Any construction activity within the city and its jurisdictional boundaries shall provide environmental safety to the adjacent properties, streams, wetlands, and obtain all appropriate permits via the controlling agencies for the potential environmental impacts resulting in the proposed construction.
(A) The contractor shall do that which is necessary to control erosion and to prevent sedimentation damage to adjacent properties and streams in accordance with the appropriate NCDEQ and the City Erosion Control and Sedimentation Ordinances, regardless of the size of the project. Methods for the conveyance of sedimentation from the site include water, air, gravity or ice.
(B) The contractor is responsible for installing any erosion control and sedimentation prevention measures as required by the erosion control permit and/or construction plans. Maintenance and documentation as required by the erosion control and sedimentation permit are also the contractor’s responsibility, and the erosion control measures shall not be removed without written permission from the NCDEQ, the City Public Works Director or the City Engineer.
(C) Construction entrances shall be installed as shown on the construction plans, and shall remain functional throughout the project. Construction entrances shall be maintained as required by use and the requirements referenced in the NCDEQ Erosion and Sediment Control Planning and Design Manual, Chapter 6. Any sedimentation not captured by the construction entrance and tracked into the roadway, shall be cleaned immediately from any adjacent roadway impacted by the sediment.
(Ord. passed 8-8-2019)