[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of the Town of Smithfield 10-27-1987;
amended in its entirety 10-22-1985 (Ch. 16, Art. IV, of the 1985 Code of Ordinances).
Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
The following definitions shall apply in this chapter:
Any person, corporation, or public or private organization proposing
a development which would involve disturbance to the natural terrain as herein
defined.
An excavation. The difference between a point on the original ground
and a designated point of lower elevation on the final grade. Also, the material
removed in excavating.
Any construction, reconstruction, demolition or removal of structures,
roadways, parking, or other paved areas, utilities, or other similar facilities,
including any action requiring a building permit by the Town.
The removal of mineral and/or organic matter by the action of wind,
water, and/or gravity.
Any act by which earth, sand, gravel, rock, or any other similar
material is dug into, cut, quarried, uncovered, removed, displaced, relocated,
or bulldozed, and shall include the conditions resulting therefrom.
Any act by which earth, sand, or other material is placed or moved
to a new location above ground. The fill is also the difference in elevation
between a point of existing undisturbed ground and a designated point of higher
elevation of the final grade.
Any physical land activity which includes such actions as clearance
of vegetation; moving or filling of land; removal or excavation of soil or
mineral resources; or similar activities.
The surface water discharge or rate of discharge of a given watershed
after a fall of rain or snow and including seepage flows that do not enter
the soil but run off the surface of the land. Also, that portion of water
that is not absorbed by the soil, but runs off the land surface.
Solid material, both mineral and/or organic, that is in suspension,
being transported, or has been moved from its site or origin by wind, water
and/or gravity as a product of erosion.
The (approved) document required before any person may cause a disturbance
to the natural terrain within the Town as herein regulated. Also, herein referred
to as an "erosion and sediment control plan," "approved plan."
A.
Revocation or suspension of approval. The approval of
an erosion and sediment control plan under this chapter may be revoked or
suspended and work initiated under the plan halted for an indefinite time
period by the Environmental Affairs Officer or his authorized agent by written
notification transmitted to the developer or owner for one or more of the
following reasons:
(1)
Violation of any condition of the approved plan, or conditions
or specifications pertaining thereto;
(2)
Violation of any provisions of this chapter or any other
applicable law, ordinance, rule or regulation related to the work or site
of work; and
(3)
The existence of any condition or the performance of
any act constituting or creating a nuisance, hazard, or endangerment to human
life or the property of others, or contrary to the spirit or intent of this
chapter.
B.
Other penalties. In addition thereto, wherever there
is a failure to comply with the provisions of this chapter, the Town shall
have the right to notify the applicant/owner that he has five days from the
receipt of notice to temporarily correct the violations and 30 days from receipt
of notice to permanently correct the violations. Should the applicant/owner
fail to comply with the notices, he shall be deemed in violation of this chapter
and subject to a fine of $100 per day for each day the violation persists.
In addition, should the applicant/owner fail to take the temporary corrective
measures within the five-day period and the permanent corrective measures
within the thirty-day period, the Town shall then have the right to take whatever
actions it deems necessary to correct the violations and to assert a lien
on the subject property in an amount equal to the costs of remedial actions.
The imposition of any penalty shall not exempt the offender from compliance
with the provisions of this chapter, including revocation of the performance
bond or assessment of a lien on the property by the Town.
Whenever a violation of this chapter occurs, or is alleged to have occurred,
any person may convey to the Environmental Affairs Officer a written complaint
stating fully the causes and basis thereof. The Environmental Affairs Officer
shall promptly record such complaint, immediately investigate and take appropriate
action thereon as provided by this chapter. All complainants shall be promptly
notified by the Environmental Affairs Officer as to the disposition of their
complaint.
A.
The Town Council hereby finds that excessive quantities
of soil are eroding from certain areas that are undergoing development for
nonagricultural uses such as housing developments, industrial areas, recreational
facilities, gravel banks, general excavation projects 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,
leaves deposits of silt in ponds and reservoirs and is considered a major
water pollutant.
B.
The Town Council further finds that the streams, culverts
and watercourses in the Town of Smithfield cannot accept any increase in runoff
from developments, new roads, homes and the like. It is therefore the intention
of this chapter that there be no increase in runoff to streams, drainage systems,
watercourses and the like by those activities governed by this chapter.
C.
The purpose of this chapter is to prevent soil erosion
and sedimentation from occurring and control off-site runoff as a result of
nonagricultural development within the Town by requiring proper provisions
for water disposal, and the protection of soil surfaces during and after construction,
in order to promote the safety, public health and general welfare of the Town.
