A. 
The stormwater management plan for the development site shall contain an operation and maintenance plan prepared by the developer and approved by the Borough of Derry and/or the WCD. The operation and maintenance plan shall outline the responsible party(ies) and required routine maintenance actions and schedules necessary to insure proper operation of the stormwater control facility(s).
B. 
The stormwater management plan for the development site shall establish responsibilities for the continuing operation and maintenance (O&M) of all stormwater facilities and BMPs, consistent with the following:
(1) 
If a development consists of structures or lots which are to be separately owned and in which streets, sewers and other public improvements are to be dedicated to the Borough, stormwater facilities and BMPs should also be dedicated to and maintained by the Borough, except for those individual on-lot facilities and BMPs for privately owned structures.
(2) 
If a development site is to be held in single ownership or if sewers and other public improvements are to be privately owned, operated and maintained, then the operation and maintenance of stormwater facilities and BMPs should be the responsibility of the owner or private management entity.
(3) 
Person(s) responsible for operation and maintenance of stormwater facilities and BMPs shall be named with contact information provided.
C. 
The Borough of Derry Council, upon recommendation of the Borough Engineer, shall make the final determination on the continuing maintenance responsibilities prior to final approval of the stormwater management plan. The Borough of Derry Council reserves the right to accept the ownership and operating responsibility for any or all of the stormwater management facilities and BMPs. Under no circumstances is the Borough of Derry obligated to accept the stormwater management facilities and BMPs.
D. 
If the development site involves land located in more than one municipality, then the plan shall be reviewed by the Borough and WCD to determine if all activities both within and without the Borough meet the requirements of this chapter. The Borough may only approve stormwater management plans, facilities and BMPs and development activities located within the Borough, unless the Borough and the other municipality(ies) enter into an intergovernmental cooperation agreement authorizing the Borough to approve the same in the other municipality(ies).
E. 
Stormwater facilities and BMPs shall be inspected by the owner/responsible party named in the O&M plan on a regular basis as determined by the Borough or as approved in the O&M plan. Inspections may include photographs, written reports, measured drawings as necessary to document conditions of the facility(s) and the report shall be provided to the Borough as requested.
A. 
No regulated development activities within the Borough will be considered complete until approval by the Borough of BMP operations and maintenance plan which describes how the permanent (i.e., post-construction) stormwater facilities and BMPs will be properly operated and maintained.
B. 
The following items shall be included in the BMP operations and maintenance plan:
(1) 
Map(s) of the project area, in a form that meets the requirements for recording at the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Westmoreland County; refer to the http://www.wcdeeds.us/dts/. The contents of the maps(s) shall include, but not be limited to:
(a) 
Ownership and operation and maintenance responsibilities of stormwater facilities and BMPs.
(b) 
Clear identification of the location and nature of permanent stormwater facilities and BMPs, including individual on-lot BMPs that are to be provided as per the approved stormwater management plan.
(c) 
The location of the project site relative to highways, Borough boundaries or other identifiable landmarks.
(d) 
Existing and final contours at intervals of two feet are required if the general slope of the site is less than 15%, and at vertical intervals of five feet if the general slope is equal to or greater than 15%.
(e) 
Existing streams, lakes, ponds, or other bodies of water within the project site area.
(f) 
Other physical features including flood hazard boundaries, sinkholes, streams, existing drainagecourses, and areas of natural vegetation to be preserved.
(g) 
The locations of all existing and proposed utilities, sanitary sewers, and water lines within 50 feet of property lines of the project site.
(h) 
Proposed final changes to the land surface and vegetative cover, including the type and amount of impervious area that would be added.
(i) 
Proposed final structures, roads, paved areas, and buildings.
(j) 
A fifteen-foot-wide access easement around all stormwater facilities and BMPs that would provide ingress to and egress from a public right-of-way.
(2) 
A description of how each of the permanent stormwater facilities and BMPs will be operated and maintained, and the identity of the person(s) responsible for operations and maintenance.
(3) 
The name of the project site, the name and address of the owner of the property, and the name of the individual or firm preparing the plan.
(4) 
A statement, signed by the landowner, acknowledging that the stormwater facilities and BMPs are fixtures that can be altered or removed only after approval by the Borough.
C. 
