(A) Requirement for the submittal of a compliant construction plan. The owner of a major project site must submit, or cause to be submitted, a construction plan for a major project subject to regulation by this subchapter.
(B) Submittal in quadruplicate. The construction plan must contain the elements, requirements, provisions, and other content as enumerated for the project site in accordance with this subchapter, and must be submitted in quadruplicate, 4 separate and identical copies, to the Town of Chandler Engineer or Storm Water Department Manager.
(C) Records. The Town of Chandler Engineer or Storm Water Department will record the time and date of each construction plan submittal on each copy; and will manage the 4 copies of each project's construction plan in accordance with the following procedure:
(1) One copy will be forwarded to the Storm Water Management Board as directed by the Town of Chandler Engineer or Storm Water Department Manager.
(2) One copy will be held in a separate file for field use by the Town of Chandler MS4 Department Manager and any other representatives of the Town of Chandler Storm Water Management Board, Engineer or other elected or appointed personnel of the Town of Chandler.
(3) One copy will be returned to the project site owner with the recorded time and date of submittal.
(4) One copy will be held in a separate file to facilitate an opportunity for the Warrick County SWCD to make technical comments and recommendations regarding the construction plan.
(5) Upon the request of an authorized SWCD representative, the Town of Chandler Engineer or Storm Water Department Manager must make 1 copy of a construction plan available to SWCD staff at any time during normal county business hours. SWCD may transport the copy of the construction plan designated for SWCD comment and recommendation to any location of SWCD's choosing for appropriated viewing, comment, recommendation, and repository.
(D) Route of review. The Town of Chandler Engineer or Storm Water Department Manager will determine the appropriate route of review and approval a construction plan takes in accordance with this subchapter and subject to the direction, approval, or action of the Town of Chandler.
(E) Plan approval before initiation of construction. Plan approval is required before the initiation of construction activity at a project site for which a construction plan is required. The initiation of construction activity prior to the Town of Chandler Engineer or Storm Water Department's Manager notification of plan approval constitutes a violation of this subchapter subject to an enforcement action, penalty or fine. If no land disturbing activities occur, then initial mobilization of equipment, machinery, and tools to the site is permitted. At the project site owner's risk for subsequent modification, installation of anticipated ECMs may begin.
(F) Plan review period.
(1) Individual single-family and 2-family residential major project sites. If the project site owner of an individual single-family or 2-family residential lot which is classified as a major project site under this subchapter does not receive notification from the Town of Chandler Engineer or Storm Water Department Manager within 14 days after the construction plan is received by the Town of Chandler Engineer or Storm Water Department Manager, stating that the Town of Chandler Engineer or Storm Water Department Manager finds the construction plan is deficient, the project site owner may submit the required NOI letter of information to the Director of IDEM and to the Town of Chandler Engineer or Storm Water Department Manager, and after 48 hours, proceed with construction activity.
(2) All other major project sites. If the project site owner of any major project site, except those sited above in division (F)(1), does not receive notification from the Town of Chandler Engineer or Storm Water Department Manager within 30 days after the construction plan is received by the Town of Chandler Engineer or Storm Water Department Manager, stating that the Town of Chandler Engineer or Storm Water Department Manager finds the construction plan is deficient, the project site owner may submit the required NOI letter of information to the Director of IDEM and to the Town of Chandler Engineer or Storm Water Department Manager, and after 48 hours, proceed with construction activity.
(G) Notice of plan approval. The Town of Chandler Engineer or Storm Water Department Manager will provide the project site owner, or the designated representative of the project site operator, with a notice of plan approval (NPA) as soon as is practicable following the Town of Chandler Engineer, Storm Water Management Board, and/or Storm Water Department Manager's review and approval of the plan. The project site owner must include the NPA as verification of plan approval with the NOI sent to the Director of IDEM.
(H) Notice of plan deficiency. If the Town of Chandler Engineer, Storm Water Management Board, and/or Storm Water Department Manager determines that a construction plan is deficient, the Town of Chandler Engineer or Storm Water Department Manager will issue a notice of deficiency (NOD) letter requiring modifications, terms, and conditions as necessary for the plan to meet the requirements of this subchapter.
(I) Appeal of notice of plan deficiency. If the Town of Chandler Engineer, Storm Water Department Manager, or Storm Water Management Board, determines that a construction plan is deficient, the project site owner receives a notice of deficiency (NOD) letter, and the project site owner disagrees with the determination, the project site owner must appeal the determination to the Board before taking any other legal action on the NOD.
(J) Construction activity with a deficient plan constitutes a violation. The initiation of construction activity at a project site following notification by the Town of Chandler Engineer or Storm Water Department Manager that the construction plan for the site does not meet the requirements of the subchapter constitutes a violation of this subchapter subject to an enforcement action, penalty, or fine.
(K) Required re-submittal of a corrected construction plan. If the project site owner receives a NOD letter of plan deficiency after the plan review period expires and following commencement of construction activities at the site, the construction plan must be modified to meet the requirements of this subchapter, and resubmitted within 14 days of receipt of the NOD.
(L) Sufficiency of construction plan. The Town of Chandler Engineer or Storm Water Department Manager will determine the sufficiency of a construction plan based upon the requirements, provisions, and criteria enumerated, referenced, or attached to this subchapter.
(Ord. 2006-6, passed - -; Am. Ord. 2008-10, passed 11-17-2008) Penalty, see § 53.999