This chapter shall be applicable in any situation involving any disturbance to the natural terrain, topsoil or vegetative ground cover upon any property within the Town of Smithfield except as so specified in § 299-6 hereunder, including but not limited to the following specific situations:
A.
For any development project subject to the obtaining
of a building permit pursuant to the building code;
B.
For any development project subject to the approval of
a subdivision plan pursuant to the subdivision regulations; however, the preliminary
and final plats approved by the Town Planning Board shall constitute the plan;
C.
All plans for projects undertaken by the Town through
private contractors shall include in the specifications and in the contract
documents the requirements of this chapter;
D.
All projects undertaken directly by the department of public works and by its several divisions shall be undertaken in accordance with the performance principles provided for in § 299-8C(17) and such standards and definitions as may be adopted to implement said performance principles;
E.
For any wood cutting operation involving an area of 1/2
acre or more or where slope is greater than 10%.
It shall be unlawful for any person to disturb any existing vegetation, grades, and contours of land without first receiving a soil erosion permit from the Building Official in accordance with the procedures set out in § 299-7 of this chapter. No permit shall be required under this chapter for the following:
A.
The construction, alteration or use of a single-family
residential structure or appurtenance or a two-family residential structure
or structures accessory thereto, which is or are to be constructed, altered
or used individually and not as part of a development, provided such construction,
including land-disturbing activities, does not occur within 100 feet of any
watercourse and has no slopes greater than 10 feet vertical in 100 feet horizontal
or 10% before, during and after construction.
B.
Development projects where less than 1/2 acre; is
to be disturbed during one planting season, and which disturbance of soil
is not within 100 feet of any watercourse, has no slope greater than 10% before,
during and after construction; and where in the opinion of the Environmental
Affairs Officer, no soil erosion will occur.
C.
Accepted agricultural management practices such as seasonal
tilling and harvest activities associated with property utilized for private
and/or commercial agricultural or silvacultural purposes.
D.
An excavation which exhibits all of the following characteristics:
(1)
Is less than four feet in vertical depth at its deepest
point as measured from the average elevation of the natural ground surface;
and
(2)
Does not result in a total displacement of more than
100 cubic yards of material on any lot, land, parcel, or subdivision; and
(3)
Has no slopes steeper than 10 feet vertical in 100 feet
horizontal or approximately 10 percent before, during and after construction;
and
(4)
Has all disturbed surface areas promptly and effectively
protected to prevent soil erosion and sedimentation from occurring including
seeding and/or sodding, and provided that all disturbed surface areas which
will be exposed for a period of time in excess of 30 days shall be covered
with a suitable temporary protective ground cover until permanent ground cover
is in place.
E.
Grading, as a maintenance measure, or for landscaping
purposes on existing developed land parcels or lots, provided that all of
the following conditions are met:
(1)
The aggregate of area(s) affected or stripped at any
one time does not exceed 10,000 square feet; and
(2)
The change of elevation does not extend two feet at any
point; and
(3)
All bare surface area is promptly seeded, sodded, or
otherwise effectively protected from erosive actions; and
(4)
The grading does not involve a quantity of material in
excess of 500 cubic yards.
F.
Grading, filling, removal or excavation activities and
operations undertaken by the Town under the direction and supervision of the
Director of Public Works for work on streets, roads or right-of-ways dedicated
to public use, provided, however, that adequate and acceptable erosion and
sediment controls are incorporated in engineering plans and specifications
and employed. Appropriate controls shall apply during construction as well
as after the completion of such activities.
[Amended 6-6-2000]
A.
Plan. To obtain approval for a permit under the previous
section, an applicant shall first file with the Environmental Affairs Office
an erosion and sediment control plan signed by the owner of the property,
or authorized agent, on which the work subject to approval is to be performed.
The plan or drawings, as described in section 16-103, shall include proposed
erosion and sediment control measures to be employed by the applicant or his
agent. RI freshwater wetlands permit: Where any portion of a proposed development
requires approval under the RI Freshwater Wetlands Act (G.L. § 2-1-15
et seq.), as amended, and where said approval contains provisions for soil
erosion and sediment controls, that approved plan shall be a component of
the overall soil erosion and sediment control plan required hereunder for
the development.
B.
