A. All applicants for a permit to do any of the acts set forth in Section 5-11-1 above shall submit a proposal to the City Building and Code Services. A determination will be made if plans and specifications prepared by a licensed professional engineer should be required. If it is determined such plans and specifications are not required Building and Code Services may recommend to the City Council that a permit be issued.
If it is determined such plans and specifications should be required, the Building and Code Services Officer, after review of plans and specification submitted to him, may recommend to the City Council that the permit may be issued.
B. When an application for a permit to do any of the acts set forth in Section 5-11-1 above would affect land lying partly outside the area requiring approval of subdivision or site development then a separate plan shall be prepared for that affected land and filed with the City Building and Code Services for review and, if need be, submitted to the City Designee.
C. If review by the City Designee is deemed appropriate the City Designee shall report the results of his review to the Building and Code Services, if deemed not appropriate the city shall require an elevation plan (at applicants’ expense) for recommendation to the City Council to approve or deny the application. Upon approval by the City Council, the City Clerk shall notify the Building and Code Services Office Manager of such action. After which the Office Manager shall issue the permit upon receipt of a fifty-dollar ($50.00) application fee.
D. All applications for dirt grading permits shall be submitted to the Building and Code Services.
1. The application shall contain the following information:
a. Name, address and telephone number of applicant;
b. Number of loads (not to exceed 13 tons per load) to be hauled;
c. Approximate date when hauling is to occur;
d. The destination of the dirt;
e. Proposed grading plan.
2. The following shall be conditions of every permit issued:
a. Trucks shall be loaded in such a manner that there shall be no spillage;
b. The permit shall specify the number of yards of dirt to be hauled;
c. All loads shall be sprinkled to keep down the dust when necessary;
d. The City streets shall be kept clean of spillage and wheel dirt on allotted routes;
e. Crossing guards shall be provided at the expense of the applicant when necessary in the opinion of the Street Department Superintendent or his/her designee;
f. Grading shall not alter drainage pattern or intensity;
g. Shall maintain 1-2% drainage on building site at all times;
h. Change in surface/ground elevation cannot exceed 1' above current gutter or curb elevation;
i. IEPA NPDES storm water permit is obtained when applicable. (Ord. 3627, 6-22-2020; amd. Ord. 3691, 12-14-2020)