(A) A PCP shall be approved by the city prior to breaking ground or disturbing soil in order to install sediment control practices at the hydrologic perimeter/outfall(s) of a construction site.
(B) Clearing, except that necessary to establish sediment control devices, shall not begin until all sediment control devices have been installed and have been stabilized.
(C) The PCP does not give permission to the permit holder to break ground or disturb soil on the entire construction site, as is granted through the approval and issuance of a SWQMP.
(D) Contractors shall install sediment control measures in accordance with the PCP and regularly inspect and maintain the facilities throughout construction.
(E) The PCP shall:
(1) Include measures to minimize erosion and prevent sediment from leaving the site during initial disturbance activities and prior to temporary or permanent erosion prevention and/or sediment control practices;
(2) Address downstream outfall points;
(3) Address prevention of sediment deposition on properties adjacent to the project site. Consider applicable BMPs relevant to the type of flow, site terrain, soil type and other factors;
(4) Only utilize buffer strips for sheet flow and shall be at least, but not limited to, 25 feet in width;
(5) Include locations and descriptions of construction entrances and exits that comply, at a minimum, with BMP standards; and
(6) Protect outlets such as pipes, drains, culverts, conduits or channels and significantly minimize erosion and sedimentation by implementing BMPs to reduce the velocity of flows from the project site.
(F) The Indiana Department of Natural Resource's guidance documents, including the Handbook for Erosion Control in Developing Areas, 1985, or the Indiana Stormwater Quality Manual should be reviewed and considered when preparing the PCP.
(G) The city reserves the right to develop or adopt other guidance documents to serve as design and implementation standards. These documents may be applied by the city as standards by which designs are to be prepared and controls implemented.
(Ord. Z-06-09, passed 4-3-2006)