, the notice shall set forth a deadline within which such remediation or restoration must be completed. Said notice shall further advise that should the violator fail to remediate or restore within the established deadline, the work will be done by a designated governmental agency or a contractor and the expense thereof shall be charged to the violator; and
Advise the violator that the Town of Amherst will seek civil remedies and criminal penalties, including the imposition of a fine as provided in Subsection B.
Penalties. In addition to or as an alternative to any penalty provided herein or by law, any person who violates the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a violation punishable by a fine not exceeding $350 or imprisonment for a period not to exceed six months, or both, for conviction of a first offense; for conviction of a second offense, both of which were committed within a period of five years, punishable by a fine not less than $350 nor more than $700 or imprisonment for a period not to exceed six months, or both; and upon conviction for a third or subsequent offense, all of which were committed within a period of five years, punishable by a fine not less than $700 nor more than $1,000 or imprisonment for a period not to exceed six months, or both. However, for the purposes of conferring jurisdiction upon courts and judicial officers generally, violations of this article shall be deemed violations and for such purpose only all provisions of law relating to violations shall apply to such violations. Each week's continued violation shall constitute a separate additional violation.
Any person receiving a notice of violation may challenge the notice in a special proceeding commenced pursuant to Article 78 of the Civil Practice Law and Rules of the State of New York.
If the violation has not been corrected pursuant to the requirements set forth in the notice of violation, or, in the event of a judicial challenge, within five business days of receipt by the violation of the court's order, then the SMO shall request the owner's permission for access to the subject private property to take any and all measures reasonably necessary to abate the violation and/or restore the property.
Where a person has violated a provision of this article, he/she may be eligible for alternative remedies in lieu of a civil penalty, upon recommendation of the Stormwater Management Officer and concurrence of the Municipal Code Enforcement Officer, where:
The remedies listed in this article are not exclusive of any other remedies available under any applicable federal, state or local law and it is within the discretion of the authorized enforcement agency to seek cumulative remedies.
172a Sch A Water Quality 172b Sch B Maintenance Agreement
This stormwater runoff contributes to increased quantities of waterborne pollutants, including siltation of aquatic habitat for fish and other desirable species.
Improper design and construction of stormwater management practices can increase the velocity of stormwater runoff thereby increasing stream bank erosion and sedimentation.
The purpose of this article is to establish minimum stormwater management requirements and controls to protect and safeguard the general health, safety, and welfare of the public residing within this jurisdiction and to address the findings of fact in § 172-20 hereof. This article seeks to meet those purposes by achieving the following objectives:
Require land development activities to conform to the substantive requirements of the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) general permit for construction activities, GP-02-01, or as amended or revised;
In accordance with § 10 of the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York, the Town Board has the authority to enact local laws and amend local laws to promote the health, safety or general welfare of the Town of Amherst and for the protection and enhancement of its physical environment. The Amherst Town Board 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 article shall be applicable to all land development activities as identified in § 172-20.
The municipality shall designate a Stormwater Management Officer who shall accept and review all stormwater pollution prevention plans and forward such plans to the applicable municipal board. The Stormwater Management Officer may review the plans, engage the services of a registered professional engineer to review the plans, specifications and related documents at a cost not to exceed a fee schedule established by said governing board, or accept the certification of a licensed professional that the plans conform to the requirements of this chapter.
All land development activities subject to review and approval by the Planning Board of the Town of Amherst under site plan regulations shall be reviewed subject to the standards contained in this article.
All land development activities not subject to review as stated in Subsection C 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 article.
The following activities are exempt from review under this article:
Any part of a subdivision if a plat for the subdivision has been approved by the Town of Amherst on or before the effective date of this article.
Land development activities for which a building permit has been approved on or before the effective date of this article.
Activities of an individual engaging in home gardening by growing flowers, vegetable and other plants primarily for use by that person and his or her family, or installing or maintaining private use sheds and ornamental ponds.
Stormwater pollution prevention plan requirements. No application for approval of a land development activity shall be approved until the appropriate board has received an acceptable stormwater pollution prevention plan (SWPPP) prepared in accordance with the specifications in this article.
Site map/construction drawing(s) for the project, including a general location map. At a minimum, the site map should show the total site area; all improvements; areas of disturbance; areas that will not be disturbed; existing vegetation; on-site and adjacent off-site surface water(s); wetlands and drainage patterns that could be affected by the construction activity; existing and final slopes; locations of off-site material, waste, borrow or equipment storage areas; and location(s) of the stormwater discharge(s);
Land development activities as defined in Article I, § 172-2, and meeting Condition A, B or C below shall also include water quantity and water quality controls (post-construction stormwater runoff controls) as set forth in Subsection B(3) below as applicable:
All information in Subsection B(1) of this section.
Inspection and maintenance agreement binding on all subsequent landowners served by the on-site stormwater management measures in accordance with Article II, § 172-27, of this chapter.
For Condition A, the SWPPP shall be prepared by a landscape architect, certified professional or professional engineer and must be signed by the professional preparing the plan, who shall certify that the design of all stormwater management practices meet the requirements of this chapter.
[Added 9-15-2008 by L.L. No. 13-2008]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection D, Other environmental permits, was repealed 9-15-2008 by L.L. No. 13-2008.
Plan-in-hand. A copy of the SWPPP shall be retained at the site of the land development activity during construction from the date of initiation of construction activities to the date of final stabilization.
New York Standards and Specifications for Erosion and Sediment Control, (Empire State Chapter of the Soil and Water Conservation Society, 2004, 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 Subsection A(1) or A(2), and the SWPPP shall be prepared by a licensed professional.
