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

Village of Phoenix, NY Stormwater Management and Erosion and Sediment Control
§ 164-2 Findings of fact.
§ 164-3 Purpose.
§ 164-4 Statutory authority.
§ 164-7 Definitions.
§ 164-8 Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans.
§ 164-9 Performance and design criteria.
§ 164-10 Maintenance, inspection and repair of stormwater facilities.
§ 164-11 Construction inspection.
§ 164-12 Performance guarantee; maintenance guarantee; recordkeeping.
§ 164-13 Enforcement; penalties for offenses.
§ 164-14 Fees for services.
Chapter 164 Stormwater Management and Erosion and Sediment Control
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees the Village of Phoenix 4-17-2007 by L.L. No. 1-2007. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Attachment 1 - Schedule A: Stormwater Management Practices Acceptable for Water Quality Attachment 2 - Schedule B: Sample Stormwater Control Facility Maintenance Agreement
This Chapter 164 shall be known as the "Stormwater Management and Erosion and Sediment Control Law of the Village of Phoenix."
Land development activities associates increases in site impervious cover often alter the hydrologic response of local watersheds and increase stormwater runoff rates and volumes, flooding, stream channel erosion, or sediment transport and deposition;
Stormwater runoff, soil erosion and nonpoint source pollution can be controlled and minimized through the regulation of stormwater runoff from land development activity;
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 this jurisdiction and to address the findings of fact in § 164-2 hereof. This chapter seeks to meet those purposes by achieving the following objectives:
Minimize increases in stormwater runoff from land development activities in order to reduce flooding, siltation and streambank erosion and maintain the integrity of stream channels;
Minimize to the extent otherwise legally required, the peak rate of stormwater runoff which flows from any specific site during and following development to an amount equal to or less than the peak rate prior to development; and
Reduce stormwater runoff rates and soil erosion and nonpoint source pollution, wherever possible, through stormwater management practices and to ensure that these management practices are properly maintained and eliminate threats to public safety.
In accordance with § 10 of the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York, the Village Board of Trustees of Phoenix 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 Phoenix and for the protection and enhancement of its physical environment. The Village Board of Trustees of Phoenix 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 activities as defined in this chapter, § 164-7.
Upon approval by the Village Board of Trustees of the Village of Phoenix, engage the services of a registered professional engineer or other duly qualified professional, as determined by the municipality, to review the plans, specifications and related documents at a cost not to exceed a fee schedule established by said governing board from time to time; or
Accept the certification of such a professional acting on behalf of the applicant or landowner that the plans conform to the requirements of this chapter.
All land development activities subject to review and approval by the Village of Phoenix Board of Trustees 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 § 164-5C 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.
Any part of a subdivision if a final plat for the subdivision, or part thereof, has been approved by the Village of Phoenix on or before the effective date of this chapter;
Emergency activities immediately necessary to protect life, property or natural resources;
The activity of an active farm including grazing and watering livestock, irrigating crops, harvesting crops, using land for growing agricultural products, and cutting timber for sale, but shall not include operation of a dude ranch or similar operation, or the construction of new structures associated with agricultural activities.
Any structure, either temporary or permanent, having walls and a roof, designed for the shelter of any person, animal, or property, and occupying more than 100 square feet of area or as defined under the New York State Building Code.
The "New York State Standards and Specifications for Erosion and Sediment Control" manual, commonly known as the "Blue Book" or any different or successive manual adopted or recommended by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Those surfaces, improvements and structures that cannot effectively infiltrate rainfall, snow melt and water (e.g. building rooftops, pavement, sidewalks, driveways, etc.)
The process of percolating stormwater in the subsoil.
Construction activity including clearing, grading, excavation, soil disturbance or placement of fill that results in land disturbance of equal to or greater than one acre, or activities disturbing less than once acre of total land area that is part of a larger common plan of development of sale, even though multiple separate and distinct land development activities may take place at different times on different schedules.
A legally recorded document that acts as a property deed restriction, and which provides for long-term repair, replacement and maintenance of privately owned stormwater management facilities and practices.
Clearing or developing of a parcel of land in distinct pieces or parts, with the stabilization of each piece completed before the clearing of the next.
