A. Except as otherwise provided herein, no person, developer, builder or contractor shall cause to be commenced or performed any land disturbance, grading, relocation of earth, or any other land disturbance activity, and no person shall import or export any earth materials to or from any site, without first obtaining a land disturbance permit. Except as set forth in subsection B of this section, no land disturbance permit shall be issued for any site or project requiring site plan approval until and unless a final site plan has been approved by the City for the site or project, and no land disturbance permit will be issued for any site or project requiring subdivision approval until and unless the final subdivision plat has been approved by the City for the site or project.
B. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A of this section, a land disturbance permit may be issued by the City prior to receiving final site plan approval or final subdivision plat approval; provided, that an application for final site plan approval or final subdivision plat approval has been made and engineering grading plans have been reviewed and accepted by the City Engineer or designated representative. To issue the land disturbance permit without final site plan approval or final subdivision plat approval all the following conditions must be met:
1. The proposed project is located in an economic development area as adopted by the redevelopment agency of the City of West Jordan, in accordance with Utah Code Annotated title 17C - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Community Reinvestment Agency Act, or its successor provision(s);
2. The project is for an industrial or commercial development considered of high economic value to the City as determined by the Mayor with concurrence from the City Engineer;
3. The project is a minimum of fifty (50) acres as presented in the pending application for site plan or subdivision approval; and
4. The applicant complies with all remaining provisions in this title, which still apply to the application and issuance of the land disturbance permit. (2001 Code § 81-2-010; amd. Ord. 10-27, 9-8-2010; Ord. 16-29, 7-27-2016; Ord. 19-12, 2-27-2019; Ord. 21-11, 3-24-2021)