Projects that require a grading permit include, but are not limited to:
A. Construction of new homes or buildings;
B. Construction or modification of structures or accessory structures that comprise ten percent or more of the existing structure’s footprint, increases existing impervious area by 1,000 square feet, or as required by the Director of Public Works and Development Services;
C. Development requiring Volume Control Practices in accordance with Chapter 4-13
of the Village Code;
D. Installation of underground or above ground swimming pools;
E. Installation of patios, driveways or other impervious surface;
F. Landscaping or any other ground disturbance that changes the grade of the site such that existing drainage flows will be altered;
G. Any project that includes the creation of a foundation;
H. Any land disturbance proposed in a floodplain, floodway, wetland, wetland buffer or riparian environment;
I. Any land disturbance that equals twenty-five percent (25%) of the total lot, or one-half acre, whichever is less;
J. Demolition of any building or structure;
K. Proposing to install qualified sewer construction within the Village’s corporate limits; and
L. Any other development at the discretion of the Director of Public Works and Development Services. (Ord. 3877, 11-14-2022)