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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 200', '§ 200', '§ 200', '§ 200', '§ 200', '§ 200', '§ 200', '§ 200', '§ 200', '§ 200', '§ 200', '§ 61', '§ 61', '§ 61', '§ 227', '§ 281', '§ 200', '§ 200', '§ 200', '§ 200', '§ 200', '§ 200', '§ 200', '§ 66', '§ 200']

Village of Allouez, WI Construction Site Erosion Control
§ 200-2 General provisions.
§ 200-3 Findings of fact.
§ 200-5 Applicability and jurisdiction.
§ 200-6 Technical standards.
§ 200-8 Permitting requirements, procedures and fees.
§ 200-9 Erosion and sediment control plan, statement and amendments.
§ 200-10 Fee schedule.
§ 200-11 Inspection.
§ 200-12 Enforcement; violations and penalties.
§ 200-13 Appeals and variances.
§ 200-14 Technical Reference Guide.
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Allouez 8-16-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-17 (Ch. 52 of the Village Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
Post-construction stormwater management — See Ch. 387.
It is the purpose of this chapter to further the maintenance of safe and healthful conditions; prevent and control water pollution; prevent and control soil erosion; protect spawning grounds, fish and aquatic life; control building sites, placement of structures and land uses; preserve ground cover and scenic beauty; and promote sound economic growth, by minimizing the amount of sediment and other pollutants carried by runoff or discharged from land disturbing construction activity to the municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) and waters of the state.
This chapter is adopted under the authority granted by § 61.354, Wis. Stats. Except as otherwise specified in § 61.354, Wis. Stats., § 61.35, Wis. Stats., applies to this chapter and to any amendments to this chapter.
The Village Board finds that runoff from land disturbing construction activity carries a significant amount of sediment and other pollutants to the waters of the state in the Village of Allouez.
A hypothetical discrete rainstorm characterized by a specific duration, temporal distribution, rainfall intensity, return frequency and total depth of rainfall. The TR-55, Type II, twenty-four-hour design storms for the Village of Allouez are: one-year, 2.2 inches; two-year, 2.5 inches; ten-year, 3.8 inches; and one-hundred-year, 5.3 inches.
Any man-made alteration of the land surface resulting in a change in the topography, or existing vegetative or nonvegetative soil cover, that may result in runoff and lead to an increase in soil erosion and movement of sediment into the MS4 or waters of the state. "Land disturbing construction activity" includes clearing and grubbing, demolition, excavating, pit trench dewatering, filling and grading activities, and soil stockpiling.
The highest level of performance that is achievable but is not equivalent to the performance standard identified in this chapter. Maximum extent practicable applies when the permit applicant demonstrates to the Public Works Director's satisfaction that a performance standard is not achievable and that a lower level of performance is appropriate. In making the assertion that a performance standard is not achievable and that a level of performance different from the performance standard is the maximum extent practicable, the permit applicant shall take into account the best available technology, cost-effectiveness, geographic features, and other competing interests such as protection of public safety and welfare, protection of endangered and threatened resources, and preservation of historic properties.
Has the meaning given in Chapter 387, Post-Construction Stormwater Management, of the Village Code.
Settleable solids material that is transported by runoff, suspended within runoff, or deposited by runoff away from its original location.
The amount of pollutants specified as a function of one or more water quality parameters that can be discharged per day or per year into a water quality limited water body and still ensure attainment of the applicable water quality standard.
The United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Urban Hydrology for Small Watersheds, Second Edition, Technical Release 55, June 1986, which is incorporated by reference for this chapter.
A rainfall type curve as established in the United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Technical Paper 149, published 1973, which is incorporated by reference for this chapter. The Type II curve is applicable to all of Wisconsin and represents the most intense storm pattern.
A major erosion control permit issued by the Public Works Department is required for a construction site which has 4,000 square feet or greater of land disturbing construction activity. The responsible party shall comply with all applicable provisions of this chapter for a permitted site, including the performance standards, the permit requirements, and the plan requirements.
A major erosion control permit is required for a construction site which has 100 cubic yards or greater of excavation volume, filling volume, or some combination of excavation and filling volume.
