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Article 10 Erosion and Sedimentation Control
10-30 Erosion and Sedimentation Control Plan and Land Disturbance Permit
Wake County Unified Development Code
10-19
Part 3
Review and Approval Procedures
10-30
Erosion and Sedimentation Control Plan and Land
Disturbance Permit
10-30-1 Applicability
(A)
Except as provided in Section 10-13, it is unlawful to conduct any land disturbing activity
that will disturb more than one acre until both an approved erosion and sedimentation
control plan and a land disturbance permit issued by the County have been obtained.
(B)
The County may require preparation and approval of an erosion and sedimentation control
plan for land-disturbing activities that are one acre or less in area when sediment control
measures are needed to protect against off-site damages.
(C)
A project may be developed in phases with separate erosion and sedimentation control
plans and land disturbing permits for each phase.
10-30-2 Application Submittal and Acceptance of Erosion and Sedimentation
Control Plan
(A) Submittal
A complete erosion and sedimentation control plan must be filed with the Wake County
Department of Environmental Services at least 30 days prior to the anticipated start of the
land-disturbing activity.
(B) Contents
The erosion and sedimentation control plan application submittal must include all of the
following, with sufficient copies for necessary referrals and records, those forms, maps,
plans, sets of calculations and other documents as prescribed by the Director of
Environmental Services as necessary to determine compliance with applicable regulations
or to address the required conclusions:
(1) Erosion and Sedimentation Control Checklist
The erosion and sedimentation control plan must contain at least all of the items
specified on the Wake County Erosion and Sedimentation Control Checklist,
including an application, administrative fees; architectural and engineering drawings;
maps; assumptions; calculations; and narrative statements as needed to adequately
describe the proposed development of the tract and the measures planned to comply
with the erosion and sedimentation control regulations of this article. Detailed
guidelines for plan preparation may be obtained from the Wake County Department
of Environmental Services upon request.
(2) Financial Responsibility and Ownership
The erosion and sedimentation control plan must include an authorized statement of
financial responsibility and ownership that complies with the following:
(a)
is signed by the financially responsible party for the land-disturbing activity or
his authorized agent, including the mailing and street addresses of the principal
place of business of the financially responsible party the owner of the land; and
any designated agents. A post office box is not an acceptable mailing address;