Agenda - Public Works Committee - 06/17/2014

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Sec 117.384-410 Revised June 5, 2014 to include 2013 Construction Stormwater Permit, 2013 MS4 Permit requirements and 2012 LRRWMO Third Generation Plan [deletion;,, additions] b. Revoke any permit issued by the city to the applicant for the site in question and any other of the applicant's sites within the city's jurisdiction. (4) Proportional reduction of the financial security. When more than half of the development's maximum exposed soil area achieves final stabilization, the city can reduce the total required amount of the financial security by half, if recommended by the city engineer. Action against the financial security. The city may act against the financial security if any of the conditions listed in subsections (5)a through d of this section exist. The city shall use funds from this security to finance any corrective or remedial work undertaken by the city or a contractor under contract to the city and to reimburse the city for all direct cost incurred in the process of remedial work including, but not limited to, staff time and attorneys fees. a. The developer ceases land disturbing activities and/or filling and abandons the work site prior to completion of the grading plan. b. The developer fails to conform to any city approved grading plan and/or the stormwater pollution control plan as approved by the city. c. The techniques utilized under the stormwater pollution control plan fail within one year of installation. (5) d. The developer fails to reimburse the city for corrective action taken under section 117- 4023 (6) Returning the financial security. Any unspent amount of the financial security deposited with the city for faithful performance of the stormwater pollution control plan and any stormwater and pollution control plan related remedial work must be released one full year after the completion of the installation of all such measures and the establishment of final stabilization. (Code 1978, § 9.27.20; Ord. No. 06-32, § 1 11-28-2006) Sec. 117-4026. - Notification of failure of the stormwater pollution control plan. The city shall notify the developer, when the city is going to act on the financial securities part of this subdivision. (1) Notification by the city. The initial contact will be to a party listed on the application and/or the stormwater pollution control plan. Forty-eight hours after notification by the city or 72 hours after the failure of erosion control measures, whichever is less, the city, at its discretion, may begin corrective work. Such notification should be in writing, but if it is verbal, a written notification should follow as quickly as practical. (2) Erosion off site. If erosion breaches the perimeter of the site, the applicant shall immediately develop a cleanup and restoration plan, obtain the right -of -entry from the adjoining property owner, and implement the cleanup and restoration plan within 48 hours of obtaining the adjoining property owner's permission. In no case, unless written approval is received from the city, shall more than seven calendar days go by without corrective action being taken. If in the discretion of the city, the applicant does not repair the damage caused by the erosion, the city may do the remedial work required and charge the cost to the applicant. Erosion into streets, wetlands or water bodies. If eroded soils (including tracked soils from construction activities) enter or appear likely to enter streets, wetlands, or other water bodies, prevention strategies, cleanup and repair must be immediate. The applicant shall provide all traffic control and flagging required to protect the traveling public during the cleanup operations. (3) Ramsey, Minnesota, Code of Ordinances Page 15