As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
CONTROL MEASURE
A practice or combination of practice to control erosion and attendant
pollution.
CONTROL PLAN
A written description of the number, locations, sizes and other pertinent
information of control measures designed to meet the requirements of this
chapter submitted by the applicant for review and approval.
EROSION
The detachment and movement of soil, sediment or rock fragments by
water, wind, ice or gravity.
LAND DISTURBANCE
Any man-made change of the land surface, including removing vegetative
cover, excavating, filling and grading, but not including agricultural land
uses, such as planting, growing, cultivating and harvesting crops; growing
and tending gardens; and harvesting trees.
All sites on which land disturbances take place, whether or not subject
to the permit process of this chapter, must meet these standards:
A. The area of bare soil exposed at any one time shall be
kept to a minimum by conducting activities in sequence.
B. Disturbed ground left inactive for 15 or more days shall
be stabilized by seed, mulch or other equivalent measure.
C. Channelized runoff from adjacent areas passing through
the site shall be diverted around disturbed areas, if determined practical
by the City Engineer.
D. All control measures required to comply with this chapter
shall be based upon accepted engineering practice as identified by the City
Engineer. The City Engineer and/or the City Plan Commission may impose additional
standards upon a site to minimize air and water pollution and erosion.
No landowner or land user in the city may commence, allow or continue a land disturbance subject to this chapter without receiving prior approval of a control plan for the site and a permit from the City Engineer, unless the owner or land user has another permit for activities necessarily involving land disturbance, e.g., subdivision development, fill permit, zoning permit, special use permit, etc., and construction of a home. The landowner or land user controlling or using the site and desiring to undertake a land-disturbing activity subject to this chapter shall submit an application for a permit and control plan review and pay an application fee to the City Engineer as provided in Chapter
169, Licenses and Permits.
Permits shall be valid for a period of one year from the date of issuance
or as otherwise set forth by the City Engineer, whichever is longer. The City
Engineer may extend the period for up to an additional 180 days. The City
Engineer may require additional control measures as a condition of the extension.
In addition to the suspension or revocation of any license or permit granted under this chapter, any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter shall be subject to a penalty as provided in Chapter
1, General Provisions, §
1-19.