No person shall excavate, grade, or fill any land or wetland, or transport any excavation or fill, unless an Excavation, Grading, or Filling Permit shall have been approved by the City. No Excavation, Grading or Filling shall increase drainage flow onto neighboring property or disrupt an existing natural drainage way. It is the intent of the City to allow Excavation, Grading and Filling that does not result in the unnecessary loss of upland, buildable acreage. Unnecessary loss of upland, buildable acreage shall not include the creation of onsite stormwater management, onsite wetland restoration and replacement, or residential property recreational ponds less than one acre in area.
[Section 9-100 amended by Ord. No. 89-13, effective December 8, 1989, amended by Ord. No. 07-02, effective March 1, 2007, as amended by Ord. No. 16-12, effective December 22, 2016.]