Southtowns Record

Village Board agenda — May 4, 2026

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Village of East Aurora
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Village Board
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May 4, 2026
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Agenda
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Water, sewer and drainage, Zoning and land use, Public safety, Budget and taxes, Parks and recreation, Roads and traffic, Audits and oversight, Moratoriums, Energy and data center siting, Short-term rentals, Housing

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which are installed or used by the applicant or developer to achieve compliance with the conditions of this
  article. Sediment shall be removed from sediment traps or sediment ponds whenever their design capacity
  has been reduced by 50%.
  (2) For land development activities meeting Condition A, B or C in § 285-806(2) of this chapter, the applicant
  shall have a qualified professional conduct site inspections and document the effectiveness of all erosion and
  sediment control practices every seven days and within 24 hours of any storm event producing 0.5 inch of
  precipitation or more. Inspection reports shall be maintained in a site log book.

B. Maintenance easement(s). Prior to the issuance of any approval that has a storm water management facility as one
  of the requirements, the applicant or developer must execute a maintenance easement agreement that shall be
  binding on all subsequent landowners served by the stonnwater management facility. The easement shall provide
  for access to the facility at reasonable times for periodic inspection by the Village of East Aurora to ensure that
  the facility is maintained in proper working condition to meet design standards and any other provisions
  established by this article. The easement shall be recorded by the grantor in the office of the County Clerk after
  approval by the counsel for the Village of East Aurora.
C. Maintenance after construction. The owner or operator of permanent stormwater management practices installed
  in accordance with this article shall ensure they are operated and maintained to achieve the goals of this atiicle.
  Proper operation and maintenance also includes, at a minimum, the following :
  (1) A preventive/corrective maintenance program for all critical facilities and systems of treatment and control
  (or related appmienances) which are installed or used by the owner or operator to achieve the goals of this
  article.
  (2) Written procedures for operation and maintenance and training new maintenance personnel.
  (3) Discharges from the SMPs shall not exceed design criteria or cause or contribute to water quality standard
  violations in accordance with § 285-81 of this chapter.
  (4) Maintenance agreements. The Village of East Aurora shall approve a formal maintenance agreement for
  storm water management facilities binding on all subsequent landowners and recorded in the office of the
  County Clerk as a deed restriction on the prope1iy prior to final plan approval. The maintenance agreement
  shall be consistent with the terms and conditions of Appendix A of this chapter, entitled "Sample Stormwater
  Control Facility Maintenance Agreement." The Village of East Aurora, in lieu of a maintenance agreement, at
  its sole discretion, may accept dedication of any existing or future storm water management facility, provided
  such facility meets all the requirements of this article and includes adequate and perpetual access and
  sufficient area, by easement or otherwise, for inspection and regular maintenance.

§ 285-83. Inspections; administration and enforcement; penalties for offenses.
A. Construction inspections.
  (I) Erosion and sediment control inspection.
  (a) The SMO may require such inspections as necessary to determine compliance with this article and may either
  approve that portion of the work completed or notify the applicant wherein the work fails to comply with the
  requirements of this article and the SW PPP as approved. To obtain inspections, the ap plicant shall notify the
  SMO at least 48 hours before any of the following, as required by the SMO:
  [ 1] Start of construction;
  [2] Installation of sediment and erosion control measures;
  [3] Completion of site clearing;
  [4] Compl etion of rough grading;

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