A major erosion control permit is required for a construction site which has 100 linear feet or greater of land disturbance to a highway, street, driveway, swale, ditch, waters of the state, wetland, protective area, or other nonagricultural drainage facility which conveys concentrated flow. Wetlands shall be delineated in accordance with § NR 103.08(1m), Wis. Adm. Code.
A major erosion control permit issued by the Public Works Department for commercial and business projects is required for a construction site with less than 4,000 square feet of land disturbing construction activity but the permit may be issued at a reduced fee. The responsible party shall comply with all applicable provisions of this chapter for a permitted site but may not have to meet the numerical performance standards.
A minor erosion control permit issued by the Village Building Inspection Department is required for construction of one- and two-family residential dwellings that are not part of a larger common plan of development or sale and that result in less than 4,000 square feet of land disturbing construction activity. The responsible party shall comply with all applicable provisions of this chapter for a permitted site but may not be required to meet the numerical performance standards.
A construction project that is exempted by federal statutes or regulations from the requirement to have a national pollutant discharge elimination system permit issued under 40 CFR 122.
Notwithstanding the applicability requirements in Subsection A(1) and (2), a permit is required for any construction site with land disturbing construction activity if the Public Works Director determines that permit coverage is needed in order to improve ordinance compliance or meet targeted performance requirements; if runoff is likely to exceed the safe capacity of the existing drainage facilities or receiving body of water, that causes undue channel erosion, that increases water pollution by scouring or the transportation of particulate matter, or endangers property or public safety; or it is deemed necessary to protect waters of the state. If a permit is required the responsible party shall comply with all applicable provisions of this chapter for a permitted site, including performance standards, permit requirements, and plan requirements.
Jurisdiction. This chapter applies to land disturbing construction activity on construction sites located within the boundaries and jurisdiction of the Village of Allouez.
Exclusions. This chapter is not applicable to activities conducted by a state agency, including the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), or a county agency or other governmental agency, as defined under § 227.01(1), Wis. Stats., but also including the office of District Attorney, which is subject to the state plan promulgated or a memorandum of understanding entered into under § 281.33(2), Wis. Stats.
Technical standards and other guidance identified within the Village of Allouez Technical Reference Guide contained herein.[1]
Editor's Note: See § 200-14, Technical Reference Guide.
Soil loss prediction tools such as the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation 2 (RUSLE2) that estimate the sediment load leaving the site under varying land and management conditions may be used to show compliance with the sediment performance standards contained in this chapter. The USLE and its successors RUSLE and RUSLE2 use an R factor which has been developed to estimate annual soil erosion averaged over extended time periods. The R factor can be modified to estimate monthly and single-storm erosion. A design storm can be statistically calculated to provide an equivalent R factor as an average annual calculation.
Other standards. Other technical standards not identified or developed in Subsection A may be used provided that the methods have been approved by the Public Works Director.
Responsible party. The responsible party shall implement an erosion and sediment control plan that incorporates the requirements of this chapter.
Plan. A written erosion and sediment control plan shall be developed and implemented by the responsible party and shall meet all of the applicable requirements contained in this chapter. The written plan may be that specified within § NR 216.46, Wis. Adm. Code, the erosion control portion of a construction plan or other plan.
Requirements. The erosion and sediment control plan shall meet all of the following requirements for all permitted construction sites:
The deposition of soil from being tracked onto streets and vehicles.
The discharge of sediment from disturbed areas into adjacent wetlands and waters of the state.
Best management practices (BMPs) that, by design, discharge no more than five tons per acre per year, or to the maximum extent practicable, of the sediment load carried in runoff from initial grading to final stabilization.
Except as provided in Subsection F, Targeted performance standards, the Public Works Director may not require any person to employ more BMPs than are needed to meet the five tons per acre per year sediment performance standard in order to comply with maximum extent practicable. Erosion and sediment control BMPs may be combined to meet the sediment performance standard. The Village may give credit toward meeting the sediment performance standard for limiting the duration or area, or both, of land disturbing construction activity, or for other appropriate mechanisms.
