The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to:
(A) Agricultural or silvicultural land management and cultural practices, or to the construction of non-farm buildings and structures used in a farming operation;
(B) Construction or land improvement of single-family residences or other accessory buildings. A single-family residence property owner may make land improvements on his or her single lot without an approved erosion and sediment control plan and without obtaining a grading permit;
(C) Mining and mineral resource extraction operations conducted in accordance with a valid mining permit issued by the Mining and Reclamation Division of the State Land Resources Commission;
(D) Emergency repairs or maintenance of existing structures and facilities which require ground to be broken. The responsible person shall notify the town in writing within five working days of the emergency repairs and maintenance actions;
(E) Construction or land improvement by a state or federal agency conducted in accordance with a state or federal land management program;
(F) Construction of transmission lines for electricity, water, telephone, gas, sanitary sewers and storm sewers and other utility construction which will require disturbing the natural ground surface of less than one acre. The width of the right-of-way shall be considered as the area to be disturbed; and
(G) Any site, not otherwise exempted, being one acre or less.
(1995 Code, § 5-1077) (Ord. passed 7-1-1986)