The following guidelines shall be applied in the subdivision.
(A) The development shall be constructed to allow all development to comply with the requirements of the State Pollution Control Agency Phase II stormwater permit.
(B) The development shall conform to natural limitations presented by topography and soil to prevent soil erosion.
(C) Land shall be developed in increments of workable size so that adequate erosion and siltation controls can be provided as construction progresses. Appropriate prevent control measures shall be installed prior to development when necessary to control erosion. The smallest practical area of land shall be exposed at any one period of time.
(D) When soil is exposed, the exposure shall be for a time period as outlined by the State Pollution Control Agency Phase II stormwater permit.
(E) Where the topsoil is removed, sufficient arable soil shall be set aside for re-spreading over the areas to be planted. The soil shall be restored to a minimum depth of four inches or a depth as may be established by the City Engineer and shall be of a quality at least equal to the soil quality prior to development.
(F) Natural vegetation shall be protected wherever possible.
(G) As determined by the City Engineer, runoff water shall be diverted to a sedimentation basin before allowed to enter the natural drainage system. Stormwater runoff from the developed site shall not, at any time, exceed the rate existing prior to development except as may be approved by the City Council.
(H) The city shall have the authority to remove the topsoil for its own purposes from all dedicated streets within its corporate boundaries. The topsoil shall be utilized in the development project from which it is taken unless otherwise specified as part of a development agreement.
(I) Erosion control measures/devices shall not be removed from a development site until a time as the City Engineer determines that the need for the measures/devices no longer exists.
(Prior Code, § 12-7-10) (Ord. 259, passed 5-4-2006)