[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Cedarburg 10-1-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-17. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
This chapter
is adopted under the authority granted by § 60.627, Wis.
Stats. This chapter supersedes all provisions of a chapter previously
enacted under § 60.62, Wis. Stats., that relate to construction
site erosion control. Except as otherwise specified in § 60.627,
Wis. Stats., § 60.62, Wis. Stats., applies to this chapter
and to any amendments to this chapter.
B.
The provisions
of this chapter are deemed not to limit any other lawful regulatory
powers of the same governing body.
C.
The Town
Board hereby designates the Director of Public Works to administer
and enforce the provisions of this chapter.
D.
The requirements
of this chapter do not preempt more stringent erosion and sediment
control requirements that may be imposed by any of the following:
(1)
Wisconsin
Department of Natural Resources administrative rules, permits or approvals,
including those authorized under §§ 281.16 and 283.33,
Wis. Stats.
(2)
Targeted
nonagricultural performance standards promulgated in rules by the
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources under § NR 151.004,
Wis. Adm. Code.
The Town Board finds that runoff from land-disturbing construction
activity carries a significant amount of sediment and other pollutants
to the waters of the state in the Town of Cedarburg.
It is the purpose of this chapter to further the maintenance
of safe and healthful conditions; prevent and control water pollution;
prevent and control soil erosion; protect spawning grounds, fish and
aquatic life; control building sites, placement of structures and
land uses; preserve ground cover and scenic beauty; and promote sound
economic growth, by minimizing the amount of sediment and other pollutants
carried by runoff or discharged from land-disturbing construction
activity to waters of the state in the Town of Cedarburg.
A.
Applicability.
(1)
This chapter applies to construction sites that have one or more acres of land-disturbing construction activity except as provided under Subsection A(2).
(2)
This
chapter does not apply to the following:
(a)
A construction project that is exempted by federal statutes or regulations
from the requirement to have a national pollutant discharge elimination
system permit issued under 40 CFR Part 122 for land-disturbing construction
activity.
(b)
Nonpoint discharges from agricultural facilities and practices.
(c)
Nonpoint discharges from silviculture activities.
(d)
Routine maintenance for project sites under five acres of land disturbance
if performed to maintain the original line and grade, hydraulic capacity
or original purpose of the facility.
(3)
Notwithstanding the applicability requirements in Subsection A(1), this chapter applies to the following sites of land development or land-disturbing activities:
(a)
Those requiring a subdivision plat approval or the construction of
houses or commercial, industrial or institutional buildings on lots
of approved certified surveys.
(b)
Those requiring a certified survey approval or the construction of
houses of commercial, industrial or institutional buildings on lots
of approved certified surveys.
(c)
Those involving grading, removal of protective ground cover or vegetation,
excavation, land filling or other land-disturbing activity affecting
a surface area of 4,000 square feet or more.
(d)
Those involving excavation or filling or a combination of excavation
and filling affecting 400 cubic yards or more of dirt, sand or other
excavation or fill material.
(e)
Those involving street, highway, road or bridge construction, enlargement,
relocation or reconstruction.
(f)
Those involving the laying, repairing, replacing or enlarging of
an underground pipe or facility for a distance of 300 feet or more.
(Note: The above applicability criteria are specifically stated in
1983 Wisconsin Act 416 for inclusion in this chapter. Utility companies
responsible for energy repair work should enter into a memorandum
of agreement with the Town Director of Public Works clearly stating
their responsibilities if their activities may be included under any
of the above applicability criteria.)
B.
Jurisdiction.
This chapter applies to land-disturbing construction activity on construction
sites located within the boundaries and jurisdiction of the Town of
Cedarburg.
C.
Exclusions.
This chapter is not applicable to activities conducted by a state
agency, as defined under § 227.01(1), Wis. Stats., but also
including the office of District Attorney, which is subject to the
state plan promulgated or a memorandum of understanding entered into
under § 281.33(2), Wis. Stats.
A.
Design
criteria, standards and specifications. All drainage facilities and
practices required to comply with this chapter shall incorporate technical
standards and design methods specified in the document "Town of Cedarburg
Erosion Control and Stormwater Management Requirements," maintained
and periodically updated by the Director of Public Works. Where not
superseded by stricter requirements in Town of Cedarburg Erosion Control
and Stormwater Management Requirements, the following standards are
also incorporated by reference:
(1)
Other
design guidance and technical standards identified or developed by
the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources under Subchapter V of
Chapter NR 151, Wis. Adm. Code.
