1. Permit Required. No landowner or developer shall receive any of the building, grading, or other land development permits required for land disturbance activities without first meeting the requirements of this chapter prior to commencing the proposed activity.
2. Application Requirements.
A. Unless specifically exempted by this chapter, any landowner or developer desiring a permit for a land disturbance activity shall submit to the City a permit application on a form provided for that purpose.
B. Unless otherwise exempted by this chapter, a permit application must be accompanied by the following in order that the permit application be considered:
(1) A storm water management concept plan;
(2) A maintenance agreement; and
(3) A non-refundable permit review fee.
C. The storm water management concept plan and maintenance agreement shall be prepared to meet the requirements of this chapter, and fees shall be those established by the City annually or more often by separate ordinance or resolution.
3. Application Review Fees. The fee for review of any land development application shall be based on the amount of land to be disturbed at the site; the fee structure shall be established by City, and said fees shall be paid prior to the issuance of any applicable City permits. All such revenue shall be credited to a City budgetary category to support the administration of this chapter.
4. Application Procedure.
A. All development or redevelopment projects shall begin with a pre-application meeting with the City staff. At said pre-application meeting City staff will discuss the proposed project with the developer or developer representatives and will review preliminary information regarding stormwater management as indicated on the City’s Stormwater Management Plan Review Checklist.
B. Applications for land disturbance activity permits must be filed for review with the office of the City Clerk on any regular business day.
C. Permit applications shall include the following:
(1) Two copies of the storm water management concept plan;
(2) Two copies of the maintenance agreement, and
(3) Any required review fees.
D. The City shall make a determination regarding the completeness of a permit application within ten (10) business days of the receipt of the application and notify the applicant in writing if the application is not complete including the reasons the application was deemed incomplete.
E. Within 15 business days of the receipt of a complete permit application, including all documents as required by this chapter, City shall inform the applicant whether the application, plan, and maintenance agreement are approved or disapproved by the enforcement officer.
F. If the permit application, storm water management concept plan, or maintenance agreement are disapproved, the applicant may revise the storm water management concept plan or agreement. If additional information is submitted, the City shall have 15 business days from the date the additional information is received to inform the applicant that the storm water management concept plan and maintenance agreement are either approved or disapproved.
G. If the permit application, storm water management final plan, and maintenance agreement are approved by City, all appropriate land disturbance activity permits shall be issued.
H. Permit Duration. Permits issued under this section shall be valid from the date of issuance through the date City notifies the permit holder that all storm water BMPs have passed the final inspection required under permit conditions.