(A) On any development or land reclamation project with more than one acre of soil, drainage patterns or vegetation cover that would be either destroyed or disturbed by the construction process, the City Zoning Administrator may require the owner or contractor on said project to request the Soil Conservation District to prepare a soil conservation plan to protect the soil from erosion or sheet run-off for the duration of the construction project and/or over the long term occupancy of the site.
(B) The Zoning Administrator may require a soil conservation plan on projects which disturb less than one 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.
(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.
(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 certificate of compliance.
(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 certificate of compliance prior to issuance of a building permit.
(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.
(Ord. passed - -) Penalty, see § 157.999