(A) It shall be required that a notice of intent (NOI) be submitted to the State Department of Environmental Management and to the DSM and that a stormwater pollution prevention plan (SWPPP) be submitted and approved by the DSM for any project located within the City Stormwater Management District that includes clearing, grading, excavation, filling, and other land disturbing activities resulting in the following:
(1) The disturbance of one acre or more of total land area as determined in § 54.018; and
(2) Disturbances of less than one acre of land that are part of a larger common plan of development or sale if the larger common plan will ultimately disturb one or more acres of land.
(B) The SWPPP must be approved by the DSM prior to the beginning of any land disturbing activities on the site for which the plan is submitted. The SWPPP must comply with the design criteria and technical standards and specifications approved by the BSM.
(C) This chapter does not apply to the following types of activities:
(1) Agricultural land disturbance activities; and
(2) Forest harvesting activities.
(D) This subchapter does not apply to the following activities, provided other applicable permits contain provisions requiring immediate implementation of soil erosion control measures:
(1) Landfills that have been issued a certification of closure under 329 I.A.C. 10;
(2) Coal mining activities under I.C. 14-34;
(3) Municipal solid waste landfills that are accepting waste pursuant to a permit issued by IDEM under 329 I.A.C. 10 that contains equivalent stormwater requirements, including the expansion of landfill boundaries and construction of new cells either within or outside the original solid waste permit boundary; and
(4) Roadway projects initiated by the State Department of Transportation.
(Prior Code, § 54.016) (Ord. 0-08-0005, passed 3-24-2008) Penalty, see § 54.999