1468.03 PERMIT PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS.
   (a)   Unless otherwise exempted pursuant to this chapter, prior to engaging in any land disturbance activity relative to a parcel of property which is one acre or more in area, a side development permit shall be obtained from the Village.
   (b)   No person shall be granted a site development permit required by this Code for land disturbance activity that would require the disturbance of one acre or more without the approval of an Erosion and Sediment Control Plan by the Village and an appropriate NPDES permit issued by the IEPA.
   (c)   No site development permit is required for the following activities:
      (1)   Any emergency activity that is immediately necessary for the protection of life, property, or natural resources.
      (2)   Existing nursery and agricultural operations conducted as a permitted main or accessory use.
   (d)   Each application shall bear the name(s) and address(es) of the owner or developer of the site, and of any consulting firm retained by the applicant together with the name of the applicant's principal contact at such firm and shall be accompanied by a filing fee.
   (e)   The applicant shall be required to file with the Village a performance bond, letter of credit, or other improvement security for an amount of 110 percent of the site work to cover all costs of improvements, landscaping, maintenance of improvements for such period as specified by the Village, and engineering and inspection costs to cover the cost of failure or repair of site improvements installed on the site.
(Ord. 2008-05. Passed 2-25-08.)