1. For commercial or industrial site development or conversion of roads from one use to another, a grading/stormwater management plan shall be submitted to the planning department.
2. For preparatory activities listed at subsection 12-720.2F of this subchapter, the corresponding type of stormwater or grading plan required for the eventual land use shall be submitted to the planning department.
3. For fill, excavation and grading to which this subchapter is applicable, the following plan is required:
a. For sites not on or within three hundred feet (300') of a fifteen percent (15%) or greater slope or sites which are not within three hundred feet (300') of any lakes, sloughs, ponds, rivers, streams or intermittent streams as shown on the NHD, the following applies:
(1) No grading or stormwater plan is required for fill, grading or excavation which is greater than fifty (50) cubic yards but less than one hundred (100) cubic yards.
(2) A grading/erosion plan is required for fill, grading or excavation which involves between one hundred (100) cubic yards and five hundred (500) cubic yards of material.
(3) A grading/stormwater plan is required for fill, grading or excavation which exceeds five hundred (500) cubic yards of material.
b. For sites on or within three hundred feet (300') of a fifteen percent (15%) or greater slope or within three hundred feet (300') of any lakes, sloughs, ponds, rivers, streams or intermittent streams as shown on the NHD, the following applies:
(1) A grading/erosion plan shall be submitted for fill, grading or excavation which is greater than fifty (50) cubic yards but less than one hundred (100) cubic yards.
(2) A grading/stormwater plan shall be filed for fill, grading or excavation which is one hundred (100) cubic yards or greater.
B. The grading, stormwater management, or erosion control plan and requisite fee shall be submitted to the planning department.
C. The planning director shall review the grading, stormwater management, or erosion plan for compliance with the provisions of this subchapter.
1. If the planning director finds the plan in compliance with the provisions of this subchapter, the director shall provide written approval to the applicant. The approval shall expire if the use has not commenced within two (2) years from the date of approval.
2. If the planning director finds that the plan is not in compliance with the provisions of this subchapter, the planning director shall notify the applicant in writing of the changes that need to be made to the drawings or the plan to bring it into compliance. The filing of these changes shall not require reapplication. (Ord. 524, 1-11-2012)