(a) Soil Disturbing Activities Submitting a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWP3) or an Abbreviated Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWP3): The applicant shall submit one (1) physical copy (including physical copies of half-scale minimum plans) and one (1) electronic copy in .pdf format of the SWP3 or abbreviated SWP3 and the applicable fees to the City of Warren WPC. This shall include plans, reports, hydraulic calculations, and other documentation as requested. The SWP3 or abbreviated SWP3 shall be submitted as follows:
(1) For subdivisions: In conjunction with the submission of the final plat for the proposed subdivision.
(2) For all other projects: In conjunction with application for a building permit.
(b) The City of Warren WPC shall review the plans submitted under Section 938.06(a) for conformance with this chapter and approve or return for revisions with comments and recommendations for revisions. A plan rejected because of deficiencies shall receive a checklist or narrative report stating specific problems and the procedures for filing a
revised plan.
(c) Soil disturbing activities (including mechanized clearing) shall not begin and zoning, building, or grading permits shall not be issued without:
(1) Approved SWP3 or Abbreviated SWP3
(2) NOI submittal to Ohio EPA and NPDES permit covered issued
(3) Submittal of Post-Construction Stormwater Control Plan, if it is required under Chapter 936 Comprehensive Stormwater Management
(4) Physical marking in the field of protected areas or critical areas, including wetlands and riparian areas.
(5) Installation of construction entrances, perimeter sediment barriers and other erosion and sediment controls that must be in place to address initial site conditions.
(d) SWP3 for individual sublots in a subdivision will not be approved unless the larger common plan of development or sale containing the sublot is in compliance with this
chapter.
(e) The developer, engineer and contractor, and other principal parties, shall meet with the City of Warren WPC for a Pre-Construction Meeting no less than seven (7) days prior to soil-disturbing activity at the site to ensure that erosion and sediment control devices are
properly installed, limits of disturbance and buffer areas are properly delineated and construction personnel are aware of such devices and areas. Pre-Construction Meetings for Abbreviated SWP3s may be waived at the discretion of the City of Warren WPC.
(f) Plan approvals issued in accordance with this chapter shall remain valid for two (2) years from the date of approval.
(Ord. 13158/2022. Passed 9-28-22.)