Sediment of a water quality measurement that addresses sediment (such as total suspended solids, turbity or siltation) and any other pollutant that has been identified as a cause of impairment of any water body that will receive a discharge from the land development activity.
Cold water fisheries, shellfish beds, swimming beaches, ground water recharge areas, water supply preserves, habitats for threatened, endangered or special concern species.
SPDES GENERAL PERMIT FOR CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES GP-02-1
An order issued which requires that all construction activity on a site can be stopped.
An employee or officer designated by the municipality to accept and review stormwater pollution prevention plans, forward the plans to the applicable municipal board, inspect stormwater management practices and/or delegate and supervise over any of the foregoing to a legally qualified and delegated to third-party agent, employee, independent contractor or consultant.
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 disposal area in wetlands) nor resulted from impoundment of waters of the state.
The Village of Phoenix, Oswego County, New York or any legally authorized body, officer, employee, or agent thereof.
Stormwater pollution prevention plan requirement. No application for approval of a land development activity shall be acted upon until the appropriate board has received a stormwater pollution prevention plan (SWPPP) prepared in accordance with the specifications in this chapter.
Construction phasing plan describing the intended sequence of construction activities, including clearing and grubbing, excavation and grading, utility and infrastructure installation and any other activity at the site that results in soil disturbance. Consistent with the New York Standards and Specifications for Erosion and Sediment Control (Erosion Sediment Manual), not more than five (5) acres shall be disturbed at any one time unless pursuant to an approved SWPPP.
Description of the pollution protection prevention measures that will be used to control litter, construction chemicals and construction debris from becoming a pollutant source in stormwater runoff;
Description of construction and waste materials expected to be stored on-site with updates as appropriate, and a description of controls to reduce pollutants from these materials including storage practices to minimize exposure of the materials to stormwater, and spill prevention and response;
Implementation schedule for staging temporary erosion and sediment control practices, including the timing of initial placement and duration that each practice should remain in one place;
Land development activities, if otherwise legally required, as defined in § 164-7 of this chapter and meeting Condition A, B or C below shall include water quantity, and water quality controls (postconstruction stormwater runoff controls) as set forth in this subsection below as applicable:
Condition C: Stormwater runoff from land development activity disturbing between one and five acres of land during the course of the project, exclusive of the construction of single-family residences.
All information in § 164-8B of this chapter;
Public and/or private, as required by the Village of Phoenix, easements to ensure access to all stormwater management practices at the site for the purpose of inspection, maintenance, and repair. Easements shall be recorded on the plan and shall remain in effect with transfer of title to the property;
Inspection and maintenance agreement binding on all subsequent landowners served by the onsite stormwater management measures in accordance with § 164-10 of this chapter;
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 to the Village of Phoenix that the design of all stormwater management practices meet the requirements of this chapter.
Each contractor and subcontractor who will be involved in any land development activities, soil disturbance and/or stormwater management practice installation shall sign and date a copy of the following certification statement before undertaking any land development activity: "I certify under penalty of law that I understand and agree to comply with the terms and conditions of the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan. I also understand that it is unlawful for any person to cause or contribute to a violation of water quality standards."
"The New York State Stormwater Management Design Manual" (New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, most current version or its successor, hereafter referred to as the "Design Manual")
"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").
Easement(s) agreement. 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 agreement substantially in the form of Schedule B, attached hereto, that shall be binding on all subsequent landowners served by the stormwater management facility. The agreement shall provide for access to the facility at reasonable times for periodic inspection by the Village of Phoenix to ensure that the facility has been constructed and is maintained in proper working condition to meet design standards and any other provisions established by this chapter. The agreement shall be recorded by the grantor in the Office of the County Clerk after approval by the counsel for the Village of Phoenix. A certified copy of the recorded instrument shall be delivered to the Village Clerk.
Maintenance after construction. Permanent (not publicly owned or dedicated) stormwater management facilities installed in accordance with this chapter shall be operated and maintained to achieve the goals of this chapter. Proper operation and maintenance also includes, as a minimum, the following:
A preventive/corrective maintenance program for all critical facilities and systems of treatment and control (or related appurtenances) which are installed or used by the owner or operator to achieve the goals of this chapter;
Written procedures for operation and maintenance and training new maintenance personnel;
Discharges from the SMPs shall not exceed design criteria or cause or contribute to water quality standard violations in accordance with § 164-8C.
