For purposes of this article, the following
words shall have meanings as indicated:
CERTIFICATION
A signed, written approval by the Director of Community Development
that a soil erosion and sediment control plan complies with the applicable
requirements of these regulations.
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DEVELOPMENT
Any construction or grading activities to improved or unimproved
real estate.
DISTURBED AREA
An area where the ground cover is destroyed or removed leaving
the land subject to accelerated erosion.
EROSION
The detachment and movement of soil or rock fragments by
water, wind, ice or gravity.
GRADING
Any excavating, grubbing, filling (including hydraulic fill)
or stockpiling of earth materials or any combination thereof, including
the land in its excavated or filled condition.
INSPECTION
The periodic review of sediment and erosion control measures
shown on the certified plan.
SEDIMENT
Solid material, either mineral or organic, that is in suspension,
is transported or has been moved from its site of origin by erosion.
SOIL
Any unconsolidated mineral or organic material of any origin.
A soil erosion and sediment control plan shall
be submitted with any application for development when the disturbed
area of such development is cumulatively more than 1/2 acre.
A single-family dwelling that is not a part of a subdivision of land shall be exempt from these soil erosion and sediment control regulations. Such exemption shall not affect the applicability of §
177-29.
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A. Plans for soil erosion and sediment control shall be developed in accordance with these regulations using the principles as outlined in Chapters
3 and 4 of the Connecticut Guidelines for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control (1985), as amended. Soil erosion and sediment control plans shall result in a development that minimizes erosion and sedimentation during construction, is stabilized and protected from erosion when completed and does not cause off-site erosion and/or sedimentation.
B. The minimum standards for individual measures are those in the Connecticut
Guidelines for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control (1985), as amended.
The Director of Community Development may grant exceptions when requested
by the applicant if technically sound reasons are presented.
C. The appropriate method from Chapter 9 of the Connecticut Guidelines
for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control (1985), as amended, shall be
used in determining peak flow rates and volumes of runoff, unless
an alternative method is approved by the Director of Community Development.
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Inspections shall be made by the Director of Community Development
or designated agent during development to ensure compliance with the
certified plan and that control measures and facilities are properly
performed or installed and maintained. The Director of Community Development
may require the permittee to verify, through progress reports, that
soil erosion, sediment control and stormwater runoff control measures
and facilities have been performed or installed according to the certified
plan and are being operated and maintained.