(a)
Plan review. The applicant for any development permit and the owner of any premises which is the subject of such an application must comply with the terms, conditions, and requirements imposed by the city to ensure compliance with this chapter and any applicable permit. Such terms, conditions, and requirements may include, but are not limited to, actions and practices consistent with the current version of California Storm Water Quality Association's Construction Best Management Practice Manual or its equivalent, and requirements for erosion and sediment controls, soil stabilization, dewatering, source controls, pollution prevention measures and illicit discharges. If the project will be approved without application for a grading permit or building permit, the owner of any premises subject to a discretionary land use approval or subdivision map must comply with all terms, conditions and requirements imposed by the city to ensure compliance with this chapter or any applicable permit.
(b)
Compliance with construction general permit. Every development project that disturbs one acre or more of soil or disturbs less than one acre but is part of a larger common plan of development or sale of one or more acres of disturbed surface land is subject to the NPDES General Permit for Stormwater Discharges Associated with Construction Activity (NPDES General Permit No. CAS000002) and shall comply with all provisions of such permit. Proof of compliance with the construction general permit satisfactory to the director must be submitted prior to issuance of a grading or building permit.
(c)
Erosion and sediment control plan. The person who possesses the title of the real property or the leasehold interest of the premises on which a construction activity will occur within the city shall prepare and submit, or cause to be prepared and submitted, an erosion and sediment control plan prior to and as a condition of the issuance of a grading or building permit. The erosion and sediment control plan shall contain, at a minimum, appropriate site-specific construction site BMPs, the rationale used for selecting or rejecting BMPs, a quantification of expected soil loss where necessary, a list of applicable permits directly associated with applicable grading activity, and evidence that those permits have been obtained. No construction activity shall commence before the city engineer issues written approval of the erosion and sediment control plan. A stormwater pollution prevention plan ("SWPPP") developed pursuant to the construction general permit may substitute for the erosion and sediment control plan for projects where a SWPPP is developed. In such cases, the SWPPP must comply with this chapter and must be submitted to the city for review and approval.
(d)
Permit coverage. Prior to and as a condition of receiving a grading or building permit, the person who possesses the title of the real property or the leasehold interest of the premises on which a construction activity will occur within the city, shall demonstrate existing coverage under applicable permits, including, but not limited to, the State Board's Construction General Permit, State Board 401 Water Quality Certification, United States Army Corp 404 permit, and California Department of Fish and Wildlife 1600 Agreement. The city may require documentation demonstrating coverage by and compliance with any applicable permit, including copies of any notice of intent, SWPPPs, inspection reports, monitoring results, and other information deemed necessary to assess compliance with this chapter or any permit.
(e)
BMPs. The director may require, as a condition of issuing a grading or building permit, the implementation of BMPs to ensure that the discharge of pollutants from a construction site will be effectively prohibited and will not cause or contribute to a condition of pollution or to an exceedance of water quality standards. The person who possesses the title of the real property or the leasehold interest of the premises on which a construction activity will occur within the city shall implement such BMPs approved by the director to ensure that discharges of pollutants are effectively prohibited and will not cause or contribute to an exceedance of water quality standards. All construction and grading activities shall comply with applicable laws, including all applicable city ordinances and the city's NPDES permit regulating discharges into and from the storm drain.
(Ord. 2391 § 1, 2012; Ord. 2473 § 1, 2016)