This chapter is entitled the "Village of Wrightstown Construction Site
Erosion Control Ordinance."
This chapter is adopted pursuant to the authorization in W.S.A. s. 61.354.
This chapter applies to land disturbing construction and land developing
activities on lands within the boundaries and jurisdiction of the village.
All state funded or conducted construction is exempt from this chapter.
For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall be defined as
follows:
AGRICULTURAL LAND USE
The use of land for planting, growing, cultivating and harvesting
of crops for human or livestock consumption and pasturing or yarding of livestock.
EROSION
The detachment and movement of soil, sediment or rock fragments by
water, wind, ice or gravity.
EROSION 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 by the Director
of Public Works or Village of Wrightstown Building Inspector.
INACTIVE
No construction activity taking place on the site.
LAND DISTURBING CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY
Any man-made change of the land surface, including removing vegetative
cover, excavating, filing and grading, but not including agricultural land
uses such as planting, growing, cultivating and harvesting of crops; growing
and tending of gardens; harvesting of trees; and landscaping modifications.
LANDOWNER
Any person holding title to or having interest in land.
LAND USER
Any person operating, leasing, renting or having made other arrangements
with the landowner by which the landowner authorizes use of his or her land.
PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY
Land dedicated to the village and occupied or intended to be occupied
for a use such as a public street, sidewalk, crosswalk, water main, storm
drains or any other use requiring maintenance by the Village of Wrightstown.
ROADWAY
That portion of a public right-of-way designed and intended for vehicular
traffic.
RUNOFF
The rainfall, snowmelt or irrigation water flowing over the ground
surface.
SET OF ONE-YEAR DESIGN STORMS
The following rain intensities and rain volumes for the storm durations
of 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 6.0, 12.0 and 24.0 hours that occur approximately once
per year.
Storm Duration
(hours)
|
Average Rain Intensity
(inches per hour)
|
Total Rain
(inches)
|
---|
0.5
|
1.8
|
0.9
|
1.0
|
1.1
|
1.1
|
2.0
|
0.7
|
1.3
|
3.0
|
0.5
|
1.5
|
6.0
|
0.3
|
1.7
|
12.0
|
0.2
|
2.0
|
24.0
|
0.1
|
2.3
|
SITE
The entire area included in the legal description of the land on
which the land disturbing construction activity or land development activity
is proposed in the permit application.
TRACKING
Intentional or unintentional conveyance of sediment, soil or construction
waste from a site to a roadway, resulting in the intentional or unintentional
deposit of such sediment, soil or construction waste on a roadway.
All erosion control measures required to comply with this chapter shall
meet the design criteria, standards and specifications for the erosion control
measures based on accepted design criteria, standards and specifications identified
in the latest edition of the Department of Natural Resource's Wisconsin
Construction Site Best Management Practice Handbook and by the Director of
Public Works or Village of Wrightstown Building Inspector.
All sedimentation basins and other erosion control measures necessary
to meet the requirements of this chapter shall be maintained by the applicant
or subsequent landowner during the period of land disturbance and land development
of the site in satisfactory manner to ensure adequate performance and to prevent
nuisance conditions. Maintenance or erosion control measures shall meet the
standards identified in the latest edition of the Department of Natural Resource's
Wisconsin Construction Site Best Management Practice Handbook and by the Director
of Public Works or Village of Wrightstown Building Inspector.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter or any rule, regulation or order made hereunder shall be subject to a forfeiture as set forth in Chapter
102, Fees and Penalties, for each violation. Each day a violation exists shall constitute a separate offense.