(A) Any person applying for a city building permit that proposes a construction project involving LDA exceeding 5,000 square feet, or an increase in impervious area by 1,000 square feet or greater, is required to obtain approval for such LDA from the city’s Building Department’s office. Requests for approval shall be made at the time of application for a building permit; provided, however, that a building permit shall not be issued in the absence of prior approval of LDA by the Public Works Department’s office.
(B) Notwithstanding division (A) above, approval for LDA shall not be required for the following activities:
(1) Interior renovations;
(2) Roof repair;
(3) Building facade maintenance;
(4) Milling and repaving of existing asphalt or concrete streets, parking lots or sidewalks;
(5) Maintenance of existing landscaping or gardens;
(6) Cutting of trees and brush (provided the area remains vegetated and no grubbing of root system occurs); and
(7) Maintenance of pervious sports fields such as replacement of the clay surface to baseball infields, turf plugging of golf fairways and greens.
(Ord. passed 10-4-2016)