Maintenance agreements. The Village of Phoenix shall approve a formal maintenance agreement for private stormwater management facilities binding on the landowner and 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 and shall contain substantially the terms and conditions of Schedule B of this chapter. The Village of Phoenix, 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.
The Village of Phoenix Stormwater Management Officer may require such inspections as necessary to determine compliance with this chapter and may either accept that portion of the work completed or notify the applicant wherein the work fails to comply with the requirements of this chapter and the stormwater pollution prevention plan (SWPPP) as approved. In any such event, such action or inaction by the Village of Phoenix shall not be deemed to excuse or modify any obligations and duties of the applicant under the SPDES permit applicable to the land development activity. The applicant shall notify the Village of Phoenix Stormwater Management Officer at least 48 hours before any of the following, unless waived in writing by the Village of Phoenix:
If any violations are found, the applicant and developer shall be notified either verbally or in writing of the nature of the violation and the required corrective actions. In the Village's sole discretion, no further work may be conducted except for site stabilization until such violations are corrected and all work previously completed has received approval by the Stormwater Management Officer.
Stormwater management practice inspections. The developer shall be responsible for conducting weekly or monthly (and following events of 1/2 inch of precipitation within a twenty-four-hour period) as the case may be, as required by applicable NYSDEC regulations, inspections of stormwater management practices (SMPs) to ensure compliance and to provide inspection reports to the Stormwater Management Officers certified to by its licensed professional engineer which reports shall be reviewed by the Village of Phoenix at the developer's sole cost and expense. All applicants are required to submit as-built plans for any stormwater management practices located on-site after final construction is completed. The plans must show the final design specifications and as-built conditions for all stormwater management facilities and must be certified by a professional engineer or licensed land surveyor.
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 SPDES 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.
Submission of reports. The Village of Phoenix Stormwater Management Officer may require such other monitoring and reporting from developers and entities subject to this chapter as are necessary to determine compliance with this chapter.
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 be deemed to have granted to the Village of Phoenix or its representatives the right to enter the property at reasonable times and in a reasonable manner for the purpose of inspection as specified in Subsection C.
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 Village of Phoenix in its approval of the stormwater pollution prevention plan, the Village of Phoenix may require the applicant or developer to provide, prior to construction, a performance bond, cash escrow, irrevocable letter of credit or irrevocable assignment of cash account, in form satisfactory to the Village Attorney, from an appropriate financial or surety institution which guarantees satisfactory completion of the project and names the Village of Phoenix as the beneficiary. The security shall be in an amount to be determined by the Village of Phoenix 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 Village of Phoenix, provided that such period shall not be less than one year from the date of final acceptance or such other certification that the facility(ies) 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 Village of Phoenix. 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 or after construction, and for such period of time as may be deemed appropriate by the Village of Phoenix, may be required to provide the Village of Phoenix with a performance bond, cash escrow, irrevocable letter of credit or irrevocable assignment of cash account, in form satisfactory to the Village Attorney, 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 Village of Phoenix may draw upon the account to cover the costs of proper operation and maintenance, including engineering and inspection costs.
Recordkeeping. Entities subject to this chapter shall maintain records demonstrating compliance with this chapter for a period of five years.
Notice of violation. When the Village of Phoenix determines that a land development 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 of Phoenix 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 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 of Phoenix 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 chapter.
Withholding of certificate of occupancy. If any building or land development activity is installed or conducted in violation of this chapter, the Stormwater Management Officer may suspend or issue a stop-work order for the land development activity or related work, revoke or suspend any permits issued, or otherwise prevent the occupancy of said building or land.
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 Village of Phoenix may take necessary corrective action, the cost of which shall become a lien upon the property until paid.
The Village of Phoenix may require any person undertaking land development activities regulated by this chapter to pay the costs of the Village Engineer, Attorney, or other consultants retained by the Village of Phoenix and their prevailing rates for review of preliminary drainage reports/studies, SWPPPs, inspections, or SMP maintenance or enforcement performed by the Village of Phoenix or performed by such third party for the Village of Phoenix.