The Queen Anne's County Department of Planning and Zoning shall coordinate and enforce this Chapter 14:2.
The permit holder shall maintain a copy of the
approved erosion and sediment control plan on site.
As a condition of every grading or building permit, the Queen Anne's County Department of Planning and Zoning may enter property periodically to inspect for compliance with this Chapter 14:2.
A.
When inspections required.
(1)
On all sites with disturbed areas in excess of two acres, the permit holder shall request that the Queen Anne's County Department of Planning and Zoning inspect work completed at the stages of construction specified below to ensure accordance with the approved erosion and sediment control plan, the grading or building permit, and this Chapter 14:2:
(2)
Other building or grading inspection approvals may
not be authorized until initial approval by the inspection agency
is made.
B.
Average frequency of inspections. Every active site
having a designed erosion and sediment control plan should be inspected
for compliance with the plan on the average of once every two weeks.
The Queen Anne's County Department of Planning
and Zoning shall notify the on-site personnel or the owner or developer
in writing when violations are observed, describing:
A.
In general. When inspection of the site indicates
the approved erosion and sediment control plan needs modification,
the modification shall be made in compliance with the erosion and
sediment control criteria contained in the Standards and Specifications
in accordance with this section.
B.
Major modifications.
(1)
The permit holder shall submit requests for major
modifications to approved erosion and sediment control plans to the
plan approval agency to be processed appropriately.
C.
Minor modifications.
(1)
The inspector may approve minor modifications to approved
erosion and sediment control plans in the field if documented on a
field inspection report.
(2)
The plan approval agency shall, in conjunction with
the inspection agency, develop a list of allowable field modifications
for use by the inspector.
A.
Receipt. The Queen Anne's County Department of Planning
and Zoning shall receive complaints and initiate enforcement procedures
when violations are confirmed.
B.
Action on complaint. Any complaint received shall
be acted on routinely within three days, and the complainant shall
be notified of any action or proposed action routinely within seven
days of receipt of the complaint.
A.
Notice of violation. When the Queen Anne's County
Department of Planning and Zoning or an inspector determines that
a violation of an approved erosion and sediment control plan has occurred,
the inspector shall:
B.
Failure to correct violation; stoppage of work.
(1)
If the violation persists after the date specified
for corrective action in the notice of violation, the Queen Anne's
County Department of Planning and Zoning shall order work on the site
stopped.
(2)
The Queen Anne's County Department of Planning and
Zoning shall determine the extent to which work is stopped, which
may include all work on the site except the work necessary to correct
the violation.
C.
Referral for legal action. If reasonable efforts to
correct the violation are not undertaken by the permit holder, the
Queen Anne's County Department of Planning and Zoning shall refer
the violation for legal action.
D.
Denial of permits. The Queen Anne's County Department
of Planning and Zoning may deny the issuance of any permits to an
applicant when it determines that the applicant is not in compliance
with the provisions of a building or grading permit or approved erosion
and sediment control plan.
E.
Timing of enforcement. Any step in the enforcement
process may be taken at any time, depending on the severity of the
violation.
F.
Working without permit; stoppage of work. If a person
is working without a permit, the Queen Anne's County Department of
Planning and Zoning shall order work on the site stopped, except activity
necessary to provide erosion and sediment control.