Each application for intensive livestock operations must contain:
(A) Integrator information. The applicant shall provide the name, contact name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address for the integrator whose livestock will be on the applicant’s site;
(B) Certification. Applicants shall provide a written certification from a licensed engineer or surveyor stating the intensive livestock operation is in compliance with the terms and conditions of this chapter.
(1) Applicants shall provide written certification from a licensed engineer or surveyor that the size of the proposed facility will accommodate the number of animals desired by the applicant to be housed therein as determined by the most current standard as developed by Purdue University to the facility being constructed.
(2) In general, the building shall not be significantly over-sized for the number of animals the applicant desires to obtain a permit.
(C) Development plan. A professionally prepared site plan that is drawn to scale and contained on a minimum of 24 inches by 36 inches or larger paper, with the following:
(1) The location of any proposed building(s) and all existing buildings located on the proposed tract site;
(2) Closest residence to any proposed building site of an intensive livestock operation;
(3) Boundaries of the site involved and the location of all land application areas;
(4) The location of streams, highways, lakes, recreational facilities, public buildings, towns, and cities within one mile of the proposed livestock operation site;
(5) The location of any legal ditch or other open waterway within one mile of the proposed livestock operation;
(6) Any parking lots or parking areas, accessory structures, or storm drainage facility located on the same parcel as the intensive livestock operation; and
(7) Any modifications, including expansions, made to a previously approved intensive livestock operation that would requite a new permit.
(D) Topographical map. A map showing the general topography of the area with contour lines and elevations showing that surface drainage will drain away from the site of the operation or any building site. Topography maps and elevations will be satisfactory if prepared by the NRCS, or by a state registered surveyor or professional engineer. Official topography maps may be used if site elevations can be accurately determined;
(E) Permits. All required permits, if any, as may be required by the State Department of Environmental Management (“IDEM”) (if intensive livestock operation is permitted by IDEM), or other state and/or federal agencies whose approval is required as a pre-requisite to the granting of the permit herein;
(F) Affidavits. The applicant(s) shall be required to sign and submit an affidavit, in a form approved by the Plan Commission, stating the type and maximum number of animals for which the applicant(s) are applying to the Plan Commission for a permit. Further, the affidavit shall require the applicant(s) to submit applications for any change in their operation with respect to any increase in the number of animals at the site; and
(G) IDEM Application (if applicable). In the event the applicant(s) are required or choose to obtain IDEM approval for a confined feeding operation, the applicant shall submit a completed copy of the IDEM application to the County Plan Commission. The Plan Commission will not issue a permit under this chapter until after it receives confirmation that state approval has been obtained by the applicant(s).
(Ord. 2019-02, passed 2-26-2019; Ord. 2020-6, passed 6-30-2020)