§ 176.032 EXCEPTIONS.
   (A)   No permits shall be required for the following:
      (1)   Plowing and tilling for crop production;
      (2)   Grading or an excavation below finished grade for basements, footings, retaining walls or other structures on plots zoned residential of less than one acre, 43,560 square feet, and more than 500 feet from any lake, stream or drainage course; or
      (3)   Exemption and waivers set forth in part 91, M.C.L.A. §§ 324.9115 and 324.9115a, and R 1705.
   (B)   Although no permits are required under this section, the operations and constructions exempted from obtaining permits must comply with the rules and regulations concerning soil erosion and sedimentation control specified in this chapter.
(Prior Code, § 16-38) (Ord. 1311, passed 3-16-2009)