Inspectable Item: Grounds
Notes
For safety's sake, let's say that means 100 sf in total on the entire property rather than 100 sf all in one place.
Still - we do not see this cited very often due to the required size.
Small puddles like we see from air conditioners running in the summer do not amount to ponding.
| Grounds (Site) |
| The improved land adjacent to or surrounding the housing and related structures. This does not include land not owned or under the control of the housing provider. |
| This inspectable item can have the following deficiencies: |
| Erosion/Rutting Areas Ponding/Site Drainage |
| Overgrown/Penetrating Vegetation |
| Ponding/Site Drainage (Grounds—Site) |
| Deficiency: Water or ice has collected in a depression or on ground where ponding was not intended. |
| 1. This does not include detention/retention basins or ponding on paved areas, such as parking lots: |
| —Detention/retention basins are covered in “Storm Drainage (Site).” |
| —Ponding on paved areas is covered in “Parking Lots/Driveways/Roads (Site).” |
| 2. If there has been measurable precipitation (1/10 inch or more) during the previous 48 hours, consider the impact on the extent of the ponding. |
| 3. Determine that ponding has occurred only when there is clear evidence of a persistent or long-standing problem. |
| Level of Deficiency: |
| - Level 1: N/A |
| - Level 2: An accumulation of water (3 to 5 inches deep) affects the use of at least 100 square feet of the grounds, but the grounds are generally usable. |
| - Level 3: There is an accumulation of more than 5 inches deep over 100 square feet. |
| -OR- |
| Accumulation has made a large section of the grounds, more than 20%, unusable for its intended purpose. For example, ponding has made a recreational field unusable. |
Effective date: May 23, 2016