The following activities are exempt from the application of this chapter:
(A) Accepted agricultural land management practices such as plowing, cultivation, construction of agricultural structures, nursery operations such as the removal and/or transplanting of cultivated sod, shrubs and trees, tree cuttings at or above existing ground level and logging operations leaving the stump, ground cover and root mat intact;
(B) Installation of lateral sewer lines, telephone lines, water lines, electric lines, gas lines or other public service facilities;
(C) Excavations for cemeteries for human or animal burial; and
(D) Grading as a maintenance measure or for landscaping purposes on existing developed lots or parcels, provided:
(1) The aggregate area(s) affected, or stripped at any one time does not exceed 10,000 square feet, and is not within a natural drainage way (i.e. designated flood plain);
(2) Proper vegetative cover is re-established as soon as possible on all disturbed areas; and
(3) No significant erosion and sediment problems result from grading of the natural ground cover.
(Ord. 2424, passed 6-25-2002)