Title 16 - Buildings and Construction

16.200 Erosion and Sediment Control

16.200.060 Inspection

A.
Initial Inspection. The Permit Holder shall notify the Director when initial Erosion and Sediment Control measures are installed in accordance with the Erosion and Sediment Control Plan. No Land Disturbance activities shall begin prior to approval from the Director that all pre-construction Erosion and Sediment Control measures are correctly installed per the approved Plan.
B.
Maintenance of Control Measures. All prescribed Erosion and Sediment Control measures shall be maintained in good order and in compliance with the Erosion and Sediment Control Plan at all times.
C.
Routine Inspection. The Permit Holder shall ensure the entire construction site including but not limited to disturbed areas, BMPs, waste and construction storage areas, drainage areas, locations where stormwater can flow from the construction site, and permanent and temporarily stabilized areas is inspected on a regular schedule and, with the exception of Saturdays, Sundays, established Federal Holidays and the day after Thanksgiving, by the end of the next day following a rain event which results in a rainfall total of 0.5 inches or greater as defined in the latest revision of Kansas Construction Stormwater General Permit No. S-MCST-1703-1. The frequency of regular inspections should be proportional to the amount of construction activity. The Permit Holder should increase the frequency of inspections when construction activity increases. Regularly scheduled inspections shall at a minimum be once every 14 days. For disturbed areas that have not been finally stabilized all installed BMPs and other pollution control measures shall be inspected for proper installation, operation and maintenance. Locations where stormwater runoff leaves the site shall be inspected for evidence of erosion or sediment deposition. Any deficiencies shall be noted in a report of the inspection and corrected within seven (7) calendar days of the inspection. Inspection reports shall be submitted to the Director upon request. The inspection report shall include the following minimum information:
1. 1.
  Inspectors name.
2. 2.
  Date of inspection.
3. 3.
  Observations relative to the effectiveness of the BMPs.
4. 4.
  Actions taken or necessary to correct deficiencies.
5. 5.
  Listing of areas where construction operations have permanently or temporarily stopped.
6. 6.
  Observations of stormwater discharge locations with respect to the effectiveness of the upgradient BMPs.

The inspection report shall be completed within 24 hours of the inspection and be signed by the Person performing the inspection.
The Director may also perform inspections of the Land Disturbance site to verify compliance with the Erosion and Sediment Control Plan. Should it be found that Erosion and control methods are ineffective or are not being maintained properly, the Director may take enforcement actions described within this Chapter.

D.
Closure of Land Disturbance Activities. Once the site is stabilized a final inspection shall be requested. The site shall be considered stabilized when Perennial Vegetation, pavement, buildings or structures using permanent materials, cover all areas that have been disturbed. Perennial Vegetation shall be considered established and completed for stabilization when it has established a healthy and growing stand with a density of at least 70 percent (70%) of undisturbed areas at the site.
E.
Removal of Temporary Erosion and Sediment Control Measures. Subsequent to a satisfactory final inspection of the Land Disturbance, all temporary Erosion and Sediment Control measures must be removed and the final segments of the storm sewer system shall be constructed in the manner described within the approved plans. Such removal shall be complete prior to closure of the Permit which authorized the Land Disturbance.

(History: Ord. BC-3214 §3, 2018; BC-3089 §2, 2015; BC-2523 §4, 2005; BC-2419 §1, 2003)

Effective on: 1/1/1901