The applicant or developer of the land development activity 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 article. Sediment shall be removed from sediment traps or sediment ponds whenever their design capacity has been reduced by 50%.
For land development activities as defined in § 172-2 and meeting Condition A, B, or C in § 172-25B(2), 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.
[Amended 9-15-2008 by L.L. No. 13-2008]
Maintenance easement(s). Prior to the issuance of any approval that has a stormwater management facility as one of the requirements, the applicant or developer must execute a maintenance easement agreement that shall be binding on all subsequent landowners served by the stormwater management facility. The easement shall provide for access to the facility at reasonable times for periodic inspection by the Town of Amherst to ensure that the facility is maintained in proper working condition to meet design standards and any other provisions established by this article. The easement shall be recorded by the grantor in the office of the County Clerk after approval by the counsel for the Town of Amherst.
Maintenance after construction. The owner or operator of permanent stormwater management appurtenances installed in accordance with this article shall be operated and maintained to achieve the goals of this article. Proper operation and maintenance also includes, as a minimum, the following:
Discharges from the SMPs shall not exceed design criteria or cause or contribute to water quality standard violations.
Maintenance agreements. The Town of Amherst shall approve a formal maintenance agreement for stormwater management facilities binding on all subsequent landowners and recorded in the office of the County 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 Town of Amherst, 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.
Editor's Note: Schedule B is included at the end of this chapter.
The Town of Amherst Stormwater Management Officer may require such inspections as necessary to determine compliance with this article and may either approve that portion of the work completed or notify the applicant wherein the work fails to comply with the requirements of this article and the stormwater pollution prevention plan (SWPPP) as approved. To obtain inspections, the applicant shall notify the Town of Amherst enforcement official at least 48 hours before any of the following as required by the Stormwater Management Officer:
Stormwater management practice inspections. The Town of Amherst Stormwater Management Officer is responsible for conducting inspections of stormwater management practices (SMPs). 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.
Submission of reports. The Town of Amherst Stormwater Management Officer may require monitoring and reporting from entities subject to this article as are necessary to determine compliance with this article.
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 Town of Amherst the right to enter the property at reasonable times and in a reasonable manner for the purpose of inspection.
Construction completion guarantee. In order to ensure the full and faithful completion of all land development activities related to compliance with all conditions set forth by the Town of Amherst in its approval of the stormwater pollution prevention plan, the Town of Amherst may require the applicant or developer to provide, prior to construction, a performance bond, cash escrow, or irrevocable letter of credit from an appropriate financial or surety institution which guarantees satisfactory completion of the project and names the Town of Amherst as the beneficiary. The security shall be in an amount to be determined by the Town of Amherst based on submission of final design plans, with reference to actual construction and landscaping costs. The performance guarantee shall remain in force until the surety is released from liability by the Town of Amherst, provided that such period shall not be less than one year from the date of final acceptance or such other certification that the facilities have been constructed in accordance with the approved plans and specifications and that a one-year inspection has been conducted and the facilities have been found to be acceptable to the Town of Amherst. Per-annum interest on cash escrow deposits shall be reinvested in the account until the surety is released from liability.
Maintenance guarantee. Where stormwater management and erosion and sediment control facilities are to be operated and maintained by the developer or by a corporation that owns or manages a commercial or industrial facility, the developer, prior to construction, may be required to provide the Town of Amherst with an irrevocable letter of credit from an approved financial institution or surety to ensure proper operation and maintenance of all stormwater management and erosion control facilities, both during and after construction, and until the facilities are removed from operation. If the developer or landowner fails to properly operate and maintain stormwater management and erosion and sediment control facilities, the Town of Amherst may draw upon the account to cover the costs of proper operation and maintenance, including engineering and inspection costs.
Recordkeeping. The Town of Amherst may require entities subject to this article to maintain records demonstrating compliance with this article.
Notice of violation. When the Town of Amherst determines that a land development activity is not being carried out in accordance with the requirements of this article, the Stormwater Management Officer may issue a written notice of violation to the landowner. The notice of violation shall contain:
A description of the remedial measures necessary to bring the land development activity into compliance with this chapter and a time schedule for the completion of such remedial action.
A statement that the determination of violation may be appealed to the municipality by filing a written notice of appeal to the SMO within 15 days of service of notice of violation.
Stop-work orders. The Town of Amherst may issue a stop-work order for violations of this article. Persons receiving a stop-work order shall be required to halt all land development activities, except those activities that address the violations leading to the stop-work order. The stop-work order shall be in effect until the Town of Amherst confirms that the land development 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 article.
Withholding of certificate of occupancy. If any building or land development activity is installed or conducted in violation of this article, the Stormwater Management Officer may prevent the occupancy of said building or land. The Stormwater Management Officer shall notify the Commissioner of Building that there has been a violation of this article and that no certificate of occupancy shall issue until the violation is satisfactorily remediated.
Restoration of lands. Any violator may be required to restore land to its undisturbed condition. In the event that restoration is not undertaken within a reasonable time after notice, the Town of Amherst may take necessary corrective action, the cost of which shall become a lien upon the property until paid.
The Town of Amherst may require any person undertaking land development activities regulated by this chapter to pay reasonable costs at prevailing rates for review of SWPPPs, inspections, or SMP maintenance performed by the Town of Amherst or performed by a third party for the Town of Amherst. Fees shall be set and paid as required by Chapter 108 of the Code of the Town of Amherst.