Fees. Building permits. Where a building permit is required
under the Building Code,[1] the site plans shall include all the requirements of this chapter and the building permit fee shall be based on the entire cost of the building plus improvements required by this chapter. Application of such fees shall apply to all land-disturbing activities; for example, subdivisions, except as provided for under § 299-6 above.
C.
Plan review.
(1)
There is hereby established a Soil Erosion Committee
to review and decide upon plans submitted in accordance with this chapter.
The Committee shall be composed of three members of the Smithfield Planning
Board and two members of the Smithfield Conservation Commission. The members
shall be designated by the chairman of their respective Boards.
(2)
An owner of property may obtain a determination as to
the applicability of this chapter to his property by filing a request therefor
with the Environmental Affairs Office. If the Environmental Affairs Officer
determines that this chapter applies to a certain parcel of land, the owner
must submit a plan as required hereunder.
(3)
An applicant shall file five copies of the proposed plan
and calculations with the Environmental Affairs Officer who shall send a copy
of the plan and calculations to the Soil Erosion Committee and to the Director
of Public Works. The Environmental Affairs Officer may also submit a copy
of the plan to other local departments or agencies including the Local Conservation
District, in order to better achieve the purposes of this chapter.
D.
Plan approval. The Soil Erosion Committee shall take
action in writing either approving or disapproving the plan with reasons stated
within 30 days of the receipt of the technical recommendations of the Environmental
Affairs Officer. The Environmental Affairs Officer will forward the plan with
his technical recommendations to the Committee within 10 days after the plan
has been submitted to him. The Committee may not consider a plan unless it
has received the technical recommendations of the Environmental Affairs Officer
concerning the plan. Such technical recommendations of the Environmental Affairs
Officer must be incorporated into the decision of the Committee. The opinion
of the Public Works Director is to be advisory only and the Committee may
consider a plan without the Public Works Director's opinion. The Committee
shall disapprove any plan found to be incomplete. In approving a plan, the
Soil Erosion Committee may attach such conditions as are reasonably necessary
to further the purposes of this chapter. Such conditions pertaining to erosion,
sediment control and stormwater management measures and/or devices, may include,
but are not limited to, the erection of walls, drains, dams and structures,
planting vegetation, trees, shrubs, detention basins, furnishing necessary
easements, and specifying a method of performing various kinds of work, and
the sequence or timing thereof. The applicant/owner shall notify the Environmental
Affairs Officer in advance of his intent to begin clearing and construction
work described in the erosion and sediment control plan. The applicant shall
have the approved erosion and sediment control plan stamped by the Soil Erosion
Committee on the site during grading and construction.
E.
Issuance of soil erosion permit. When the Soil Erosion
Committee has approved a plan in writing, an owner/applicant may present the
written decision and approved plans stamped by the Soil Erosion Committee
to the Building Official and obtain from him a soil erosion permit for the
property covered by the approved plan. The Building Official shall not accept
an application for a building permit for any property, subject to the provisions
of this chapter until a soil erosion permit has been issued for said property.
F.
Appeals.
(1)
Administrative procedures. If the ruling made by the
Soil Erosion Committee is unsatisfactory to the applicant, owner, the applicant/owner
may file a written appeal. The appeal of a plan for a building permit shall
be to the Building Appeals Board. The appeal of a plan for a subdivision shall
be as provided for in § 45-23-67 of the General Laws. Appeal procedures
shall follow current requirements for appeal to either of the two Boards above.
However, under any appeal proceeding, the Board with which the appeal has
been filed shall notify the Conservation Commission and Planning Board of
the appeal and of the time, date, and place of the hearing. The Conservation
Commission and Planning Board shall submit written comments on the appeal,
and such comments, together with the written decision of the Soil Erosion
Committee, shall be read into the official record of the hearing. During the
period in which the request for appeal is filed, and until such time as a
final decision is rendered on the appeal, the decision of the Soil Erosion
Committee shall remain in effect.
(2)
Expert opinion. The Soil Erosion Committee, the Building
Appeals Board, the Board of Appeal or the Conservation Commission may seek
technical assistance on any soil erosion and sediment control plan. Such expert
opinion must be made available in the office of the Environmental Affairs
Officer as a public record prior to the appeals hearing.
A.
Preparation; information.
(1)
The erosion and sediment control plan shall be prepared
by a registered engineer or land surveyor on standard 8 1/2 inches by
11 inches, 11 inches by 17 inches, or 24 inches by 36 inches sheets
at a suggested scale of one inch equals 40 feet. A key shall be included if
a plan consists of more than two sheets.
