Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Part 9 (Chs. 9-901 through 9-915), Spring Creek and Paxton Creek Watershed Stormwater Management Plan, adopted 11-12-2006 by Ord. No. 17-2006, as amended.
PADEP or its designees normally ensure compliance with any permits
issued, including those for stormwater management. In addition to
PADEP compliance programs, the City of Harrisburg or its designee
may inspect all phases of the installation of temporary or permanent
stormwater management facilities.
During any stage of earth disturbance activities, if the City of
Harrisburg determines that the temporary or permanent stormwater management
facilities are not being installed in accordance with the approved
SWM site plan, City of Harrisburg shall revoke any existing permits
or approvals until a revised SWM site plan is submitted and approved
as specified in this Part 9.
Stormwater BMPs shall be inspected by the landowner, or the landowner's
designee, according to the inspection schedule described on the SWM
site plan for each BMP.
If such inspections are not conducted or inspection reports
not submitted as scheduled, the City of Harrisburg, or its designee,
may conduct such inspections and charge the owner appropriate fees.
Nonpayment of fees may result in a lien against the property.
Prior to conducting such inspections, the City of Harrisburg
shall inform the owner of its intent to conduct such inspections.
The owner shall be given 30 days to conduct required inspections and
submit the required inspection reports to the City of Harrisburg.
Upon presentation of proper credentials, duly authorized representatives
of the City of Harrisburg may enter at reasonable times, upon any
property within the City of Harrisburg, to inspect the implementation,
condition, or operation and maintenance of the stormwater BMPs in
regard to any aspect governed by this Part 9.
Stormwater BMP owners and operators shall allow persons working on
behalf of the City of Harrisburg ready access to all parts of the
premises for the purposes of determining compliance with this Part
9.
Persons working on behalf of the City of Harrisburg shall have the
right to temporarily locate, on any stormwater BMP in heCity of Harrisburg,
such devices as are necessary to conduct monitoring and/or sampling
of the discharges from such stormwater BMP.