A. 
To obtain approval for a land-disturbing activity as found applicable by the Building Official or his or her designee under Article III, an applicant shall first file a soil erosion and sediment control plan signed by the owner of the property, or authorized agent, on which the work subject to approval is to be performed. The plan or drawings, as described in Article V, shall include proposed erosion and sediment control measures to be employed by the applicant or the applicant's agent.
B. 
Rhode Island freshwater wetlands permit. Where any portion of a proposed development requires approval under any provision of the General Laws approved by the General Assembly or where the approval contains provisions for soil erosion and sediment controls, that approved plan shall be a component of the overall soil erosion and sediment control plan required under this chapter for the development.
A. 
The Building Official, or his or her designee, shall collect a fee from each applicant requiring approval of a soil erosion and sediment control plan in accordance with a fee schedule to be established based on the engineer's cost to review. Should the Town require technical assistance or other professional review, the cost shall be the responsibility of the applicant.
B. 
The Building Official, or his or her designee, shall also collect a fee from each applicant for each inspection, based on the engineer's cost to inspect the site and the erosion control measures. This fee shall be collected along with the application fee for the preliminary and final inspections. If additional periodic inspections are required, as determined by the Building Official, or his or her designee, at any time, these fees shall be paid by the applicant at the time of inspection.
A. 
Within five working days of the receipt of a completed plan, the Building Official or his or her designee shall send a copy of the plan to the review authorities, which may include the Public Works Department, the Planning Board or Planning Department, and Conservation Commission, for the purpose of review and comment. The Building Official or his or her designee may also, within five working days, submit copies of the plan to other local departments or agencies, including the Conservation District that services the county, in order to better achieve the purposes of this chapter. Failure of these review authorities to respond within 45 days of their receipt of the plan shall be deemed as no objection to the plan as submitted.
B. 
Notwithstanding, the time allowed for plan review shall be commensurate with the proposed development project, and shall be done simultaneously with other reviews.
A. 
The Building Official or his or her designee shall take action, in writing, either approving or disapproving the plan, with reasons stated, within 10 days after the Building Official has received the written opinion of the review authorities.
B. 
In approving a plan, the Building Official or his or her designee may attach conditions deemed reasonably necessary by the review authorities to further the purposes of this chapter. The conditions pertaining to erosion and sediment control measures and/or devices may include, but are not limited to, the erection of walls, drains, dams, and structures, planting vegetation, trees and shrubs, furnishings, necessary easements, and specifying a method of performing various kinds of work, and the sequence or timing of the work. The applicant/owner shall notify the Building Official, or his or her designee, in advance of his or her intent to begin clearing and construction work described in the erosion and sediment control plan. The applicant shall have the erosion and sediment control plan on the site during grading and construction.
A. 
Administrative procedures.
(1) 
If the ruling made by the Building Official or his or her designee is unsatisfactory to the applicant/owner, the applicant/owner may file a written appeal. The appeal of plans for soil erosion and sediment control shall be to the Zoning Board of Review.
(2) 
Appeal procedures shall follow current requirements for appeal to the Zoning Board.
(3) 
During the period in which the request for appeal is filed, and until the time that a final decision is rendered on the appeal, the decision of the Building Official or his or her designee remains in effect.
B. 
Expert opinion. The Building Official, or his or her designee, the Zoning Board of Review, or other board of review may seek technical assistance on any soil erosion and sediment control plan. The expert opinion must be made available in the office of the Building Official, or his or her designee, as a public record prior to the appeals hearing. The cost of such technical assistance shall be the responsibility of the applicant.