[Adopted 7-25-2006 by Ord. No. 06-053; amended in its entirety 1-12-2007 by Ord. No. 07-031]
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5.4.3 of the Subdivision Ordinance of the Village of Homer Glen, except as hereinafter set forth, no construction activity shall occur on any site within the Village without the owner or applicant having first obtained a site development permit or other building permit from the Village. No site development permit shall be issued by the Village unless a final plat has been approved for the site and final engineering plans have been approved by the Village Engineer. In the event that a final plat is not required in connection with the development of the site, no site development permit or other building permit shall be issued by the Village unless final engineering plans have been approved by the Village Engineer.
For purposes of interpreting this article, "construction activities" shall not include design-related activities such as surveying (provided the condition of the site is left undisturbed), or the taking of soil borings (provided any disturbance to the condition of the site is limited to the immediate area surrounding the boring locations), but shall include activities such as clearing (including but not limited to tree removal), grubbing, stockpiling (of topsoil, clay, sand, aggregate or other similar materials), excavation, filling, paving, demolition, construction, redevelopment, reconstruction, and any other activity that might alter the magnitude, frequency, deviation, direction, or velocity of stormwater flows from a property. Construction activity shall not be deemed to include the delivery to the site of equipment or other manufactured pipe product or accessory (but specifically excluding topsoil, clay, sand, aggregate or other similar naturally occurring earthen materials) to be used in connection with proposed improvements on the site, provided:
A. 
The site is not disturbed but for the unloading of said equipment or material;
B. 
The equipment or other product is unloaded and temporarily stored in an area on the site which has been previously approved by the Village for the unloading and temporary storage of such equipment and material;
C. 
Soil and erosion control measures have been implemented surrounding the area in which the equipment or other product is unloaded and temporarily stored; and
D. 
Unless construction has commenced in accordance with the ordinances of the Village, such equipment and material shall not be stored on the site for more than two weeks.
The provisions of this article shall not apply to the construction of a single-family dwelling unit or addition thereto on a site or parcel of land which has not been subdivided.