Township of Franklin, NJ Maintenance and Repair

The design engineer shall prepare a maintenance plan for the stormwater management measures incorporated into the design of a major development. This plan shall be separate from all other documents and designed for ongoing use by the site owners or operators in performing and documenting maintenance and repair, and by the municipality in ensuring implementation of the maintenance plan. The final maintenance plan shall be updated and provided to the municipality post-construction to include an evaluation based on the specifications of the initial maintenance plan and as-built conditions.

The maintenance plan shall contain specific preventive maintenance tasks and schedules; cost estimates, including estimated cost of sediment, debris, or trash removal and disposal; safety needs; identification of methods and disposal sites for materials removed during maintenance; maintenance requirements for created wetlands and other ecological systems; safety devices and systems; warranty and operational standards from the manufacturers of any manufactured treatment devices (See § 296-20.); and the name, address, and telephone number of the person or persons responsible for preventive and corrective maintenance (including replacement), using maintenance guidelines for stormwater management measures from Article VII, the municipal stormwater management plan and any relevant regional stormwater management plan. If the maintenance plan identifies a person other than the developer (for example, a public agency or homeowners' association) as having the responsibility for continuing maintenance, the plan shall include documentation of such person's agreement to assume this responsibility, or of the developer's obligation to dedicate a stormwater management facility to such person under an applicable ordinance or regulation.

Responsibility for maintenance shall not be assigned or transferred to the owner or tenant of an individual property in a residential development or project, unless such owner or tenant owns or leases the entire residential development or project.

If the person responsible for maintenance identified under Subsection B above is not a public agency, the maintenance plan and any future revisions based on Subsection G below shall be recorded upon the deed of record for each property on which the maintenance described in the maintenance plan must be undertaken.

Preventive and corrective maintenance shall be performed to maintain the function of the stormwater management measures, including repairs or replacement to the structures; removal of sediment, debris, or trash; restoration of eroded areas; snow and ice removal; fence repair or replacement; restoration of vegetation; and repair or replacement of nonvegetated linings.

The person responsible for maintenance identified under Subsection B above shall maintain a detailed log of all preventive and corrective maintenance for the structural stormwater management measures incorporated into the design of the development, including a record of all inspections and copies of all maintenance-related work orders. The log shall be kept on site and be made available for inspection by any review agency having jurisdiction.

The person responsible for maintenance identified under Subsection B above shall evaluate the effectiveness of the maintenance plan at least once per year and adjust the plan and the deed as needed. Adjustments to the plan and/or deed must be submitted to the Township Committee for review and approval.

The person responsible for maintenance identified under Subsection B above shall retain, submit annually to the municipality and make available, upon request by any public entity with administrative, health, environmental, or safety authority over the site, the maintenance plan and the documentation required by Subsections F and G above.

The requirements of Subsections C and D do not apply to stormwater management facilities that are dedicated to and accepted by the municipality or another governmental agency of competent jurisdiction.

In the event that the stormwater management facility becomes a danger to public safety or public health or is in need of maintenance or repair, the municipality shall so notify the responsible person in writing. Upon receipt of that notice, the responsible person shall have 14 days to effect maintenance and repair of the facility in a manner that is approved by the Municipal Engineer or his designee. The municipality, in its discretion, may extend the time allowed for effecting maintenance and repair for good cause. If the responsible person fails or refuses to perform such maintenance and repair, the municipality or county may immediately proceed to do so and shall bill the cost thereof to the responsible person.