(A) This chapter shall regulate all development and redevelopment occurring within Hancock County, Indiana. No building permit shall be issued and no land disturbance started for any construction in a development, as defined in § 154.100, until the plans required by this chapter for such construction have been accepted in writing by Hancock County Drainage Board and/or Hancock County Surveyor. With the exception of the requirements of §§ 154.201 et seq. and 154.604, single-family dwelling houses in accepted subdivisions, new buildings (or cumulative building additions) with less than 500 square feet of area, and land-disturbing activities affecting less than 10,000 square feet of area shall be exempt from the requirements of this chapter. Also exempt from this chapter shall be the agricultural land-disturbing activities.
(B) Hancock County government projects shall be exempt from obtaining a stormwater permit, but are expected to meet all applicable technical requirements of this chapter and the Hancock County Stormwater Technical Standards Manual.
(C) Any construction project which has had its final drainage plan accepted by Hancock County within a two-year period prior to the effective date of this chapter or the technical standards shall be required to only abide by those provisions that were in effect prior to this update.
(D) Hancock County has the authority to modify, grant exemptions, and/or waive any and all the requirements of this chapter and its associated technical standards document. A pre-submittal meeting with Hancock County staff may be requested by the applicant to discuss the applicability of various provisions of this chapter and its associated technical standards document with regards to unique or unusual circumstances relating to a project. However, any initial determination of such applicability shall not be binding on future determinations of Hancock County staff that may be based on the review of more detailed information and plans.
(Ord. 2005-12C, passed 12-12-05; Am. Ord. 2018-11-A, passed 11-5-18; Am. Ord. 2022-10A, passed 10-4-22)