All regulated development requiring a stormwater management permit,
except regulated development authorized by a general permit, shall
be classified as a minor, intermediate, major, public road, or mining
development.
Regulated development located partially or completely within the
Crystal Lake Watershed or any other watershed with more restrictive
standards that have been adopted by MCSC or the City shall also be
classified as a watershed specific area development.
Exemption from a stormwater management permit shall not be interpreted
as exemption from a general building permit and the requirements of
the City Code.
In order to preclude inappropriate phasing of development to
circumvent the intent of this chapter, the requirements of this chapter
shall apply all regulated development within the contiguous property,
unless waived by the enforcement officer.
Prior to the issuance of stormwater management permit, the applicant
may request conditional approval of: a BFE determination, floodway
delineation, IWMC boundary determination, or any other component of
a regulated development. A request for conditional approval shall
include the information required for the component of regulated development
by the application requirements of this chapter. The enforcement officer
shall review the component of regulated development based on conformance
with the performance standards of this chapter.
Earth change approval for a regulated development may be granted
by the enforcement officer prior to the issuance of a stormwater management
permit. The earth change approval is subject to the following conditions:
Earth change approval may be revoked by the enforcement officer at
any time for noncompliance with the requirements of this chapter or
the conditions of the earth change approval;
To expedite the review process, a preapplication meeting is strongly
encouraged for major development, watershed area specific development,
including the Crystal Lake Watershed, wetland and waters development
and flood hazard area development.
Stormwater management permit applications shall be reviewed within
15 business days of receipt to determine if the application requirements
of this chapter have been met. A complete application package shall
be approved or denied within 45 business days of the latest item submitted.
A permit extension may be requested in writing by the applicant if
the regulated development is not completed within the term of the
stormwater management permit. The enforcement officer may extend the
permit for the time periods listed below. Permit extension requests
may not be made prior to 90 days of the permit expiration date.
The enforcement officer may amend or add special conditions to the
permit at the time of the extension, such as updating the terms of
a performance guarantee by revising the estimated cost to complete
construction.
A stormwater management permit shall be terminated without the possibility
of an extension if the actual start of construction is not commenced
within 180 days after the issue date of the stormwater management
permit and if any activity related to a building authorized by the
stormwater management permit is not in compliance with the most recent
version of:
The applicant's failure to disclose fully all relevant facts in the
application process or the applicant's misrepresentation of any relevant
facts at any time;
Special conditions may be added to a permit by the enforcement officer
to clarify the purpose or authorization granted by the stormwater
management permit. Special conditions may also specify other restrictions
and constraints of the regulated development.
Development plans bearing the approval stamp of the enforcement officer
shall be retained at the development site throughout the duration
of construction activities.