(A) Permit(s) required; must apply for permit(s).
(1) A State of North Carolina construction stormwater permit is required for all development and expansion of development unless exempt pursuant to this chapter. Approval must be obtained from the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (Department) prior to submitting an application for a City land clearing permit. A Coastal Area Management Act (CAMA) permit may also be required. A CAMA permit is obtained directly from the State of North Carolina Division of Coastal Management prior to submitting an application for a City land clearing permit. A City land clearing permit may only be issued subsequent to a properly submitted and reviewed permit application, pursuant to this section.
(2) The applicant must submit a complete set of site plans and an operations and maintenance plan for all post-construction engineered stormwater controls. The permit application(s) shall detail how post-development stormwater runoff will be controlled and managed and how the proposed project will meet the requirements of this chapter. Supporting calculations shall be provided for review and approval to the City Director of Planning and Inspections with the development plans.
(B) Effect of permit(s).
(1) The state's construction stormwater permit and city's land clearing permit shall govern the installation and construction of stormwater management and control practices on the site, including engineered stormwater controls and other elements of site design for stormwater management.
(2) The permits are intended to provide a mechanism for the review, approval, and inspection of the approach to be used for the management and control of stormwater for the development site consistent with the requirements of this chapter, whether the approach consists of engineered stormwater controls or other techniques such as low-impact or low-density design. The permit(s) do not continue in existence indefinitely after the completion of the project; rather, compliance after project construction is assured by the maintenance provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 23-O-07, passed 4-10-2023)