Each stormwater facility and BMP shall be recorded with the county as permanent real estate appurtenances, and as deed restrictions or conservation easements that run with the land. Prior to final approval of the stormwater plan the property owner shall sign and record an O&M agreement for those facilities and BMPs. Refer to Appendix B of this chapter.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Said appendix is included as an attachment to this chapter.
D. 
If the owner fails, refuses or neglects to maintain any stormwater facility and/or BMP, the Borough reserves the right to conduct maintenance work and charge and assess the owner any and all costs, expenses incurred and fees set by the Borough. The Borough reserves the right to take enforcement actions for failure to perform required O&M. Refer to Article VII of this chapter.
E. 
A financial guarantee for timely installation and proper construction of stormwater facilities and BMPs shall be as specified in Article VII of this chapter.
A. 
Prior to final approval of the site's stormwater management plan the property owner shall sign and record with the Recorder of Deeds Office of Westmoreland County an operations and maintenance agreement covering all stormwater facilities and BMPs which are to be privately owned. The agreement (refer to Appendix B[1]) shall stipulate that:
(1) 
The owner, successors and assigns shall maintain all facilities in accordance with the approved maintenance schedule and shall keep all facilities in a safe and functional manner and consistent with the surrounding natural area.
(2) 
The owner, successors and assigns shall convey to the Borough easements and/or rights-of-way to assure access for periodic inspections by the Borough and maintenance, if required.
(3) 
The owner, successors and assigns shall keep on file with the Borough the name, address and telephone number of the person or company responsible for maintenance activities; and in the event of a change, new information will be submitted to the Borough within 10 days of the change.
(4) 
If the owner, successors and assigns fails to maintain the stormwater facilities and BMPs following due notice by the Borough to correct the problem(s), the Borough may perform the necessary maintenance work or corrective work and the owner shall reimburse the Borough for all costs.
[1]
Editor's Note: Said appendix is included as an attachment to this chapter.
B. 
Other items may be included in the agreement where determined necessary to guarantee the satisfactory inspection and maintenance of all stormwater facilities and BMPs for a ten-year period. The maintenance agreement shall be subject to the review and approval of the Borough Solicitor and Borough Council and shall be in a form such as may be recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Westmoreland County.
C. 
The property owner shall sign an operations and maintenance agreement with the municipality covering all stormwater facilities and BMPs that are to be privately owned. The agreement shall be substantially the same as the agreement in the Appendix of this chapter.[2] The agreement shall be recorded as an encumbrance on the property and shall contain a covenant running with the land which shall be recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds in and for Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, within 30 days of the execution of the agreement. The costs of recording said agreement shall be the responsibility of the property owner and/or the developer.
[2]
Editor's Note: Said appendix is included as an attachment to this chapter.
A. 
Persons installing stormwater facilities or BMPs shall be required to pay a specified amount to the Derry Borough Stormwater Facilities and BMPs Fund, as established by the Borough, to help defray costs of periodic inspections and maintenance expenses. The amount of the deposit shall be determined as follows:
(1) 
If the stormwater facilities and/or BMPs are to be accepted, owned and maintained by the Borough, the deposit shall cover the estimated costs for maintenance and inspections for 10 years. The Borough Engineer will review these estimated costs as submitted by the applicant and may request additional information from the applicant supporting these costs.
(2) 
The amount of the deposit to the fund shall be converted to present worth of the annual series values. The Borough Engineer shall determine the present worth equivalents which shall be subject to the approval of Borough Council.
B. 
If stormwater facilities and BMPs are proposed that also serve as a recreation facility (e.g., ball field, lake), the Borough may reduce or waive the amount of the maintenance fund deposit based upon the value of the land for public recreation purposes, or the Borough may accept the maintenance fund deposit on behalf of the agency managing the recreation resource and make said fees available to the agency's maintenance department.
C. 
If at some future time stormwater facilities and BMPs (whether publicly or privately owned) are eliminated due to the installation of storm sewers or other stormwater facilities and BMPs, the unused portion of the maintenance fund deposit will be applied to the cost of abandoning the facility and connecting to the storm sewer system or other facility. Any amount of the deposit remaining after costs of abandonment are paid will be returned to the depositor.
D. 
As the Municipal Authority of the Borough of Derry (MABD) is the assignment enforcement arm of the Borough, is delegated the authority to issue and collect stormwater fees and has a separate account for the same and owns and maintains the subsurface stormwater facilities, the MABD shall establish the bank account to pay for the inspections.