§ 50-47. Application.  


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  • (a)

    An application for a land disturbance permit shall be made to the community development department for each proposed land disturbing activity or any other act which may alter the hydrologic or vegetative characteristics inside a protection area.

    (b)

    The application for a land disturbance permit shall include an accurate drawing which clearly shows the extent of all of the proposed land disturbance to occur on the parcel containing the protection area, the relationship of the land disturbance to the protection area, and the general type and extent of vegetation to be removed and replaced as well as the name, state certification number, fax number, and 24-hour telephone number of the company or individual responsible for design, installation, and maintenance of erosion sediment controls on-site. The director, in order to determine the effect of the proposed land disturbance on and the methods proposed to maintain or enhance the protection area, may require additional information on a case-by-case basis.

    (c)

    No application for a land disturbance permit shall be approved and no permit shall be issued for any land disturbing activity within the protection area unless:

    (1)

    The land disturbing activity is for the purpose of constructing one of the following:

    a.

    A stream crossing by a driveway, transportation route, or public utility;

    b.

    A dam and/or impoundment;

    c.

    A detention, retention, or sediment control pond or facility;

    d.

    A transportation route or utility line parallel to a stream when, due to natural conditions in an area, such construction would be less harmful to the environment than if it were located outside the protection area; or

    (2)

    The director finds and determines that the proposed work will not impair the quality, vitality and stability of the protection area and will not destroy more than a minimum amount of the riparian cover within the parcel.

(Ord. of 2-25-86, § 1.4; Code 1977, § 3-23-57; Ord. of 7-27-99 (eff. 10-1-99); Ord. of 1-24-06)