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MAINTENANCE: A. Maintenance of Stormwater BMPs. The City requires that stormwater BMPs be maintained. 1. Private Stormwater BMPs - All private stormwater BMPs shall be maintained by the property owner so that the BMPs are in proper condition consistent with the performance standards for which they were originally designed. a. Ponds, Stormwater Wetlands, and other non-structural BMPs i. Removal of settled materials -All settled materials from ponds, sumps, grit chambers, and other BMPs, including settled solids, shall be removed and properly disposed of on a five (5) year interval. One (1) to five (5) year waivers from this requirement may be granted by the City when the owner presents evidence that the BMP has additional capacity to remove settled solids in accordance with the original design capacity. b. Infiltration, Filtration, Underground Storage, and other structural BMPs i. Quarterly inspections, unless otherwise specified in a maintenance agreement, of the Private Stormwater BMPs and, if necessary, removal of all litter, debris, sediment, and replacement of mulch, vegetation, and eroded areas to ensure establishment of healthy functioning plant life therein; and ii. A five (5) year certification, by a stormwater professional acceptable to the City, is required that demonstrates the Stormwater BMPs are functioning in accordance with the approved plans and have maintained the proper operation of the stormwater treatment as a Stormwater Management BMP according to the City Standards. The quarterly inspection(s) and cer ification(s) shall be made available to the City upon request without prior notice. 2. Maintenance plan required - No private stormwater BMPs may be approved unless a maintenance plan is provided that defines who will conduct the maintenance, the type of maintenance, and the maintenance intervals. 3. Inspection - The City shall inspect or require the inspection of, all stormwater BMPs during construction, during the first year of operation, and at least once every five years thereafter, or as budget allows. 4. Maintenance of Publicly Owned Stormwater BMPs - The City shall annually perform the maintenance of the in place stormwater BMPs within the City as provided for in the local water management plan or watershed management plan. Further, the City shall notify the owners of other publicly owned stormwater BMPs if scheduled maintenance is needed according to periodic site inspections or maintenance plans on file. B. Inventory of Stormwater BMPs. Upon adoption of this Chapter, the City shall inventory and maintain a database for all private and public stormwater BMPs within the City requiring maintenance to assure compliance with this ordinance. The City shall notify owners of public and private stormwater BMPs of the need for conducting maintenance at least every five years. C. Severability. The provisions of this ordinance are severable, and if any provisions of this ordinance, or application of any provision of this ordinance to any circumstance, is held invalid, the application of such provision to other circumstances, and the remainder of this ordinance shall remain in full force and effect. D. Failure to maintain Private Stormwater BMPs: It is the responsibility of the property owner to maintain all private stormwater BMPs in accordance with the original standards. If during a City inspection the BMP does not meet City standards, the City will notify the owner in