Storm sewers and drainage improvements shall require a storm sewer permit with approved engineering plans with the following information:
A. 
Plan map properly dimensioned and drawn to scale showing the location of the proposed storm sewer, drainage ditches and sewer appurtenances within the street right-of-way. Sewers and drainage ditches shall be stationed and all manholes, catch basins, and appurtenances shall be numbered;
B. 
Location of existing above and below ground utilities in road right-of-way or adjacent easements;
C. 
Location and dimensions of utility and drainage easements and location of all existing watercourses, ditches, trunk storm sewers, ponds and retention facilities connected with or adjacent to the proposed drainage facilities;
D. 
Profiles of storm drains and drainage ditches with the following information:
1. 
Location and number of all manholes, catch basins and appurtenances,
2. 
Profile of existing and proposed ground surface and storm drain,
3. 
Size, slope and length of storm sewers between consecutive manholes, and
4. 
Sewer, manhole, and catch basin invert elevations;
E. 
Suitable title plate on each drawing with street or sewer name, name and address of the developer, scale, date and the name, address and telephone number and stamp of the registered engineer responsible for the plan preparation;
F. 
Structural details of any special manholes, catch basins, and appurtenances including drop manholes, retention control manholes, outlet structures, pumping stations, diversion structures, etc.
(Ord. 1853 § 2 (Exh. B), 2018)
A. 
Storm sewers and drainage facilities shall be designed for a projected life span of 30 years without excessive maintenance. All trunk sewers and collector sewers shall be designed and stamped by a civil engineer registered in the state of Washington unless otherwise approved by the public works director. Accepted engineering practices shall be employed in the design of all drainage facilities.
B. 
Storm drainage facilities shall be designed per specifications in the storm water manual. All drainage facilities in public rights-of-way or easements shall have an outfall into an approved drainage system.
C. 
The minimum requirements for storm drainage facilities shall be as follows:
1. 
Catch basins or inlets shall be spaced a maximum of 200 feet apart along any street, alley or avenue;
2. 
The minimum catch basin lateral pipe size shall be 12 inches in diameter and the minimum storm main size shall be 12 inches in diameter;
3. 
Manholes on trunk sewers shall have a maximum spacing of 400 feet; and
4. 
Construction materials and methods shall be in accordance with Standards and Specifications for Municipal Public Works Construction prepared by the American Public Works Association, latest edition.
(Ord. 1853 § 2 (Exh. B), 2018)
A. 
A storm sewer permit shall be obtained for the construction or alteration of all storm sewer systems, including on-site and off-site installations. Applications for storm sewer permits shall be processed as Type I decisions in accordance with the provisions of BMC Title 14A.
B. 
To obtain a storm sewer permit, an application shall be filed with the community development department. Applications for storm sewer permit approval shall be made on forms provided by the community development director and shall include all of the information required by the form in addition to all of the items listed below. Only applications including all of the information required by this section shall be deemed complete for purposes of complying with BMC Title 14A. A complete application shall include:
1. 
A detailed description of the work to be covered by the permit;
2. 
A description of the land on which the proposed work is to be done by legal description, street address or similar description that will readily identify and definitely locate the proposed project or work;
3. 
Any plans, diagrams, computations and specifications, or other data as required in this title;
4. 
Any applicable fees in accordance with the fee schedule established by the city council; and
5. 
Applications must be signed by the applicant, or the applicant's authorized agent.
C. 
The application, plans, specifications, computations and other data filed by an applicant for a permit shall be reviewed by the public works director. Such plans may be reviewed by other departments of this jurisdiction to verify compliance with any applicable laws under their jurisdiction. If the public works director finds that the work described in an application for a permit and the plans, specifications, and other data filed therewith conform to the requirements of this title and other pertinent laws and ordinances, and that the fees specified in the current fee resolution have been paid, the public works director shall issue a permit therefor to the applicant.
When the public works director issues the permit where plans are required, the public works director shall endorse in writing or stamp the plans and specifications "APPROVED." Such approved plans and specifications shall not be changed, modified or altered without authorization from the public works director, and all work regulated by this title shall be in accordance with the approved plans.
