(A) Permit required. No person, unless specifically exempted, shall commence any regulated activity without first obtaining from the village a drainage and grading permit.
(B) Regulated activity defined. Unless it is exempted in subsection (C) below, any development, redevelopment, construction, grading or landscaping is considered a regulated activity if it is reasonably expected to:
(1) Cause an increase in the ground surface elevation;
(2) Cause an obstruction in the flow of stormwater runoff from any property;
(3) Cause a change in the direction or location of stormwater runoff from a property; or
(4) Disturb 200 square feet or more of the ground surface. Development, redevelopment, construction, grading or landscaping that disturbs less than 200 square feet, but is part of a larger common project that, as a whole, disturbs 200 square feet or more, is considered a regulated activity.
(C) Exemptions from permit requirement. Projects that consist solely of one or more of the following activities shall be exempt from the requirement to obtain a drainage and grading permit pursuant to this § 150.442:
(1) Performing maintenance activities;
(2) Changing the discharge direction of a downspout;
(3) Gardening and/or planting bushes and trees, provided that the activity does not obstruct the flow of stormwater runoff or cause a change in the direction or location of stormwater runoff from any property;
(4) Removing dead or dying vegetation;
(5) Performing other activities determined in writing by the code official to have a negligible impact on the quantity, velocity, or direction of stormwater runoff from a property; or
(6) Any activity in the waters of Lake Michigan.
(Ord. 1178, passed 10-17-2016)