The following regulations shall apply to the construction of single and two-family homes. They are intended to decrease the possibility of erosion, sedimentation, and water pollution in the absence of an Erosion Control Plan which would be required of larger development or construction projects.
(A) Soil Preservation and Final Grading. No certificate of occupancy shall be issued until final grading has been completed in accordance with the approved final development plat and the lot recovered with soil with an average depth of at least six inches which shall contain no particles more than two inches in diameter over the entire area of the lot, except that portion covered by buildings or included in streets, or where the grade has not been changed or natural vegetation seriously damaged. Topsoil shall not be removed from residential lots or used as spoil, but shall be redistributed so as to provide at least six inches of cover on the lots and at least four inches of cover between the sidewalks and curbs, and shall be stabilized by seeding or planting.
(B) Lawn-Grass Seed and Sod. All lots shall be established with sod from the roadside edge of the unpaved right-of-way and including the front yard established by the front building setback line the full width including the established principal building located on said parcel/lot. The remaining side yards and rear yards may be established with sod or seed. No final certificate of occupancy shall be issued until re-spreading of soil and seeding of lawn has been completed. A temporary certificate of occupancy issued between April 1 and October 31 (six-months period) requires the installation of the sod and seed shall be completed a maximum of 30 days after issuance of the temporary certificate of occupancy. A temporary certificate of occupancy issued between November 1 and March 31 (four-months period) requires the installation of the sod and seed by the first business day in June following the date of issuance of said temporary certificate.
(Ord. 62-12-95, passed 1-22-96; Am. Ord. 55-12-02, passed 1-14-03; Am. Ord. 32-07-19, passed 7-23-19) Penalty, see § 159.999