§ 26-206. Ownership of stormwater management facilities and BMPs.

(a)

All stormwater management facilities and BMP structures shall be privately owned and maintained unless the county accepts the facility for county ownership and/or maintenance, subject to the provisions of division 5 of this article. The owner of all private facilities shall grant and shall be deemed to have granted to the county, a perpetual, nonexclusive easement that allows for public inspection and emergency repair.

(b)

All stormwater management measures relying on designated vegetated areas or special site features should be privately owned and maintained as defined on the stormwater management plan.

(c)

Regional stormwater management facilities may be publicly owned.

(95-0093, art. III, § A, 3-15-95; Ord. No. 08-0194, 2-20-08)