The provisions of this Chapter do not apply to:
A. Any part of a subdivision if a plat for the subdivision has been approved by the City of Columbus on or before the effective date of the Ordinance which incorporates this Chapter into the City Code;
B. The Zoning Administrator, in consultation with the City Engineer may waive the requirement for a permit for single-family residential construction on an individual lot of record, if the proposed impervious surface of the lot is less than 10,000 square feet, excluding the driveway. If the lot is within a development previously approved by the City of Columbus, the construction must conform to the previous approval;
C. Any land disturbing activity for which plans have been approved by the watershed management organization within six months prior to the effective date of the Ordinance which incorporates this Chapter into the City Code;
D. Stormwater management requirements do not apply to sidewalks and trails 10 feet wide or less that are bordered down-gradient by vegetated open space or vegetated filer strip with a minimum width of 5 feet;
E. Stormwater management requirements do no apply to bridge spans and mill, reclamation and overlay projects;
F. A lot for which a building permit has been approved on or before the effective date of the Ordinance which incorporates this Chapter into the City Code;
G. Installation of fence, sign, telephone, and electric poles and other kinds of posts or poles;
H. Emergency work to protect life, limb, or property; or
I. Land disturbing activities for agricultural purposes on agricultural lands of 10.0 acres or more;
J. Excavations of 100 cubic yards or less (see Chapter 9 of this City Code) for immediate construction of new single-family dwellings; or Topsoil filling of 100 cubic yards or less (see Chapter 9 of this City Code) if such top soil is immediately seeded or covered with live sod.
[§ 7D-402 amended by Ord. No. 07-02, effective March 1, 2007; amended by Ord. No. 23-04, effective August 10, 2023.]