Notwithstanding Subsection C(2)(a) and (b) above, if BMPs cannot be designed and implemented to meet the five tons per acre per year sediment performance standard, the plan shall include a written site-specific explanation of why the sediment performance standard cannot be met and how the sediment load will be reduced to the maximum extent practicable.
Contain sediment on the construction site by use of properly placed silt fence and silt barriers, including protecting all soil piles.
For construction sites with less than one acre of land disturbing activity, reduce the total suspended solids load using BMPs from the Technical Reference Guide. These sites are not required to satisfy a numeric performance standard.
Location. Best management practices (BMPs) shall be located so that treatment occurs before the runoff enters waters of the state and off-site storm sewers. However, projects that require BMP placement in waters of the state, such as a turbidity barrier, are not prohibited by this chapter.
In accordance with the plan developed herein, the erosion and sediment control practices shall be constructed or installed before land disturbing construction activities begin.
Best management practices (BMPs) that are no longer necessary for erosion and sediment control shall be removed by the responsible party.
The use, storage and disposal of building materials, chemicals, cement, concrete truck washout, litter, sanitary waste, and other compounds and materials used on the construction site shall be managed during the construction period to prevent their entrance into storm sewers and waters of the state. However, projects that require the placement of these materials in waters of the state, such as constructing bridge footings or BMP installations, are not prohibited by this subsection.
Targeted performance standards. The Public Works Director may establish numeric water quality requirements that are more stringent than those set forth in Subsection C(2) in order to meet targeted performance standards, the total maximum daily loads, and water quality standards for the Fox River and East River. The numeric water quality requirements may be applicable to any permitted site regardless of the size of the land disturbing construction activity.
Alternate requirements. The Public Works Director may establish erosion and sediment control requirements more stringent than those set forth in this section if the Public Works Director determines that an added level of protection is needed for sensitive resources. However, the alternative requirements shall not be less stringent than those requirements promulgated in rules by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources under Ch. NR 151, Wis. Adm. Code.
Permit required. No responsible party may commence a land disturbing construction activity subject to this chapter without receiving prior approval of an erosion and sediment control plan for the site and a permit from the Public Works Director.
Permit application and fees. The responsible party desiring to undertake a land disturbing construction activity subject to this chapter shall submit an application for a permit and an erosion and sediment control plan that meets the requirements of § 200-9 and shall pay fees identified in § 200-10 to the Village of Allouez. By submitting an application, the applicant is authorizing the Public Works Director to enter the site to obtain information required for the review of the erosion and sediment control plan.
Review and approval of permit application. The Public Works Director shall review any permit application that is submitted with an erosion and sediment control plan and the required fee. The following approval procedure shall be used:
Within 20 business days of the receipt of a complete permit application as required by Subsection B, the Public Works Director shall inform the applicant whether the application and plan are approved or disapproved based on the requirements of this chapter.
If the permit application and plan are approved, the Public Works Director shall issue the permit.
If the permit application or plan is disapproved, the Public Works Director shall state in writing the reasons for disapproval.
The Public Works Director may request additional information from the applicant. If additional information is submitted, the Public Works Director shall have 20 business days from the date the additional information is received to inform the applicant that the plan is either approved or disapproved.
Surety bond. As a condition of approval and issuance of the permit, the Public Works Director may require the applicant to deposit a surety bond, cash escrow, or irrevocable letter of credit to guarantee a good faith execution of the approved erosion control plan and any permit conditions.
All permits shall require the responsible party to:
Notify the Public Works Director within 48 hours of commencing any land disturbing construction activity.
Notify the Public Works Director of completion of any BMPs within 10 business days after their installation.
Obtain permission in writing from the Public Works Director prior to any modification pursuant to § 200-9C of the erosion and sediment control plan.
Repair any siltation or erosion damage to adjoining surfaces and drainageways resulting from land disturbing construction activities and document repairs in weekly inspection reports.