(Ord. 1853 § 2 (Exh. B), 2018)
Fees for drainage control plan review, recordkeeping or other activities pursuant to this title shall, unless otherwise provided for in this title, be prescribed by resolution.
(Ord. 1853 § 2 (Exh. B), 2018)
As a condition precedent to issuance of any permit or approval provided for in this title, the director may require an applicant for a permit or approval to submit financial assurances as provided in this section.
A. 
Insurance.
1. 
The director may require the owner(s), or contractor to carry liability and property damage insurance against damage, naming the city as an additional insured. The amount shall be commensurate with the risks as determined by the director.
2. 
The director may also require the owner(s) to maintain a policy of general public liability insurance against personal injury, death, property damage and/or loss from activities conducted pursuant to the permit or approval, or conditions caused by such activities, and naming the city as an additional insured. The policy shall be in an amount which the director determines to be commensurate with the risks. It shall cover a period of not more than 10 years from the date of issuance of a certificate of occupancy or finalization of the permit or approval. A certificate evidencing such insurance shall be filed with the director before issuance of a certificate of occupancy or finalization of a permit for any single-family dwelling or duplex.
3. 
The insurance policy shall provide that the city will be notified of cancellation of the policy at least 30 days prior to cancellation. The notice shall be sent to the director who required the insurance and shall state the insured's name and the property address. If a property owner's insurance is canceled and not replaced, the permit or approval and any interrelated permit or approval may be revoked, including a certificate of occupancy or approval for occupancy.
B. 
Bonds, Cash Deposits or Instruments of Credit.
1. 
Surety Bond. The director may require that the owner or contractor deliver to the director for filing in the office of the city clerk a surety bond, cash deposit or an instrument of credit in such form and amounts deemed by the director to be necessary to ensure that requirements of the permit or approval are met. A surety bond may be furnished only by a surety company licensed to do business in the state of Washington. The bond shall be conditioned that the work will be completed in accordance with the conditions of the permit or approval, or, if the work is not completed, that the site will be restored if damaged or made unsafe by activities conducted pursuant to the permit or approval.
The bond will be exonerated one year after a determination by the director that the requirements of the permit or approval have been met.
For work under a building permit, issuance of a certificate of occupancy or approval for occupancy following a final inspection shall be considered to be such a determination. For grading, completion of the final grading inspection and submittal of required final reports in accordance with BMC § 14.05.240 shall be such a determination.
2. 
Assurance in Lieu of Surety Bond. In lieu of a surety bond, the owner may elect to file a cash deposit or instrument of credit with the director in an amount equal to that which would be required in the surety bond and in a form approved by the director. The cash deposit or instrument of credit shall comply with the same conditions as required for surety bonds.
C. 
Covenants.
1. 
The director may require a covenant between the owner(s) of the property and the city. The covenant shall be signed by the owner(s) of the site and notarized prior to issuance of any permit or approval in a potential landslide area, potentially hazardous location, flood prone zone, or other area of potentially hazardous soils or drainage or erosion conditions. The covenant shall not be required where the permit or approval is for work done by the city. The covenant shall include:
a. 
A legal description of the property; and
b. 
A description of the property condition making this subsection applicable; and
c. 
A statement that the owner(s) of the property understands and accepts the responsibility for the risks associated with development on the property given the described condition, and agrees to inform future purchasers and other successors and assignees of the risks; and
d. 
The application date, type, and number of the permit or approval for which the covenant is required; and
e. 
A statement waiving the right of the owner(s), the owner's heirs, successors and assigns to assert any claim against the city by reason of or arising out of issuance of this permit or approval by the city for the development on the property, except only for such losses that may directly result from the negligence of the city.
2. 
The covenant shall be filed by the director with the Skagit County auditor's office, at the expense of the owner, so as to become part of the Skagit County real property records.
(Ord. 1853 § 2 (Exh. B), 2018)
The public works director shall not enforce provisions of this code which require existing discharges and land uses to adopt operational and nonstructural best management practices until six months after adoption of rules identifying the best management practices to be required. The director shall not enforce the provisions of this code which require existing discharges and land uses to install structural best management practices until one year after adoption of rules identifying the best management practices to be required.
(Ord. 1853 § 2 (Exh. B), 2018)