(2)
The erosion and sediment control plan shall include sufficient
information about the proposed activities and land parcel(s) to form a clear
basis for discussion and review and to assure compliance with all applicable
requirements of this chapter.
B.
A minimum of five copies, plus any additional copies
that may be required by the Environmental Affairs Officer, shall be submitted.
C.
This information may be drafted on the plans or may be
included as attachments and shall consist of the following:
(1)
Locus plan;
(2)
The name and address of the owner of the site, and, if
different, the applicant, the designer, and the developer;
(3)
The location, extent, and type of all proposed work to
be performed, including all existing and proposed buildings, structures, utilities,
sewers, water mains, and storm drains on the site;
(4)
Topographic mapping with elevations keyed to the municipal
base showing existing contours at intervals of not more than two feet intervals
of the finished grade of all disturbed land area(s) at the conclusion of the
construction and/or land-disturbance activities;
(5)
A description of the general topographic and soil conditions
at the project site, including all significant limitations such as rock outcrops,
existing alterations to natural drainage, and any other site characteristics
pertinent to the work to be performed;
(6)
The location and size of all parking and loading areas
and driveways, both public and private;
(7)
The location of all existing and proposed buildings or
structures, utilities including drainage facilities, and all significant natural
features within 100 feet of the proposed work to be performed;
(8)
The name, location, right-of-way width, and pavement
width of all streets, roads and highways within 100 feet of the site;
(9)
The location and names, if applicable, of any streams,
wetlands, water bodies, drainage swales, watercourses, and areas subject to
periodic flooding, both on and within 100 feet of the site on which the work
is to be performed. Included shall be a delineation of any areas designated
as flood hazards by the Federal Insurance Administration or other state or
federal agencies;
(10)
The names and addresses of all owners of abutting parcels
and the location of all adjoining lot boundaries according to the latest Assessor's
records;
(11)
The approximate total quantity of earthwork involved
in the proposed work, with appropriate breakdown as to cut and fill;
(12)
The location and extent of the removal of existing topsoil,
trees, and other vegetation; quantities and location of any material to removed
from the site;
(13)
The estimated time of exposure for all disturbed land
area(s) on the site prior to the completion of effective temporary and/or
permanent erosion and sediment control measures and facilities. This shall
include planting and seeding dates and application rates, and the phasing
plan indicating the anticipated starting and completion dates of all phases
of proposed site work;
(14)
Details of all proposed drainage provisions to be employed
on the site including the location and type of all proposed erosion and sediment
control measures and stormwater runoff controls of both a permanent and temporary
nature and specifications for the maintenance of each in the form of a maintenance
plan;
(15)
The type, location, and extent of all proposed temporary
and permanent vegetation and mulching that will be used to protect exposed
areas of the project site;
(16)
Prompt submittal of such other information or construction
plans and details as deemed necessary by the Environmental Affairs Officer
or Soil Erosion Committee for a thorough review of the plan prior to action
being taken as prescribed in this chapter. Withholding or delay of such information
may be reason for the Soil Erosion Committee to judge the application as incomplete
and grounds for disapproval;
(17)
Performance principles.
(a)
The contents of the erosion and sediment control plan
shall clearly demonstrate how the principles, outlined below, have been met
in the design and are to be accomplished by the proposed development project.
[1]
The site selection shall show due regard for natural
drainage characteristics and topography.
[2]
Areas with slopes exceeding 10% shall be avoided.
[3]
The grade of slopes created shall be minimized.
[4]
For development of public or private projects which will
exceed 1/2 acre, any increase in storm runoff shall be controlled on
site to minimize downstream impact. This increased storm runoff shall be retained
and recharged as close as feasible to its place or origin by means of detention
ponds or basins, seepage areas, subsurface drains, porous paving, or similar
technique. Plans for land development of 10 acres or more shall show means
whereby the peak discharge from the developed site shall not exceed the peak
discharge for the undeveloped site for the one-hundred-year storm. Plans for
all other property subject to this chapter shall show means whereby the peak
discharge from the developed site shall not exceed the peak discharge for
the undeveloped site for the twenty-five-year storm. In all cases, calculation
shall be based on the Technical Release 55 (Hydrology for Urban Areas) method.
[5]
Original boundaries, alignment and slope of watercourses
within the project locus shall be preserved to the greatest extent feasible.
[6]
In general, drainage shall be directed away from structures
intended for human occupancy, municipal or utility use, or similar structures.
