Forest Cove 2-CS010108January 8, 2001
Robert W. Pope
Robert W. Pope & Associates
4011 W. Plano Parkway
Suite 104
Piano, Texas 75093
RE:
Forest Cove Addition, Phase II
Erosion Escrow
Dear Mr. Pope:
This letter is in response to your letter dated January 3, 2001 and your phone conversation
with Debi Ingram on January 8, 2001. The City's records indicate that we did receive your
erosion escrow in the amount of $7,938.00 on June 21, 1999.
As stated in the attached page from the City's Erosion and Sedimentation Control Code,
Ordinance 91514, Section 15-8-4, Sub-section F, the escrow may be held for a period of up to
two years. The City will abide by this ordinance and refund the escrow at the end of this
period providing that the permanent erosion control meets the standards for the City of
Coppell. Once the maintenance period has ended on June 21, 2001, please resubmit a written
request for your refund.
Thank you for your inquiry into this matter. Should you have any questions or concerns,
please contact my office at 972-304-3679.
Sincerely,
Michael A. Martin, P.E.
Asst. City Engineer
255 PARKWAY ~' P.O.BOX 478 ~r COPPELL TX 75019 ~ TEL 972/462 0022 ~' FAX 972/304 3673
based on scientific, engineering, and economic
considerations. This ordinance does not imply that
erosion and sedimentation controls will survive inundation
by runoff from storms or that land below such controls
will be free from flooding or flood damages. This
ordinance shall not create liability on the part of the
City of Coppell, or any officer or employee thereof, for
any flood damages, or erosion or sedimentation damages,
whether to persons or property, that result from reliance
on this ordinance or any administrative decision lawfully
made thereunder.
F. SURETY FOR PERMANENT EROSION CONTROLS IN NEW
SUBDIVISIONS
The applicant shall provide a surety in the form of cash,
certificate of deposit, surety bond, or irrevocable letter
of credit acceptable to the City to insure that vegetative
cover and other permanent erosion control measures are
installed, maintained, and functioning properly up to a
two (2) year period from the date of final acceptance of
the dedicated streets and/or utilities by the City of
Coppell. This surety shall be given to the City before
the final acceptance of the streets and/or utilities.
This surety shall be in the amount estimated by the
Developer, which is 100 percent of the cost of
constructing and maintaining the permanent erosion
controls for a two-year period. However, such estimate is
subject to review by the City Engineer and may be
rejected, and the surety not accepted, if the City
Engineer deems the estimate not to be a reasonable
approximation of the costs of constructing and maintaining
the erosion controls.
Should the vegetative cover die or become sparse or the
erosion controls fail to be maintained or are not
functioning during this two-year period, the City may
notify applicant in writing. The applicant has ten (10)
days after being notified to begin correcting the
problems. If no corrections are started, the City may
make the necessary repairs by exercising the surety or
billing the applicant. If at the end of the two-year
period the vegetative cover is still not established or is
sparse, or the erosion controls are not functioning, the
City may exercise the surety and have the erosion controls
installed and established.
The above procedures for ensuring that vegetation is
established shall apply to all projects, whether or not
the vegetation is the long-term maintenance responsibility
of the City. Any vegetative cover which is planted and is
a permanent part of the improvement project will not be
accepted by the City until the growth has been established
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