A. 
To obtain approval for a land disturbing activity as found applicable by the Building Official or his/her designee under Article II, an applicant shall first file 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 Article IV, shall include proposed erosion and sediment control measures to be employed by the applicant or the applicant's agent.
B. 
RI freshwater wetlands permit. Where any portion of a proposed development requires approval under the RI Freshwater Wetlands Act (R.I.G.L. § 2-1-15 et seq.), as amended, and where said approval contains provisions for soil erosion and sediment control, that approved plan shall be a component of the overall soil erosion and sediment control plan required hereunder for the development.
The Town of Glocester may collect fair and reasonable fees from each applicant requesting approval of a soil erosion and sediment control plan for the purposes of administering this chapter.
A. 
Within five working days of the receipt of a completed plan, the Building Official or his/her designee shall send a copy of the plan to the review authorities, which may include the Public Works Department, the Planning Board, or Planning Department and Conservation Commission, for the purpose of review and comment. The Building Official or his/her designee may also within the above time frame submit copies of the plan to other local departments or agencies, including the conservation district that services their county, in order to better achieve the purposes of this chapter. Failure of the aforementioned review authorities to respond within 21 days of their receipt of the plan shall be deemed as no objection to the plan as submitted.
B. 
The time allowed for plan review shall be commensurate with the proposed development project, and shall be done simultaneously with other reviews.
A. 
The Building Official or his/her designee shall take action in writing either approving or disapproving this plan with reasons stated within 10 days after he/she has received the written opinion of the aforementioned review authorities.
B. 
In approving a plan, the Building Official or his/her designee may attach such conditions as deemed reasonably necessary by the aforementioned review authorities to further the purpose of this chapter. Such conditions pertaining to erosion and sediment control measures and/or devices may include, but are not limited to, the erection of walls, drains, dams, and structures, planting vegetation, trees, shrubs, furnishings, necessary easements, and specifying a method of performing various kinds of work, and the sequence for timing thereof.
C. 
The applicant/owner shall notify the Building Official or his/her designee in advance of his or her intent to begin clearing and construction work described in the erosion and sediment control plan. The applicant shall have the erosion and sediment control plan on the site during grading and construction.
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Administrative procedures. If the ruling made by the Building Official or his/her designee is unsatisfactory to the applicant/owner, the applicant/owner may file a written appeal. The appeal of plans for soil erosion and sediment control shall be to the Zoning Board of Review or other appropriate board of review, as determined by the Town Council.
B. 
Appeal procedures shall follow current requirements for appeal to boards above.
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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 Building Official or his/her designee shall remain in effect.
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Expert opinions. The official or his/her designee, the Zoning Board of Review or other board of review, may seek technical assistance on any soil erosion and sediment control plan. Such expert opinion must be made available in the office of the Building Official or his/her designee as a public record prior to the appeals hearing.