A.
Responsible party. The responsible party shall implement an erosion and sediment control plan, developed in accordance with § 110-8, that incorporates the requirements of this section.
B.
Plan. A written plan shall be developed in accordance with § 110-8 and implemented for each construction site.
C.
Erosion
and sediment control performance standards. All drainage facilities
and practices required to comply with this chapter shall meet performance
standards specified in the document "Town of Cedarburg Erosion Control
and Stormwater Management Requirements," maintained and periodically
updated by the Director of Public Works.
D.
Alternate
requirements. The Director of Public Works may establish erosion and
sediment control requirements more stringent than those set forth
in Town of Cedarburg Erosion Control and Stormwater Management Requirements,
if the Director of Public Works determines that an added level of
protection is needed to address downstream stormwater management issues.
A.
Permit
required. No responsible party may commence a land-disturbing construction
activity subject to this chapter without receiving prior approval
of an erosion and sediment control plan for the site and a permit
from the Director of Public Works.
B.
Permit application and fees. At least one responsible party desiring to undertake a land-disturbing construction activity subject to this chapter shall submit an application for a permit and an erosion and sediment control plan that meets the requirements of § 110-8 and shall pay an application fee consistent with the fee schedule maintained by the Town of Cedarburg. By submitting an application, the applicant is authorizing the Director of Public Works to enter the site to obtain information required for the review of the erosion and sediment control plan and conformance to the associated permit.
C.
Review
and approval of permit application. The Director of Public Works shall
review any permit application that is submitted with the erosion and
sediment control plan, and the required fee. The following approval
procedure shall be used:
(1)
The Director of Public Works may request additional information if required for a complete application within 15 business days of receipt of any permit application. Within 30 business days of the receipt of a complete permit application, as required by Subsection B, the Director of Public Works shall inform the applicant whether the application and plan are approved or disapproved based on the requirements of this chapter.
(2)
If
the permit application and plan are approved, the Director of Public
Works shall issue the permit.
(3)
If
the permit application or plan is denied, the Director of Public Works
shall state in writing the reasons for denial.
(4)
The
Director of Public Works may request additional information from the
applicant. If additional information is submitted, the Director of
Public Works shall have 10 business days from the date the additional
information is received to inform the applicant that the plan is either
approved or disapproved.
D.
Financial
guarantee. As a condition of approval and issuance of the permit,
the Director of Public Works may require the applicant to deposit
a surety bond or irrevocable letter of credit to guarantee a good
faith execution of the approved erosion control plan and any permit
conditions.
E.
Permit
requirements. All permits shall require the responsible party to:
(1)
Notify
the Director of Public Works two full business days prior to commencing
any land-disturbing construction activity.
(2)
Notify
the Director of Public Works of completion of any best management
practices (BMPs) within three full business days after their installation.
(3)
Obtain permission in writing from the Director of Public Works prior to any modification pursuant to § 110-8B of the erosion and sediment control plan.
(4)
Install
all BMPs as identified in the approved erosion and sediment control
plan.
(5)
Maintain
all road drainage systems, stormwater drainage systems, BMPs and other
facilities identified in the erosion and sediment control plan.
(6)
Provide
the Director of Public Works with a twenty-four-hour contact name
and telephone number.
(7)
Repair
any siltation or erosion damage to adjoining surfaces and drainage
ways resulting from land-disturbing construction activities and document
repairs in a site erosion control log; remove accumulated sediment
from downstream culverts, storm sewers, and other drainage facilities.
(8)
Inspect
the BMPs within 24 hours after each rain of 0.5 inch or more which
results in runoff during active construction periods, and at least
once each week, make needed repairs and document the findings of the
inspections in a site erosion control log with the date of inspection,
the name of the person conducting the inspection, and a description
of the present phase of the construction at the site.
(9)
Allow
the Director of Public Works, his agent, or assignee to enter the
site for the purpose of inspecting compliance with the erosion and
sediment control plan or for performing any work necessary to bring
the site into compliance with the control plan; keep a copy of the
erosion and sediment control plan at the construction site.
