Secondary and Cumulative Impacts Master Management Plan - 2014

Article 10 Erosion and Sedimentation Control 10-30 Erosion and Sedimentation Control Plan and Land Disturbance Permit erosion or off-site sedimentation exists, and the erosion and sedimentation control plan is inadequate to meet the requirements of this article. Pending the preparation of the revised plan, work must stop or continue only under conditions outlined by the appropriate authority. 10-30-6 Validity of Plan, Lapse of Approval An approved erosion and sedimentation control plan is valid for 2 calendar years from the date of approval. If a land disturbance permit has not been obtained within the 2-year period, the erosion and sedimentation control plan approval becomes null and void. 10-30-7 Land Disturbance Permit Requirements Land disturbance permits may be obtained upon satisfaction of the following items: (A) Application The applicant must provide to the Wake County Department of Environmental Services the number of copies of the approved erosion and sedimentation control plan as prescribed by the Director of Environmental Services. (B) Fees Payment of fees established by the Wake County Board of Commissioners for administration of these erosion and sedimentation control regulations must be made at the pre-construction conference. (C) Pre-Construction Conference A pre-construction conference with County staff is required prior to issuance of the land disturbance permit. (D) Certificate of Compliance A certificate of compliance for preliminary soil erosion and sedimentation control must be issued confirming that initial soil erosion and sedimentation controls have been installed in accordance to the approved plan. (1) Grading, other than for installation of soil erosion and sedimentation control measures, is prohibited prior to the issuance of a certificate of compliance. (2) The certificate of compliance must be issued prior to the approval by the County of an application for building construction in the County, in any of the incorporated areas of the County, or extraterritorial jurisdictional areas of the municipalities of the County subject to the erosion and sedimentation control regulations of this article. (E) Additional Requirements (1) No land disturbance permit may be issued until the County is assured that the proposed land-disturbing activity will be carried out in accordance with the proposed soil erosion and sedimentation control plan; (2) No land disturbance permit will be issued on property owned by the same individual, corporation, etc. that is in violation of the erosion and sedimentation control regulations of this article until that violation is corrected.

Wake County Unified Development Code 10-23