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. . . ,'V'j '. the leaders shall be controllc::d so no erosion occurs in the pervious areas. 8.13 Inspection and maintenance. All storm water management facilities shall be designed to minimize the need of maintenance, to provide access for maintenance purposes and to be structurally sound. All storm water management facilities shall have a plan of operation and maintenance that assures continued effective removal of pollutants carried in storm water runoff. The director of public works, or designated representative, shall inspect all storm water management faciliti~ during construction, during the first year of operation, and at least once every five years thereafter. The inspection records will be kept on file at the public works department for a period of 6 years. It shall be the responsibility of the applicant to obtain any necessary easements or other property interests to allow access to the storm water management facilities for inspection and maintenance purposes. 8.14 Models/methodolo~ies/computations. Hydrologic models and design methodologies used for the determination of runoff and analysis of storm water m'anagement structures shall be approved by the director of public works. Plans, specification and computations for storm water management facilities submitted for review shall be sealed and signed by a registered professional engineer. All computations shall appear on the plans submitted for review, unless otherwise approved by the director of public works. 8.15 Watershed management plans/groundwater management plans. Storm water management plans shall be consistent with adopted watershed management plans and groundwater management plans prepared in accordance with Minnesota Statutes section t OJ 0.231 and t03B.2S5 respectively. and as approved by the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources in accordance with state law. 8.16 Easements. If a storm water management plan involves direction of some or all runoff off of the site. it shall be the responsibility of the applicant to obtain from adjacent property owners any necessary easements or other property interests concerning flowage of water. 9. LAWN FERTILIZER REGULATIONS 9.1 Use of impervious surfaces. No person shall apply fertilizer to or deposit grass clippings. leaves. or other vegetative materials on impervious surfaces, or within storm water drainage systems. natural drainage ways, or within wetland buffer areas. 9.2 Unimproved land areas. Except for driveways. sidewalks, patios, areas occupied by structures or areas which have been improved by landscaping, all areas shall be covered by plants or vegetative growth. 9.3 Fertilizer content. Except for the first growing season for newly established turf areas, no person shall apply liquid fertilizer which contains more than one-half percent by weight of phosphorus, or granular fertilizer which contains more than three percent by weight of phosphorus, unless the single application is less than or equal to one-tenth pound of phosphorus per one thousand square feet. Annual application amount shall not exceed one- half pound of phosphorus per one thousand square feet of lawn area. 9.4 Buffer zone. Fertilizer applications shall not be made within one rod (16.5 feet) of any wetland or water resource. [This distance is consistent with the draft ndea developed by the Board of Water and Soil Resources under the Wetland Conservation Act of 1991.J 10. PENALTY Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this ordinance shall be fined nnt less than five dollars nor more than five hundred dollars for each offense, and a separate offen$c shall be