A. The following activities are exempt from submitting a full stormwater management plan in accordance with the requirements of this chapter, but instead shall submit a stormwater management plan in accordance with Subsection B below. This criterion shall apply to the total development even if development is to take place in phases. Exemption shall not relieve the applicant from providing adequate stormwater management to meet the purpose of this chapter.
(1) Land disturbance associated with existing or proposed one- and two-family dwellings is exempt.
(2) Any land disturbance associated with agricultural activities, including growing crops, rotating crops, tilling of soil and grazing animals, and activities operated in accordance with a conservation plan or erosion and sedimentation control plan approved by the Conservation District or the NRCS.
(3) Any land disturbance associated with forest management operations which is following DEP's management practices, including those contained in its publication "Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control Guidelines for Forestry," and which is operating under an erosion and sedimentation control plan approved by the Conservation District is exempt.
(4) Any land disturbance associated with mining operations approved and operated in accordance with all applicable rules and regulations of the DEP and operating under an erosion and sedimentation control plan approved by the applicable agency is exempt.
(5) Use of land for gardening for home consumption is exempt.
(6) Any land disturbance which would increase the peak runoff by less than 0.5 or 1/2 cubic foot per second (CFS) from the existing conditions in a one-hundred-year storm.
B. An applicant for an exempt activity as listed in § 206-42A above shall do the following:
(1) Select appropriate stormwater management techniques.
(2) Prepare a stormwater management plan showing general features and locations of proposed stormwater management techniques. The design of the proposed stormwater management plan shall be provided by a licensed professional engineer trained and experienced in stormwater management and erosion and sedimentation control. The design, construction, integrity and installation of the control measures are the responsibility of the landowner/developer and the developer's professional.
(3) Submit two copies of the stormwater management plan to the Township Engineer and one copy to the township for review and approval.
C. For exempt activities, the stormwater management plan must be approved by the Township Engineer before issuance of any building or zoning permits.
D. No exemption from the plan requirements shall be provided for regulated activities.