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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
10-21
(D)
Within 30 days of receipt of a complete initial plan submittal, and within 15 days of receipt
of each revised plan, the Wake County Department of Environmental Services must notify
the applicant that the plan has been approved, approved with modifications, approved with
performance reservations, or disapproved.
(E)
Failure to approve, approve with modifications, approve with performance reservations or
disapprove a complete initial erosion and sedimentation control plan within 30 days of
receipt constitutes an action of approval.
(F)
Failure to approve, approve with modifications, approve with performance reservations or
disapprove a resubmission of an erosion and sedimentation control plan within 15 days of
receipt constitutes an action of approval.
(G)
No plan shall be approved unless it complies with all applicable state and County
regulation
s for soil erosion and sedimentation control. Approval assumes the applicant’s
compliance with federal, state water quality laws, regulations and rules.
(H)
Applicant shall provide documentation, when requested, of compliance with federal, state
and local laws, regulations and rules.
(I)
Denial of the erosion and sedimentation control plan must specifically state in writing the
reasons for denial.
(J)
If an erosion and sedimentation control plan has been disapproved, the applicant has 12
months to submit revised plans addressing the reasons for disapproval or the erosion and
sedimentation control plan is deemed null and void.
10-30-4 Decision-making Criteria
(A)
An erosion and sedimentation control plan may be disapproved if the erosion and
sedimentation control plan fails to adequately address the following control objectives:
(1) Identify Critical Areas
On-site areas that are subject to severe erosion, and off-site areas that are especially
vulnerable to damage from erosion and/or sedimentation, must be identified and
receive special attention.
(2) Limit Time of Exposure
All land-disturbing activities must be planned and conducted to limit exposure to the
shortest feasible time.
(3) Limit Exposed Areas
All land-disturbing activity must be planned and conducted to minimize the size of
the area to be exposed at any one time.
(4) Control Surface Water
Surface water runoff originating upgrade of exposed areas must be controlled to
reduce erosion and sediment loss during the period of exposure.