Berkeley, CA · Alameda County
Stormwater Treatment Measures and Hydromodification Management Controls Maintenance Agreement
This agreement records a property owner's responsibility to construct, operate, and maintain stormwater treatment measures and hydromodification controls on a Berkeley property.
What this form is
Property owners use this agreement when a City-approved site plan includes stormwater treatment measures or hydromodification management controls. It sets out the owner's construction, maintenance, inspection, reporting, and access responsibilities, and includes signature lines for the City and property owner. The agreement refers to a site plan, maintenance plan, and inspection report as Exhibits A, B, and C.
Who needs it
Property owners whose City-approved site plan includes stormwater treatment measures or hydromodification management controls need to complete this agreement.
How to submit it
The property owner, or the City by mutual agreement, must record the executed agreement with the Alameda County Recorder within 60 days of execution, at the property owner's expense.
About notarization
This agreement is signed without a notary; its annual inspection report must be submitted under penalty of perjury, but the document does not specify notarization for that report.
How to submit this form
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Download The Agreement
Download the stormwater maintenance agreement PDF.
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Complete The Agreement
Enter the agreement date, property owner and property information, and sign and date the agreement.
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Gather The Exhibits
Attach the site plan as Exhibit A, maintenance plan as Exhibit B, and inspection report as Exhibit C.
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Record The Agreement
The property owner, or the City by mutual agreement, records the executed agreement with the Alameda County Recorder within 60 days.
Frequently asked questions
- Do I need a notary for the stormwater maintenance agreement?
- No. The agreement has signature lines but no notary block. Its annual inspection report is submitted under penalty of perjury; the document does not specify notarization for that report.
- How do I submit the stormwater maintenance agreement?
- The property owner, or the City by mutual agreement, records the executed agreement with the Alameda County Recorder within 60 days of execution. The property owner pays the recording expense.
- What exhibits are included with the agreement?
- The agreement identifies Exhibit A as the site plan, Exhibit B as the maintenance plan, and Exhibit C as the treatment measure operation and maintenance inspection report.
Need something notarized?
This Stormwater Treatment Measures and Hydromodification Management Controls Maintenance Agreement doesn’t need a notary — but if you have another Berkeley form that does, a commissioned online notary can help.