Conduct construction site inspections at least once per week and within 24 hours after a precipitation event of 0.5 inch or greater; repair or replace erosion and sediment control BMPs as necessary within 24 hours of an inspection or notification that repair or replacement is needed; and maintain, at the construction site, weekly written reports of all inspections. Weekly inspection reports shall include all of the following: date, time and location of the construction site inspection; the name of individual who performed the inspection; an assessment of the condition of erosion and sediment controls; a description of any erosion and sediment control BMP implementation and maintenance performed; and a description of the present phase of land disturbing construction activity at the construction site. The permit applicant shall provide copies of all weekly inspection reports to the Public Works Director on the first of each month.
Allow the Public Works Director to enter the site for the purpose of inspecting compliance with the erosion and sediment control plan or for performing any work necessary to bring the site into compliance with the control plan and keep a copy of the erosion and sediment control plan, stormwater management plan, amendments, weekly inspection reports, and permit at the construction site until permit coverage is terminated. The Public Works Director may elect to conduct the construction site inspection with the responsible party and shall notify the responsible party when this is required.
Permit conditions. Permits issued under this section may include conditions established by the Public Works Director in addition to the requirements set forth in Subsection E where needed to assure compliance with the performance standards in § 200-7.
Permit duration. Permits issued under this section shall be valid for a period of 180 days or the length of the building permit or other construction authorizations, whichever is longer, from the date of issuance. The Public Works Director may extend the period one or more times for up to an additional 180 days. The Public Works Director may require additional BMPs as a condition of the extension if they are necessary to meet the requirements of this chapter.
Plan requirements. The erosion and sediment control plan required under § 200-7B shall comply with the Technical Reference Guide and contain at a minimum the following information:
Erosion and sediment control plan statement. For each construction site identified under § 200-5A(3), an erosion and sediment control plan statement shall be prepared. This statement shall be submitted to the Public Works Director. The control plan statement shall briefly describe the site, including a site map. Further, it shall also include the best management practices that will be used to meet the requirements of this chapter, including the site development schedule.
The Public Works Director notifies the applicant of changes needed in the plan.
Alternate requirements. The Public Works Director may prescribe requirements less stringent for applicants seeking a permit for a construction site with less than one acre of disturbance.
If land disturbing construction activities are being carried out without a permit required by this chapter, the Public Works Director may enter the land pursuant to the provisions of § 66.0119(1), (2) and (3), Wis. Stats.
The Public Works Director may post a stop-work order if any of the following occur:
Any land disturbing construction activity is in violation of this chapter.
If the responsible party does not cease activity as required in a stop-work order posted under this section or fails to comply with the erosion and sediment control plan or permit conditions, the Public Works Director may revoke the permit.
If the responsible party, where no permit has been issued, does not cease the activity after being notified by the Public Works Director, or if a responsible party violates a stop-work order posted under Subsection A, the Public Works Director may request the Village Attorney to obtain a cease-and-desist order in any court with jurisdiction.
The Public Works Director or the Village Board may retract the stop-work order issued under Subsection A or the permit revocation under Subsection B.
After posting a stop-work order under Subsection A, the Public Works Director may issue a notice of intent to the responsible party of the Village's intent to perform work necessary to comply with this chapter. The Public Works Director may go on the land and commence the work after issuing the notice of intent. The costs of the work performed under this subsection by the Public Works Director, plus interest at the rate authorized by the Village Board, shall be billed to the responsible party or recovered from the surety bond, cash escrow, or irrevocable letter of credit. In the event a responsible party fails to pay the amount due, the Village Clerk-Treasurer shall enter the amount due on the tax rolls and collect it as a special assessment against the property pursuant to Subchapter VII of Ch. 66, Wis. Stats.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to a forfeiture of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 and the costs of prosecution for each violation. Each day a violation exists shall constitute a separate offense.
Shall hear and decide appeals where it is alleged that there is error in any order, decision or determination made by the Public Works Director in administering this chapter, except for cease-and-desist orders obtained under § 200-12C;
The Construction Site Erosion Control Technical Reference Guide is hereby incorporated into this chapter. The Technical Reference Guide is intended to assist in interpretation and implementation of this chapter.