Article 13. Severability and Effective Date
19.13.1. Severability.
If any part or provision of these regulations is adjudged unconstitutional or otherwise invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, then such part or provision shall be considered separately and apart from the remaining parts or provisions of these regulations, and said part or provision to be completely severable from the remainder of these regulations, and the remainder provisions of these regulations shall remain in full force and effect.
19.13.2. Effective date.
These regulations shall be in full force and effect from and after their adoption by the Planning Commission, and approval by the Governing Body by an ordinance and publication of a summary of such ordinance in the official city newspaper.
Detention Basin Inspection Checklist
Basin Name/Location
Basin Owner
Basin Maintainer (usually owner)
Basin Type (wet or dry)
Inspection Date
Annual Inspection Items
A. Debris
B. Weeds
C. Bare spots in groundcover
D. Algae growth
E. Odor
F. Sediment
G. Erosion at normal pool elevation & severity
H. Erosion of bank slopes & severity
I. Holes in the ground
J. Unusual wet areas
K. Inflow & outflow systems (protective grates, blockages, and structural integrity)
L. Emergency overflow system
M. Detention function (normal, impaired)
N. Other items and comments
O. Corrective measures
Professional Engineer Inspection (5 year intervals)
Inspection shall include at a minimum the annual inspection items above and the additional items below.
A. Assessment of pump, pipe, structures present.
B. Does the basin function per as-built plans?
C. Are critical inflow, outflow, overflow paths and elevations unchanged from the as- built plans?
D. Is there evidence of basin changes affecting the storage volume from that shown on the as-built plans? The volume reasonableness check is intended to be a visual check and not a requirement for a survey.
E. Other items and comments
F. Corrective measures