G.
Permit
duration. Permits issued under this section shall be valid for a period
of 180 days, or the length of the building permit or other construction
authorizations, whichever is longer, from the date of issuance. The
Director of Public Works may extend the period one or more times for
up to an additional 180 days. The Director of Public Works may require
additional BMPs as a condition of the extension if they are necessary
to meet the requirements of this chapter.
H.
Maintenance.
The responsible party throughout the duration of the construction
activities shall maintain all BMPs necessary to meet the requirements
of this chapter until the site has undergone final stabilization.
A.
Plan requirements.
An erosion and sediment control plan shall be prepared and submitted
to the Director of Public Works. The erosion and sediment control
plan shall include, at a minimum, information required in the Town
of Cedarburg Erosion Control and Stormwater Management Requirements,
maintained and periodically updated by the Director of Public Works.
B.
Amendments.
The applicant shall amend the plan if any of the following occur:
(1)
There
is a change in design, construction, operation or maintenance at the
site which has the reasonable potential for the discharge of pollutants
to waters of the state and which has not otherwise been addressed
in the plan.
(2)
The
actions required by the plan fail to reduce the impacts of pollutants
carried by construction site runoff.
(3)
The
Director of Public Works notifies the applicant of changes needed
in the plan.
The fees referred to in other sections of this chapter shall
be established by the Town Board and may from time to time be modified
by resolution. A schedule of the fees established by the Town Board
shall be available for review at the Town Hall.
If land-disturbing construction activities are being carried
out without a permit required by this chapter, the Director of Public
Works, his agent, or assignee, may enter the land pursuant to the
provisions of § 66.0119(1), (2), and (3), Wis. Stats.
A.
The Director
of Public Works may post a stop-work order if any of the following
occurs:
B.
If the
responsible party does not cease activity as required in a stop-work
order posted under this section or fails to comply with the erosion
and sediment control plan or permit conditions, the Director of Public
Works may revoke the permit.
C.
If the responsible party, where no permit has been issued, does not cease the activity after being notified by the Director of Public Works, or if a responsible party violates a stop-work order posted under Subsection A, the Director of Public Works may request the Town Attorney to obtain a cease-and-desist order in any court with jurisdiction.
E.
After posting a stop-work order under Subsection A, the Director of Public Works may issue a notice of intent to the responsible party of its intent to perform work necessary to comply with this chapter. The Director of Public Works may go on the land and commence the work after issuing the notice of intent. The costs of the work performed under this subsection by the Director of Public Works, plus interest at the rate authorized by Director of Public Works, shall be billed to the responsible party. In the event a responsible party fails to pay the amount due, the Clerk shall enter the amount due on the tax rolls and collect as a special assessment against the property pursuant to Subchapter VII of Chapter 66, Wis. Stats.
F.
Any person
violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to
forfeiture per the Town Schedule of Deposits. Each day a violation
exists shall constitute a separate offense.
G.
Compliance
with the provisions of this chapter may also be enforced by injunction
in any court with jurisdiction. It shall not be necessary to prosecute
for forfeiture or a cease-and-desist order before resorting to injunction
proceedings.
A.
Board of Zoning Appeals. The Board of Zoning Appeals created pursuant to § 16-2 of the Town of Cedarburg Code pursuant to § 60.65, Wis. Stats.:
(1)
Shall hear and decide appeals where it is alleged that there is error in any order, decision or determination made by the Director of Public Works in administering this chapter except for cease and desist orders obtained under § 110-11C;
(2)
Upon
appeal, may authorize variances from the provisions of this chapter
which are not contrary to the public interest and where, owing to
special conditions, a literal enforcement of the provisions of the
chapter will result in unnecessary hardship; and
(3)
Shall
use the rules, procedures, duties and powers authorized by statute
in hearing and deciding appeals and authorizing variances.
B.
Who may
appeal. Appeals to the Board of Zoning Appeals may be taken by any
aggrieved person or by any office, department, board, or bureau of
the Town of Cedarburg affected by any decision of the Director of
Public Works.
If a court of competent jurisdiction judges any section, clause,
provision or portion of this chapter unconstitutional or invalid,
the remainder of the chapter shall remain in force and not be affected
by such judgment.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
- ADMINISTERING AUTHORITY
- A governmental employee, or a regional planning commission empowered under § 60.627, Wis. Stats., that is designated by the Town Board to administer this chapter.
