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What is NYC AC § 24-560?

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This section mandates that property owners with post-construction stormwater management facilities must inspect and maintain these facilities as per department rules. Owners are required to apply for a stormwater maintenance permit after site stabilization and renew it every five years. Applies to owners of properties served by such facilities.

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§ 24-560 Stormwater maintenance permit.

AC § 24-560

It is the duty of all owners of real property, jointly and severally, served by a post-construction stormwater management facility required by a SWPPP accepted by the department pursuant to this subchapter to provide for the inspection and maintenance of such facility in accordance with this section and the rules of the department. The department shall maintain a record of all such post-construction stormwater management facilities and the property served by each such facility. As soon as practicable after final stabilization of a site, the owner of property served by a post-construction stormwater management facility shall submit to the department an application for a stormwater maintenance permit for such facility. Such owner shall provide for the renewal of such permit every 5 years in accordance with the rules of the department. The department shall issue or renew such permit upon receipt of a satisfactory inspection report certified by a qualified professional retained by the owner indicating that the facility has been installed and/or is operated and maintained in good working condition to meet applicable design standards and the rules of the department. A facility shall be maintained in good working condition throughout its useful life and replaced in accordance with the rules of the department. (L.L. 2017/097, 5/30/2017, eff. 6/1/2019; Am. L.L. 2020/091, 9/27/2020, eff. 3/26/2021) Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2020/091.

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