This article shall be applicable to all land disturbance activities that will disturb more than one acre of land unless exempted under §
217-7C of this article. The article also applies to land disturbance activities that are less than one acre if such activities are part of a larger common plan of development or sale that will disturb more than one acre, even though multiple separate and distinct land disturbance activities may take place at different times on different schedules.
In accordance with Chapter
1 of the Code of the Town of Mendon of the State of New York, the Town of Mendon Town Board has the authority to enact laws for the purpose of promoting the health, safety, or general welfare of the Town of Mendon, including the protection and preservation of the property of its inhabitants. By the same authority, the Town of Mendon Town Board may include in any such law provisions for the appointment of any municipal employees to effectuate and administer such law.
The Town of Mendon may, at its discretion, require the applicant to submit a financial guarantee in a form acceptable to the Town of Mendon prior to issuance of site plan approval or a permit in order to insure that the stormwater pollution prevention and erosion and sediment control practices are implemented and maintained by the applicant as required by the approved SWPPP. The amount of the financial guarantee shall be the total estimated construction cost of the stormwater pollution prevention and erosion and sediment control practices approved, plus a contingency. The financial guarantee shall contain forfeiture provisions for failure to complete work specified in the SWPPP. The financial guarantee shall be released in full only upon satisfaction of the requirements listed in §
217-11 of this article. At its discretion, the Town of Mendon may allow for a partial release of the financial guarantee based on the completion of various development stages.
Fees are established by the Town Board and are part of the Town
of Mendon Fee Schedule.