- AGRICULTURAL FACILITIES AND PRACTICES
- Has the meaning in § 281.16(1), Wis. Stats.
- AVERAGE ANNUAL RAINFALL
- A calendar year of precipitation, excluding snow, which is considered typical.
- BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE or BMP
- Structural or non-structural measures, practices, techniques or devices employed to avoid or minimize soil, sediment or pollutants carried in runoff to waters of the state.
- BUSINESS DAY
- A day the office of the Director of Public Works is routinely and customarily open for business.
- CEASE-AND-DESIST ORDER
- A court-issued order to halt land-disturbing construction activity that is being conducted without the required permit.
- CONSTRUCTION SITE
- An area upon which one or more land-disturbing construction activities occur, including areas that are part of a larger common plan of development or sale where multiple separate and distinct land-disturbing construction activities may be taking place at different times on different schedules but under one plan.
- DIVISION OF LAND
- The creation, from one parcel, of two or more parcels or building sites of five or fewer acres each in area where such creation occurs at one time or through the successive partition within a five-year period.
- EROSION
- The process by which the land’s surface is worn away by the action of wind, water, ice or gravity.
- EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL PLAN
- A comprehensive plan developed to address pollution caused by erosion and sedimentation of soil particles or rock fragments during construction.
- EXTRATERRITORIAL
- The unincorporated area within three miles of the corporate limits of a first, second, or third class city, or within 1.5 miles of a fourth class city or village.
- FINAL STABILIZATION
- All land-disturbing construction activities at the construction site have been completed and a uniform perennial vegetative cover has been established, with a density of at least 70% of the cover, for the unpaved areas and areas not covered by permanent structures, or that employ equivalent permanent stabilization measures.
- GOVERNING BODY
- The town board of supervisors, county board of supervisors, city council, village board of trustees, or village council.
- LAND-DISTURBING CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY
- Any man-made alteration of the land surface resulting in a change in the topography or existing vegetative or nonvegetative soil cover, that may result in runoff and lead to an increase in soil erosion and movement of sediment into waters of the state. Land-disturbing construction activity includes clearing and grubbing, demolition, excavating, pit trench dewatering, filling and grading activities.
- MEP or MAXIMUM EXTENT PRACTICABLE
- A level of implementing best management practices in order to achieve a performance standard specified in this chapter which takes into account the best available technology, cost effectiveness and other competing issues such as human safety and welfare, endangered and threatened resources, historic properties and geographic features. MEP allows flexibility in the way to meet the performance standards and may vary based on the performance standard and site conditions.
- PERFORMANCE STANDARD
- A narrative or measurable number specifying the minimum acceptable outcome for a facility or practice.
- PERMIT
- A written authorization made by the Director of Public Works to the applicant to conduct land-disturbing construction activity or to discharge post-construction runoff to waters of the state.
- POLLUTANT
- Has the meaning given in § 283.01(13), Wis. Stats.
- POLLUTION
- Has the meaning given in § 281.01(10), Wis. Stats.
- RESPONSIBLE PARTY
- Any entity holding fee title to the property or performing services to meet the performance standards of this chapter through a contract or other agreement.
- RUNOFF
- Stormwater or precipitation, including rain, snow or ice melt or similar water that moves on the land surface via sheet or channelized flow.
- SEDIMENT
- Settleable solid material that is transported by runoff, suspended within runoff or deposited by runoff away from its original location.
- SEPARATE STORM SEWER
- A conveyance or system of conveyances, including roads with drainage systems, streets, catch basins, curbs, gutters, ditches, constructed channels or storm drains, which meets all of the following criteria:
- SITE
- The entire area included in the legal description of the land on which the land-disturbing construction activity is proposed in the permit application.
- STOP-WORK ORDER
- An order issued by the Director of Public Works which requires that all construction activity on the site be stopped.
- TECHNICAL STANDARD
- A document that specifies design, predicted performance and operation and maintenance specifications for a material, device or method.
- WATERS OF THE STATE
- Has the meaning given in § 281.01(18), Wis. Stats.
The above and foregoing chapter was duly adopted by the Town
Board of Town of Cedarburg on the first day of October, 2008.
