A. Permit Required: Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no person shall commence or perform any clearing, grading, stripping, excavating or filling of land which meets the following provisions without having first obtained a site development permit from the building department of the village.
1. Any land disturbing activity (that is, clearing, grading, stripping, excavation, fill, or any combination thereof) that will affect an area in excess of five thousand (5,000) square feet;
2. Any land disturbing activity that will affect an area in excess of five hundred (500) square feet if the activity is within twenty five feet (25') of a lake, pond, stream or wetland; or
3. Excavation, fill, or any combination thereof, that will exceed one hundred (100) cubic yards.
B. Exceptions: A permit shall not be required for any of the following, provided that the person responsible for any such development shall implement necessary soil erosion and sediment control measures to satisfy the principles set forth in subsection 12-2-3B of this chapter:
1. Excavation below final grade for the basement and footings of a single-family residence and appurtenant structures on a site in excess of two (2) acres for which a building permit has been issued by the village;
2. Agricultural use of land, including the implementation of conservation measures included in a farm conservation plan approved by the soil and water conservation district, and including the construction of agricultural structures;
3. Installation, renovation or replacement of a septic system to serve an existing dwelling or structure. (1976 Code § 152.103)
C. Application For Permit: Application for a site development permit shall be made by the owner of the property or his authorized agent to the building department on a form furnished for that purpose. Each application shall bear the name(s) and address(es) of the owner or developer of the site and of any consulting firm retained by the applicant together with the name of the applicant's principal contact at such firm, and shall be accompanied by the establishment of an escrow account, and filing fee as required by section 13-1-7 of this code. Each application shall include certification that any land clearing, construction, or development involving the movement of earth shall be in accordance with the plans approved upon issuance of the permit. (Ord. 05-12-27, 12-19-2005)
D. Submissions: Each application for a site development permit shall be accompanied by the following information:
1. A vicinity map in sufficient detail to enable easy location in the field of the site for which the permit is sought, and including the boundary line and approximate acreage of the site, existing zoning and a legend and scale.
2. A development plan of the site showing:
a. Existing topography of the site and adjacent land within approximately one hundred feet (100') of the boundaries, drawn at no greater than two foot (2') contour intervals and clearly portraying the conformation and drainage pattern of the area.
b. The location of existing buildings, structures, utilities, streams, lakes, floodplains, wetlands and depressions, drainage facilities, vegetative cover, paved areas and other significant natural or manmade features on the site and adjacent land within one hundred feet (100') of the boundary.
c. A general description of the predominant soil types on the site, their location and their limitations for the proposed use.
d. Proposed use of the site, including present development and planned utilization; areas of clearing, stripping, grading, excavation and filling; proposed contours, finished grades and street profiles; provisions for storm drainage, including storm sewers, swales, detention basins and any other measures to control the rate of runoff, with a drainage area map, indications of flow directions and computations; kinds and locations of utilities; and areas and acreages proposed to be paved, covered, sodded or seeded, vegetatively stabilized, or left undisturbed.
3. An erosion and sediment control plan showing all measures necessary to meet the objectives of this chapter throughout all phases of construction and permanently after completion of development of the site, including:
a. Location and description, including standard details, of all sediment control measures and design specifics of sediment basins and traps, including outlet details.
b. Location and description of all soil stabilization and erosion control measures, including seeding mixtures and rates, types of sod, method of seedbed preparation, expected seeding dates, type and rate of lime and fertilizer application, kind and quantity of mulching for both temporary and permanent vegetative control measures and types of nonvegetative stabilization measures.
c. Location and description of all runoff control measures, including diversions, waterways and outlets.
d. Location and description of methods to prevent tracking of sediment off site, including construction entrance details, as appropriate.
e. Description of dust and traffic control measures.
f. Locations of stockpiles and description of stabilization methods.
g. Description of off site fill or borrow volumes, locations and methods of stabilization.
h. Provisions for maintenance of control measures, including type and frequency of maintenance, easements and estimates of the cost of maintenance.
i. Identification (name, address, and telephone) of the person(s) or entity which will have legal responsibility for maintenance of erosion control structures and measures during development and after development is completed.
4. Phasing: The proposed phasing of development of the site, including stripping and clearing, rough grading and construction, and final grading and landscaping. Phasing should identify the expected date on which clearing will begin, the estimated duration of exposure of cleared areas and the sequence of installation of temporary sediment control measures (including perimeter controls), clearing and grading, installation of temporary soil stabilization measures, installation of storm drainage, paving streets and parking areas, final grading and the establishment of permanent vegetative cover and the removal of temporary measures. It shall be the responsibility of the applicant to notify the building department of any significant changes which occur in the site development schedule after the initial erosion and sediment control plan has been approved.
5. Compliance:
a. These submissions shall be prepared in accordance with the requirements of this chapter and the standards and requirements contained in Standards and Specifications for Soil Erosions and Sediment Control (the yellow book) published by the Illinois environmental protection agency and the Illinois Procedures and Standards for Urban Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control (the green book) prepared by the Northeastern Illinois soil erosion and sedimentation control steering committee and adopted by the Lake County soil and water conservation district, which standards and requirements are hereby incorporated into this chapter by reference 1 .
b. The building department may waive specific requirements for the content of submission upon finding that the information submitted is sufficient to show that the work will comply with the objectives and principles of this chapter. (1976 Code § 152.103)
E. Expiration Of Permit: Every site development permit shall expire and become null and void if the work authorized by such permit has not been commenced within one hundred eighty (180) days, or is not completed by a date which shall be specified in the permit; except that the building department may, if the permittee presents satisfactory evidence that unusual difficulties have prevented work being commenced or completed within the specified time limits, grant a reasonable extension of time if written application is made before the expiration date of the permit. The building department may require modification of the erosion control plan to prevent any increase in erosion or off site sediment runoff resulting from any extension. (Ord. 92-11-22, 11-2-1992)
Notes
| 1 | 1. See also subsection 12-2-3A of this chapter. |