(a) Every person, firm or corporation who proposes to improve land by the construction, installation or maintenance of sanitary and/or storm sewerage; or change the contours of land by grading or excavating in excess of 2500 square feet and less than 20,000 square feet; or remove or destroy the natural topsoil in excess of 2500 square feet and less than 20 000 square feet; (hereinafter these described purposes shall be referred to as "improvements"), shall submit to the City Engineer preliminary plans, including maps generally describing the proposed improvements. After review and upon finding that erosion and sediment control measures are not necessary, and that said changes to the contours of the land will not adversely affect adjacent properties, the City Engineer shall authorize the issuance of necessary permits. In the event that the City Engineer finds that the proposed improvements may result in erosion and/or siltation of adjoining property or property in the immediate area, the City Engineer shall, within ten days of receipt of such plans and maps, inform such person, firm or corporation, of his findings, and that such person, firm or corporation shall submit to the City Engineer additional information in the form of five copies of plans, as prepared by such applicant, consisting of maps and a description of the premises, setting forth the proposed improvements, together with the report of the Medina County Soil and Water Conservation District, hereinafter referred to as the Conservation District, providing for erosion and sediment control measures.
(b) Every person, firm or corporation who proposes to improve land by the construction, installation or maintenance of sanitary and/or storm sewerage; or change the contours of land by grading or excavating in excess of 20,000 square feet; or remove or destroy the natural topsoil in excess of 20,000 square feet; (hereinafter these described purposes shall be referred to as "improvements"), shall file a sediment control plan, and comply with all stormwater management, retention/detention, and erosion control requirements as outlined in the Stormwater Management and Sediment Control Manual published by the Medina County Engineer. The sediment control plan must include submittal of all calculations as outlined in said Manual.
(c) Where applicable, the plans required under subsection (b) hereof, shall include but not be restricted to the following matters:
(1) The areas of such described premises that may be exposed at any one time;
(2) The type of temporary vegetation and/or mulching that should be used to protect exposed areas of such described premises during the construction of any type of improvements thereon; or changes being made in the contours thereof; or in removal or destruction of topsoil;
(3) The locations, construction and maintenance of sediment basins, or other control measures that should be constructed and maintained on such described premises.
(4) The type of permanent and final vegetation or other ground cover, and structures that should be planted and installed on the described premises and the time within which such vegetation and structures are to be planted and installed;
(5) Description of the type of the soil comprising the described premises and the physical properties thereof.
(d) The plans submitted to the City Engineer pursuant to subsection (c) hereof, shall incorporate the appropriate recommendations of the Conservation District. However, if any of the recommendations of the Conservation District are not incorporated into the submitted plans, the person, firm or corporation shall set forth the reason for not incorporating any of the recommendations of the Conservation District.
(e) Upon the date such plan has been submitted to the City Engineer, he shall act within ten days from the receipt of such plan. The approval by the City Engineer of such plan shall be contingent on the posting of a performance bond for the work proposed, in an amount determined by him and the form approved by the Law Director.
(f) Upon approval by the City Engineer of such plan as submitted, or amended, the Building Department may issue the necessary permits. Immediately thereafter the Building Department shall file one copy of such plan as approved by the City Engineer with the Conservation District. The City Engineer shall be responsible for the administration of the approved plan. If he finds that any of the provisions of the approved plan are not being complied with or performed, approval shall be revoked, until such time as he is assured that the necessary steps have been taken to comply with each of the provisions of such plan.
(g) The current Stormwater Management and Sediment Control Manual, as published by the Medina County Engineer, a copy of which is on file with the City Engineer, is hereby adopted as the minimum requirements and standards to be used in the administration and enforcement of this section.
(Ord. 142-96. Passed 9-23-96.)