The purpose of this article is to prevent soil erosion and sedimentation
from occurring as a result of nonagricultural development within the
City by requiring proper provisions for water disposal and the protection
of soil surfaces during and after construction, in order to promote
the safety, public health and general welfare of the community.
No site plan shall be approved under Article 21 of this ordinance
unless the site plan shall include soil erosion and sediment control
measures consistent with the requirements of this article.
No certificate of occupancy for any building shall be issued
under Article 3 of this ordinance unless the applicant for the certificate
shall have obtained a certification of compliance indicating compliance
with all grading plans and specifications and completion of permanent
soil erosion control measures from the City Building Inspector.
A separate application shall be required for each grading permit.
Single-family or two-family dwellings and mobile homes except for
planned unit development, residential subdivisions, residential site
condominiums and mobile modular home development where three or more
dwellings are constructed at any one time, shall be exempt from acquiring
a grading permit, except as required under the soil erosion and sedimentation
control provisions of Part 91 of Public Act No. 451 of 1994 (MCL § 324.9101
et seq.), as amended and other appropriate state and federal requirements.
Plans, specifications and timing schedules shall be submitted with
each application for a grading permit. The plans and specifications
accompanying the grading permit application shall contain the following
data:
30.04:1.
A vicinity sketch at the scale of one inch equals 200 feet indicating
the site location as well as the adjacent properties within 1,000
feet of the site boundaries.
30.04:2.
A boundary line survey of the site on which the work is to be
performed.
30.04:3.
A plan of the site at a scale of one inch equals 20 feet showing:
(a)
Name, address, and telephone number of the land owner, developer
and petitioner.
(b)
A timing schedule indicating the anticipated starting and completion
dates of the development's construction sequence and the time
of exposure of each area prior to the completion of effective erosion
and sediment control measures.
(c)
A verified statement of the quantity of excavation and fill
involved.
(d)
Existing and proposed topography at contour intervals of five
feet.
(e)
The location of any structure or natural feature on the site,
on the land adjacent to the site, and within 500 feet of the site
boundary line.
(f)
Location of any proposed additional structures or development
on the site.
(g)
Elevations, dimensions, location, extent and the slope of all
proposed grading.
(h)
Plans of all drainage provisions, retaining walls, cribbing,
planting, erosion control measures, or other temporary or permanent
soil erosion control measures to be constructed in connection with
the proposed work together with a map showing the drainage area of
land tributary to the site and estimated runoff of the area served
by any drains.
(i)
Other information or data as may be required by the Zoning Administrator.
At the time of filing an application for a grading permit, a
filing fee to be set by the City Council shall be paid to the City
Treasurer.
Grading permits shall not be issued where:
30.06:1.
The proposed work would cause hazards to the public safety and
welfare.
30.06:2.
The work as proposed by the applicant will damage any public
or private property or interfere with any existing drainage course
in such a manner as to cause damage to any adjacent property or result
in the deposition of debris or sediment on any public way or into
any waterway or create an unreasonable hazard to persons or property.
30.06:3.
The land area for which the grading is proposed is subject to
geological hazard to the extent that no reasonable amount of corrective
work can eliminate or sufficiently reduce settlement, slope instability,
or any other such hazard.
Persons carrying out soil erosion and sediment control measures
under this section, and all subsequent owners of property concerning
which such measures have been taken, shall maintain all permanent
erosion control measures, retaining walls, structures, planting and
other protective devices.
All grading plans and specifications including extensions of
previously approved plans shall include provisions for erosion and
sediment control in accordance with, but not limited to, the standards
contained in the Standards and Specifications for Soil Erosion and
Sediment Control, published by the Capital Area Association of Soil
Conservation Districts. Copies of said standards shall be available
for inspection in the office of the City Clerk and the Zoning Administrator.