(a) All persons who cause, in whole or in part, any earth change to occur shall provide soil erosion and sedimentation control so as to adequately prevent soils from being eroded and discharged or deposited onto adjacent properties or into a storm water drainage system, a public street or right-of-way, wetland, creek, stream, water body, or floodplain. All development shall be in accordance with all applicable Federal, State and local ordinances, rules and regulations.
(b) During any earth change which exposes soil to an increased risk of erosion or sediment track-out, the property owner and other persons causing or participating in the earth change shall do the following:
(1) Comply with the storm water management standards of this chapter.
(2) Obtain and comply with the terms of a soil erosion and sedimentation control permit if required by law.
(3) Prevent damage to any public utilities or services within the limits of grading and within any routes of travel or areas of work of construction equipment.
(4) Prevent damage to or impairment of any water body on or near the location of the earth change or affected thereby.
(5) Prevent damage to adjacent or nearby land.
(6) Apply for all required approvals or permits prior to the commencement of work.
(7) Proceed with the proposed work only in accordance with the approved plans and in compliance with this chapter.
(8) Maintain all required soil erosion and sedimentation control measures, including but not limited to, measures required for compliance with the terms of this chapter.
(9) Promptly remove all soil, sediment, debris, or other materials applied, dumped, tracked, or otherwise deposited on any lands, public streets, sidewalks, or other public ways or facilities, including catch basins, storm sewers, ditches, drainage swales, or water bodies. Removal of all such soil, sediment, debris or other materials within 24 hours shall be considered prima facie compliance with this requirement, unless such materials present an immediate hazard to public health anal safety.
(10) Refrain from grading lands at locations near or adjoining lands, public streets, sidewalks, alleys, or other public or private property without providing adequate support or other measures so as to protect such other lands, streets, sidewalks, or other property from settling, cracking or sustaining other damage.
(11) Request and obtain inspection of soil erosion and sedimentation control facilities, by the City at such frequency as required by the City.
(Ord. 07-2002-10. Passed 7-2-02.)