The Subdivision, Condominium or Certified Survey Map Developer (as applicable) shall grade each land division in order to establish street, block and lot grades in proper relation to each other and to topography as follows:
(a) Master Site-Grading Plan.
(1) A master site-grading plan shall be prepared by the Subdivision, Condominium or Certified Survey Map Developer (as applicable) for all new Subdivision, Certified Survey Map and Condominium projects. This plan shall be prepared in accordance with the requirements and standards of the Village of Edgar.
(2) The master site-grading plan shall show existing and proposed elevations of all lot comers, control points and building locations. The plan shall also indicate all overland storm drainage in and adjacent to the land development. The cost of the preparation of such a plan shall be paid for by the Subdivision, Condominium or Certified Survey Map Developer (as applicable). Grading plans shall include topographic contours at one (1) foot intervals. Grading plans shall show top of foundation elevations for proposed lots and at existing structures on surrounding properties.
(3) After approval or modification of these plans by the Village Engineer, the full width of the right-of-way of the proposed streets within the subdivision and the entire land development lot area shall be graded in accordance with the master site-grade plan. The owners of the lots shall adhere to those plans.
(4) The Village Engineer shall be contacted to inspect and approve the grading and related work at each of the following stages:
a. Completion of the grading of all street right-of-way areas.
b. Completion of the grading of all lots.
c. Completion of the filling with topsoil and leveling of the public right-of-way behind the curbs.
(5) The cost of all required grading work, supervision, certification, inspection and engineering fees shall be paid for by the Subdivision, Condominium or Certified Survey Map Developer (as applicable).
(b) Right-of-Way Grading. The Subdivision, Condominium or Certified Survey Map Developer (as applicable) shall grade the full width of the right-of-way of all proposed streets in accordance with the approved plans, including the grading of site triangles at each intersection.
(c) Block Grading. Block grading shall be completed by one (1) or more of the following methods:
(1) Regrading along the side or rear lot lines which provides for drainage to the public drainage facilities, provided any ditches or swales are in public drainage easements, provided that a deed restriction is adopted which prohibits alteration of the grades within five (5) feet of any property line from the grades shown on the master site grading plan.
(2) Parts of all lots may be graded to provide for drainage to a ditch or to a swale.
(d) Miscellaneous Grading Requirements.
(1) Lot grading shall be completed so that water drains away from each building site toward public drainage facilities at a grade approved by the Village Engineer and provisions shall be made to prevent drainage onto properties adjacent to the land division unless to a public drainage facility. Buildable lots shall be graded so that the elevation of each building site is at least one (1) to two (2) feet above the centerline elevation of the adjacent public street.
(2) Grading activities shall not result in slopes greater than three to one (3:1) on public lands or lands subject to public access. Cut on filled land shall be graded to a maximum slope of three to one (3:1).
(3) The topsoil stripped for grading shall not be removed from the site unless identified in the Erosion Control Plan approved by the Village Engineer as not being necessary for erosion control or site landscaping purposes. Topsoil shall be uniformly returned to the lots when rough grading is finished. Topsoil piles shall be leveled and seeded for erosion control prior to the Village releasing the one (1) year guarantee provision on public improvements in the streets adjacent to the lots on which the topsoil is stockpiled.
(4) Such grading shall not result in detriment to any existing developed lands, either within or outside of the corporate limits.
(5) The Village shall require the Subdivision, Condominium or Certified Survey Map Developer (as applicable) to provide or install certain protection and rehabilitation measures, such as fencing, sloping, seeding, riprap, revetments, jetties, clearing, dredging, snagging, drop structures, brush mats, willow poles and grade stabilization structures. Seeding of the site shall occur within thirty (30) days of rough grading.
(6) Tree cutting and shrubbery clearing shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the lot or tract and shall be so conducted as to prevent erosion and sedimentation; preserve and improve scenic qualities; and, during foliation, substantially screen any development from stream or lake users.
(7) Paths and trails in wooded and wetland areas shall not exceed ten (10) feet in width unless otherwise approved by the Village Board, and shall be so designed and constructed as to result in the least removal and disruption of trees and shrubs, and the minimum impairment of natural beauty.
(8) Earth moving, such as grading, topsoil removal, mineral extraction, stream course changing, road cutting, waterway construction or enlargement, removal of stream or lake bed materials, excavation, channel, clearing, ditching, drain tile laying, dredging, and lagooning, shall be so conducted as to prevent erosion and sedimentation and to least disturb the natural fauna, flora, watercourse, water regimen, and topography.
(9) Review of the conduct of such cutting, clearing, and moving may be requested of the County Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisors, the State District Fish and Game Managers, and the State District Forester by the Village Engineer or Plan Commission as they deem appropriate.
(e) Drainage Flows. The Subdivision, Condominium or Certified Survey Map Developer (as applicable) shall cause to be set upon the master grading plan arrows indicating the directions of drainage flows for each property line not fronting on a street on all parcels and along each street as will result from the grading of the site, the construction of the required public improvements, or which are existing drainage flows and will remain. The arrows indicating the directions of flows shall be appropriately weighted so as to differentiate between the minor and major [one hundred (100) year event] drainage components. The arrows shall be accompanied on the master grading plan with the following note:
Arrows indicate the direction of drainage flows in various components resulting from site grading and the construction of required public improvements. The drainage flow components located in easements shall be maintained and preserved by the property owner unless approved by the Village Engineer.