[7]
All drainage provisions shall be of such a design and
capacity so as to adequately handle stormwater runoff, including runoff from
tributary upstream areas which may be outside the locus of the project.
[8]
Drainage facilities shall be installed as early as feasible
during construction, prior to site clearance, if possible.
[9]
Fill located adjacent to watercourses shall be suitable
protected from erosion by means of rip rap, gabions, retaining walls, vegetative
stabilization, or similar measures;
[10]
Temporary vegetation and/or mulching shall be used to
protect bare areas and stockpiles from erosion during construction; the smallest
areas feasible shall be exposed at any one time; disturbed areas shall be
protected during the nongrowing months, November through March;
[11]
Permanent vegetation shall be placed immediately following
fine grading;
[12]
Trees and other existing vegetation shall be retained
whenever feasible; the area beyond the dripline shall be fenced or roped off
to protect trees from construction equipment;
[13]
Areas damaged during construction shall be resodded,
reseeded, or otherwise restored. Monitoring and maintenance schedules, where
required, shall be predetermined.
(b)
In order to comply with the principles set forth above,
the Soil Erosion Committee shall use as a reference in determining the suitability
and adequacy of erosion - sediment plans the publication entitled, "Rhode
Island Erosion and Sediment Control Handbook," U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Soil Conservation Service and RI State Conservation Committee, 1980, or its
most recent addition.
A.
Performance bond.
(1)
Before approving an erosion sediment control plan, the
Soil Erosion Committee may require the applicant/owner to file a surety company
performance bond or deposit of money or negotiable securities. When any land-disturbing
activity is to take place within 100 feet of any watercourse or within an
identified flood hazard district, or on slopes in excess of 10%, the filing
of a performance bond shall be required. The amount of such bond, as determined
by the Environmental Affairs Officer shall be sufficient to cover the cost
of implementing all erosion and sediment control measures as shown on the
plan.
(2)
The bond or negotiable security filed by the applicant
shall be subject to approval of the form, content, amount and manner of execution
by the Environmental Affairs Officer and the Town Solicitor.
(3)
A performance bond for an erosion sediment control plan
for a subdivision may be included in the performance bond of the subdivision.
The posting of such bond as part of the subdivision performance bond does
not, however, relieve the owner of any requirement(s) of this chapter.
B.
Notice of default on performance secured by bond.
(1)
Whenever the Environmental Affairs Officer shall find
that a default has occurred in the performance of any term(s) or condition(s)
of the bond or in the implementation of measures secured by the bond, written
notice thereof shall be made to the applicant and to the surety of the bond
by the Town solicitor. Such notice shall state the nature of default, work
to be done, the estimated cost thereof, and the period of time deemed by the
Environmental Affairs Officer to be reasonably necessary for the completion
of such work.
(2)
Failure of the applicant to acknowledge and comply with
the provisions and deadlines outlined in such notice of default shall mean
the institution, by the Town solicitor, without further notice of proceedings
whatsoever, of appropriate measures to utilize the performance bond to cause
the required work to be completed by the Town, by contract or by other appropriate
means as determined by the Town Solicitor.
C.
Notice of default on performance secured by cash or negotiable securities deposit. If a cash or negotiable securities deposit has been posted by the applicant, notice and procedure shall be the same as provided for in the preceding Subsection B.
D.
Release from performance bond conditions. The performance
bonding requirement shall remain in full force and effect until satisfactory
completion of the work.
A.
Every approval granted herein shall expire at the end
of the time period set forth in the conditions. The developer shall fully
perform and complete all of the work required within the specified time period.
B.
If the developer is unable to complete the work within
the designated time period, he shall, at least 30 days prior to the expiration
date, submit a written request for an extension of time to the Environmental
Affairs Officer, setting forth the reasons underlying the requested time extension.
If the extension is warranted, the Environmental Affairs Officer may grant
an extension of time up to a maximum of one year from the date of the original
deadline. Subsequent extensions under the same conditions may be granted at
the discretion of the Environmental Affairs Officer.
Maintenance of all erosion - sediment control devices under this chapter
shall be the responsibility of the owner. Such erosion - sediment control
devices shall be maintained in good condition and working order on a continuing
basis. Watercourses originated and located completely on private property
shall be the responsibility of the owner to their point of open discharge
at the property line or at a communal watercourse within the property.
Neither approval of an erosion and sediment control plan nor compliance
with any condition of this chapter shall relieve the owner/applicant from
any responsibility for damages to persons or property; nor impose any liability
upon the Town of Smithfield for damages to persons or property.
