(A) On any development or land reclamation project with more than 1 acre of soil, drainage patterns or vegetation cover that would be either destroyed or disturbed by the construction process, the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, the City Zoning Administrator may require the owner or contractor on the project to request the Soil Conservation District to prepare a Soil Conservation Plan to protect the soil from erosion or sheet runoff for the duration of the construction project and/or over the long-term occupancy of the site.
(Prior Code, Ch. 300 § 742.01)
(B) The Zoning Administrator may require a soil conservation plan on projects which disturb less than 1 acre of soil, drainage patterns or vegetation cover if, in the judgment of the Zoning Administrator, significant soil erosion, vegetation destruction, or drainage damage may occur during the construction process.
(Prior Code, Ch. 300 § 742.02)
(C) A soil conservation plan shall consist of specific written recommendations on how to protect the soil, vegetation, and drainage patterns during the construction process. The Zoning Administrator may require construction fencing along the edges of the construction area.
(Prior Code, Ch. 300 § 742.03)
(D) Where construction of a structure is proposed on slopes of 13% to 18%, the Zoning Administrator may require the applicant to provide a grading and erosion control plan and may require a city permit.
(Prior Code, Ch. 300 § 742.04)
(E) Where construction of a structure is proposed on slopes of 18% to 25%, the Zoning Administrator shall require the applicant to provide a grading and erosion control plan and a city permit prior to issuance of a building permit.
(Prior Code, Ch. 300 § 742.05)
(F) The City Council may require the applicant to post a bond to ensure the orderly completion of the grading and erosion control plan by a specific date.
(Prior Code, Ch. 300 § 742.06)