The city engineer, or his/her designee, is the designated agent for the issuance of sediment and erosion control permits and approvals in the city. The city engineer shall have the authority to set administrative procedures and policies to carry out the purposes and intent of this chapter, related regulations, and policies.
(Ord. 1529 § 3.1, 1991)
A. 
Sediment and erosion control permits must be obtained for the following activities:
1. 
Any proposed land-disturbing activity, fill, or cut involving more than 50 cubic yards of earth.
2. 
Any proposed clearing of greater than one acre of land.
B. 
Activities which must obtain the following permits and approvals shall be reviewed for an approval for sediment and erosion control regardless of the amount of land disturbed, but such activities shall not be required to obtain a separate sediment and erosion control permit if they do not fall under the requirements of subsection A of this section:
1. 
Building permit;
2. 
Street use and utility permit;
3. 
Conditional use permit;
4. 
Preliminary plat and short plat approvals;
5. 
Shoreline substantial development permit or shoreline substantial development permit exemption.
(Ord. 1529 § 3.2, 1991)
A. 
Application for sediment and erosion control permits must at a minimum contain the following information:
1. 
Application form;
2. 
Clearing and grading plan showing each phase of construction or with a separate construction phasing plan;
3. 
Construction schedule;
4. 
Temporary sediment and erosion control plan;
5. 
Permanent sediment and erosion control plan;
6. 
Environmental checklist consistent with the State Environmental Policy Act, unless exempt under state law;
7. 
On potential steep slopes, an area survey may be required by the city engineer;
8. 
Application fees.
B. 
The city engineer may require additional information before issuing a sediment and erosion control permit including, but not limited to, a soils engineering report and an engineering geology report.
(Ord. 1529 § 3.3, 1991)
Contents of plans shall be consistent with the requirements and examples cited in Chapter 5 of the manual including required written descriptions and calculations. Sediment and erosion control plans shall be prepared and all sediment and erosion control devices shall be designed by a civil engineer. Contents of soils engineering reports and engineering geology reports shall be determined on an individual basis by the city engineer.
(Ord. 1529 § 3.4, 1991)
A nonrefundable permit fee shall be collected at the time the application for a sediment and erosion control permit is submitted. The permit fee shall provide for the cost of plan review, administration, management of the permitting process, and inspections of permitted activities. If unscheduled inspections are required for a subject property other than those defined in SMC § 16.05.480, city employees' time for such inspections shall be charged to the permittee and/or other person subject to the provisions of this chapter on an hourly basis. The following schedule is hereby established:
Permit Fee Schedule
Sediment and Erosion Control Permits
Amount of Fill/Cut
Plan Review and Permit
Scheduled Inspections (3)
Total Permit Fee
50
– 100 cy.
50.00
60.00
110.00
101
– 1000 cy.
100.00
90.00
190.00
1001
– 10,000 cy.
125.00
120.00
245.00
10,001
– 100,000 cy.
175.00
180.00
355.00
100,001
– and up
225.00
*
225.00+
Clearing Only
1 – 5 acres
25.00
60.00
85.00
5 – and up
50.00
90.00
140.00
*Inspections for very large sites will be based on the amount of time the inspections will take and will be assessed at a rate of $25.00 per hour.
Additional unscheduled inspections will also be assessed on an hourly basis at a rate of $25.00 per hour.
(Ord. 1529 § 3.5, 1991)
Sediment and erosion control permits expire one year after the date the permit was issued. The city engineer may extend the period once to an additional 180 days. The city engineer may require additional sediment and erosion controls as a condition of the extension if they are necessary to meet the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 1529 § 3.6, 1991)
Modifications to the provisions of an approved sediment and erosion control permit must be submitted to the city and reviewed by the city engineer for compliance with this chapter. Substantial modifications, as determined by the city engineer, shall require additional permit fees and modification of the approved sediment and erosion control permit. Minor modifications can be approved by a letter of modification from the city engineer.
(Ord. 1529 § 3.7, 1991)
Approved sediment and erosion control permits shall be prominently displayed on the subject property at all times during the construction or other activity until completion of the construction or other activity, and the final inspection by the city engineer has taken place.
(Ord. 1529 § 3.8, 1991)