A.
Periodic inspections. The provisions of this chapter
shall be administered and enforced by the Environmental Affairs Officer or
his designated representative. All work shall be subject to periodic inspections
by the Environmental Affairs Officer, or his authorized agent(s). The developer
shall pay the cost of said inspections in accordance with a fee schedule adopted
by the Town Council. All work shall be performed in accordance with an inspection
and construction control schedule approved by the Environmental Affairs Officer
or his designated representative, who shall maintain a permanent file on all
of his inspections. Upon completion of work, the developer or owner(s) shall
notify the Environmental Affairs Officer that all grading, drainage, erosion
and sediment control measures and devices, stormwater management devices,
and vegetations and ground cover planting has been completed in conformance
with the approval, all attached plans, specifications, conditions, and other
applicable provisions of this chapter.
B.
Final inspection.
(1)
Upon such notification of the completion by the owner,
the Environmental Affairs Officer or his authorized agent(s) shall make a
final inspection of the site in question and shall prepare a final summary
inspection report of his findings which shall be retained in the department
of environmental affairs.
(2)
After the final site inspection has been completed and
approved, the applicant/owner may request a release of his performance bond
by the Environmental Affairs Officer. In the instance where the performance
bond has been posted with the recording of a final subdivision, the bond shall
be released only after the Environmental Affairs Officer has been notified
by the Town Planning Board of successful completion of all plat improvements
by the applicant/owner.
If, at any stage, the work in progress and/or completed under the terms of an approved erosion and sediment control plan does not conform to such plan, a written notice from the Environmental Affairs Officer to comply shall be transmitted to the owner. Such notice shall set forth the nature of corrections required and the time limit within which corrections shall be completed. Failure to comply with the required corrections within the specified time limit shall be considered a violation of the article, in which case the performance bond or cash or negotiable securities deposit shall be subject to notice of default, in accordance with § 299-9B and C of this chapter.
[Added 10-16-2001]
A.
Prior to soil erosion plan review for a subdivision,
the applicant shall first tender a fee for services, which will apply to the
review of a development proposal (including review and approval of all plans
and calculations). This will not include inspection fees for subdivision site
inspections, which are included under Section VI, Article D of the Land Development
and Subdivision Review Regulations for the Town of Smithfield adopted on March
4, 1996. Fees will be in accordance with the following schedule:
(1)
Single-family and multifamily subdivisions (plan review
only).
|
Number of Lots
|
Fee
| |
|---|---|---|
|
1
|
$25.00
| |
|
2
|
$50.00
| |
|
3
|
$200.00
| |
|
4 to 8
|
$250.00
| |
|
9 to 15
|
$350.00
| |
|
16 to 25
|
$400.00
| |
|
26 to 50
|
$500.00
| |
|
51 plus
|
$500.00
(plus $10.00 per lot for each lot over 51)
|
B.
Prior to soil erosion review for site plans other than
a subdivision including but not limited to residential, condominium, commercial
and industrial, parking lots, woodcutting, pipelines, utilities, land grading
operations, etc., the applicant shall first tender a fee for services, which
will apply to the review of a development proposal and approval of all plans
and calculations, in accordance with the following schedule:
(1)
Site plan review for listed developments (including inspection).
|
Type
|
Fee
| |
|---|---|---|
|
Single-family home on a single lot
|
$25.00 [regardless of acreage (size of lot)]
| |
|
Up to 30,000 square feet
|
$200.00
| |
|
31,000 square feet to 1.5 acres
|
$300.00
| |
|
1 acre to 5 acres
|
$400.00
| |
|
6 acres to 10 acres
|
$500.00
| |
|
11 acres to 20 acres
|
$600.00
| |
|
21 acres to 50 acres
|
$1,000.00
| |
|
51 acres to 75 acres
|
$1,200.00
| |
|
76 acres and over
|
$1,200.00 (plus $20.00 per acre for each acre over 76, total fee not
to exceed $1,500.00.)
|
C.
Exemptions. Fences, decks, porches, tool sheds not greater than 200 square feet, signs and Town projects (NOTE: Town projects must conform to the Soil Erosion Ordinance, Ch. 299, Soil Erosion and Sediment Control.) will be exempted from the above-mentioned fee schedule.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Secs. 16-111 through 16-123, adopted 2-16-1988,
being the substantive sections of Div. 2, pertaining to maintenance of permanent
control structures, which followed this section, were repealed 6-18-1991.
