§ 56.17 PERMITS.
   (A)   No applicant shall be granted construction plan approval or building permit approval, or in the case where a building permit is not required, improvement location permit approval, without the review and approval of an Erosion and Sediment Control Plan and issuance of an erosion and sediment control permit by the town MS4 operator for land-disturbing activity uncovering one or more acres of land. (For individual building lots less than one acre, see division (B) below.)   
   (B)   The developer of an individual building lot containing less than one acre, but which is a part of a multi-lot construction project permitted under division (A) above, shall be required to complete an erosion and sediment control agreement prior to receipt of a building permit. This declaration assigns responsibility for conformance to the construction plan as required in 327 I.A.C. 15-5-7.5 to the individual building lot developer.
   (C)   No erosion and sediment control permit is required for the following activities:
      (1)   Any emergency activity that is immediately necessary for the protection of life, property or natural resources; or
      (2)   Existing nursery and agricultural operations conducted as a permitted main or accessory use.
   (D)   The erosion and sediment control permit application, with accompanying documentation as required (including the Erosion and Sediment Control Plan), shall be submitted with the number of copies identified on the town provided application form. The Erosion and Sediment Control Plan submitted to the MS4 operator shall include all documents and information required within 327 I.A.C. 15-5.
   (E)   Each erosion and sediment control permit 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.
   (F)   In order to defray the town’s administrative costs associated with the review of the erosion and sediment control permit application, the applicant shall, at the time of filing a permit application, pay such erosion and sediment control permit application fees as required by “An Ordinance Establishing Fees and Permits for the Town of Plainfield” including any amendments to or replacements of such ordinance.
   (G)   Any application for primary plat approval or secondary plat approval which has been filed with the Director of the Department of Planning and Zoning and which application is full and complete under the provisions of the town subdivision regulations (Ord. 9-89, as amended, and codified in Chapter 153 of this code) prior to the effective date of this subchapter shall not require submittal of an Erosion and Sediment Control Plan and permit application to the town MS4 operator, but shall provide any and all erosion control measures required as part the development’s review and approval process.
(Ord. 36-2005, passed 7-11-2005)