A. 
The North Smithfield Town Council hereby finds that excessive quantities of soil are eroding from certain areas that are undergoing development for nonagricultural uses such as housing development, industrial areas, recreational facilities, and roads. This erosion makes necessary costly repairs to gullies, washed out fills, roads, and embankments. The resulting sediment clogs the storm sewers, road ditches, and muddies streams, leave deposits of silt in ponds and reservoirs and is considered a major water pollutant.
B. 
The purpose of this chapter is to control the discharge of construction waste and prevent soil erosion and sedimentation from occurring as a result of nonagricultural development within the Town of North Smithfield by requiring the use of appropriate best management practices (BMPs) and proper provisions for water disposal, construction waste management, and the protection of soil surfaces during and after construction to reduce or eliminate the pollutants in stormwater discharges, in order to promote the safety, public health and general welfare of the Town.
A. 
The Town Council finds that excessive quantities of soil are eroding from certain areas of the Town which are undergoing development for certain nonagricultural uses such as housing developments, industrial areas, recreational facilities, commercial facilities, and roads.
B. 
Soil erosion occurring in areas undergoing nonagricultural development makes costly repairs necessary to gullies, washed-out fills, roads, and embankments. The resulting sediment clogs storm sewers and road ditches, and deposits silt into ponds, rivers, streams, and brooks.
C. 
Silt resulting from erosion threatens the water supply, as well as the recreational, aesthetic, and wildlife habitat values associated with these waters.
D. 
Construction debris, litter and spills also clog the stormwater management system and contaminate surface water and groundwater. Other construction wastes including construction debris and chemicals, concrete truck washout, oil and grease, litter and sanitary waste may cause adverse impacts to water quality when discharge from a construction site.
The Town Council shall grant the Building/Zoning Official and/or his designee the authority necessary to administer this chapter under the provisions of R.I.G.L. § 45-46-1 et seq., Soil Erosion and Sediment Control.