A. The term "qualifying ground disturbing activity" shall include:
1. Any activity that has the potential to cause soil or sediment to leave the site;
2. Any action that results in the movement of soil, a change in soil cover, or a change in the existing topography, including clearing a site of trees and/or stumps, in an area that is one acre or larger;
3. The addition or replacement of a combined two thousand (2,000) square feet or more of impervious surface, including pavement;
4. The creation of a stockpile of soils, aggregates, etc., greater than five hundred (500) cubic yards in volume or one (1) acre in area;
5. Any modification of the soil in-place (e.g. soil remediation, soil stabilization, etc.);
6. The grading of any soil covered by water;
7. The disturbance of soil within one hundred fifty feet (150') of the ordinary high water mark of any lake, river, or stream;
8. Ground disturbance in riparian corridors, wetlands, wetland buffers, and shoreline buffers;
9. Ground disturbance in steep slope areas, flood-prone areas, and fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas; or
10. Any commercial and industrial development.
B. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph A above, this Chapter shall not apply to emergency grading activities necessary to protect lives or property. (Ord. 3660 § 1, 2020)