(a) No person who attempts to change the grade or to place fill in the amount of eleven (11) cubic yards or more on any lot or parcel of land within the Village shall fail to apply to the Inspector of Buildings for a permit therefor, using an application form furnished by the Inspector. Such person shall pay a permit fee, submit plans, or post a cash deposit to pay for an engineering review according to the following schedule:
Cubic Yard of Fill per Calendar Year | Permit Required | Size of Lot/ Parcel | Permit Fee | Cash Deposit | Plan Required |
10 or less | No | any size | None | None | None |
11+ | Yes | any size | $5.00 | $500.00 or as determined by the Chief Building Official or by the Engineer | Sketch plan, unless topographic map is required by the Chief Building Official or by the Engineer |
(b) The cash deposit shall be used to pay the Village Engineer for review of the plans and for inspections of the permittee's work, at his normal hourly rate. Such application shall be accompanied by a sketch of the area of land for which the change or grade is requested, together with a sketch of the entire parcel owned by the applicant and also the parcels and the roads abutting on its boundary lines, including the dimensions of and the elevations for all lot lines and streets. Such sketch shall show the area to be filled and the elevations for the proposed fill area both before and after filling and the slope of the fill on all sides, which shall not exceed one (1) foot vertically for each three (3) feet horizontally. Such application shall also include the amount of material in cubic yards requested to be used as fill, the length of time requested for filling and any other information requested by the Inspector of Buildings. The Inspector of Buildings or the Engineer may also require that such applicant provide a topographical map prepared by a registered surveyor or engineer in order to make a determination relative to the approval or disapproval of such an application.
(Ord. 2016-02-06. Passed 4-6-16.)