(a) This chapter shall be applicable to all land development public or private, including city projects, (new development and redevelopment), including but not limited to, site plan, plot plan and plat applications as well as any grading applications, that meet one or more of the following criteria unless exempt pursuant to Sec. 52-6:
(1) Projects that disturb one acre or more.
(2) Projects less than one acre that are part of a larger common plan of development or sale that would disturb one acre or more.
(b) The procedures and standards set forth in this chapter and the policies, procedures, and design data specified in the city's post construction stormwater management guidance manual (guidance manual) provide the minimum standards to be adhered to by developers and shall not be construed to limit the authority of the city to adopt or publish and/or enforce higher standards as a condition of approval of developments. Copies of the guidance manual shall be available to the public at the Mason City Hall. This chapter shall be construed as providing minimum standards and should be construed in conjunction with the guidance manual. All plans and construction specifications shall be approved by the city public works director or the designee of the director, unless the project involves an established county drain. Projects involving an established county drain shall adhere to the requirement of the Ingham County drain commissioner.
(c) No site plan, plot plan, or plat disturbing one acre or more shall be approved until that said development or redevelopment meets all of the following:
(1) Soil erosion and sedimentation control measures consistent with the requirements of the Ingham County drain commissioner,
(2) Requirements for an approved post construction stormwater management concept plan (stormwater plan) as outlined in article IV of this chapter, and
(3) Related land development regulations.
(d) No certificate of occupancy for any building will be issued, unless the applicant for said certificate shall have obtained a certification of completion indicating compliance with all applicable grading plans, specifications, and requirements, this chapter and the guidance manual.
(e) For an existing retention or detention basin constructed prior to the effective date of this chapter, an approved stormwater plan must be secured prior to any significant expansion, repair, or maintenance of said basin.
(Ord. No. 203, 10-17-2016)