§ 215-11. Retention of expert assistance and reimbursement by applicant.

A. 

The City may hire any consultant and/or expert necessary to assist the City in reviewing and evaluating the SWPPP, including the cost of inspections during construction and postconstruction maintenance requirements under this chapter.

B. 

An applicant shall deposit with the City funds sufficient to reimburse the City for all reasonable costs of consultant and expert fees. The initial deposit shall be $10,000, which shall be placed in an escrow account at the time of submission of the application. The City's consultants/experts shall invoice the City for their services in reviewing the application or performing inspection/maintenance work. If at any time during the process this escrow account has a balance less than $1,000, the applicant shall immediately, upon notification by the City, replenish said escrow account so that it has a balance of at least $3,000. Such additional escrow funds shall be deposited with the City before any further action or consideration is taken on the application. In the event that the amount held in escrow by the City is more than the amount of the actual invoicing for work performed through the date of issuance of a certificate of occupancy, the remaining funds shall be reimbursed to the applicant. The applicant shall, prior to the issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy, submit a long-term bond in an amount to be determined by the Commissioner of Public Works for maintenance to be conducted by the City as required by this chapter.

C. 

The total amount of the funds needed may vary with the scope and complexity of the project, the completeness of the application or certification and other information as may be needed to complete the necessary review, analysis, inspection and maintenance as required by this chapter.