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Sec 117.384 -410 <br />Revised July 29, 2014 to include 2013 Construction Stormwater Permit, 2013 MS4 Permit <br />requirements and 2012 LRRWMO Third Generation Plan [dam, additions] <br />Sec. 117 - 396. — Maintenance of Stormwater BMP's. <br />The design and planning of all stormwater management facilities shall include detailed <br />maintenance and repair procedures to ensure their continued function. These plans will <br />identify the parts or components of a stormwater management facility that need to be <br />maintained and the equipment and skills or training necessary. Provisions for the periodic <br />review and evaluation of the effectiveness of the maintenance program and the need for <br />revisions or additional maintenance procedures shall be included in the plan. <br />All private stormwater BMPs shall be maintained by the owner(s) such that the BMP <br />performs the intended treatment function. Public stormwater BMPs shall be the <br />responsibility of the City of Ramsey in that the City will ensure that the capacity of <br />retention /detention ponds is adequate and will repair or replace storm sewer system <br />components as needed. <br />The applicant must ensure access to all stormwater treatment practices at the site for <br />the purpose of inspection and repair by securing all the maintenance easements needed <br />on a permanent basis. These easements will be recorded with the plan and will remain in <br />effect even with transfer of title to the property. <br />The applicant must execute an easement and an inspection and maintenance <br />agreement binding on all subsequent owners of land served by any on -site stormwater <br />management measure in accordance with the specifications of this ordinance. The <br />maintenance agreement shall allow for periodic inspections by the City after proper notice <br />for entering the site of the practice. <br />Modification of private stormwater treatment practices will require authorization from <br />the City prior to implementing the changes. The application shall include documentation <br />demonstrating that the conditions for post- construction stormwater management will <br />continue to be met. <br />Sec. 117 - 3967. — Use of Stormwater Ponds. <br />No alterations to shorelines or vegetation around stormwater ponds shall be allowed <br />unless authorized by the City. <br />Fountains or other circulating devices will not be allowed in stormwater ponds unless <br />authorized by the City. <br />Chemical treatment of stormwater ponds will not be allowed unless authorized by the <br />City. <br />Structures will not be allowed within the stormwater pond or protective buffer zone. <br />These will include but not be limited to retaining walls, docks, piers, diving platforms, <br />bridges, etc. <br />Recreational activities, including but not limited to boating, swimming, fishing and <br />skating are prohibited on stormwater ponds located on city owned property. These <br />activities are discouraged on all other ponds. <br />Dumping of yard waste materials in, on or around any stormwater pond is prohibited. <br />Cattails growing in and around stormwater ponds may be cut with the permission and <br />direction of the City. <br />Ramsey, Minnesota, Code of Ordinances Page 13 <br />