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Town of Ledgeview, WI Construction Site Erosion Control
§ 36-1 Authority.
§ 36-2 Findings of fact.
§ 36-3 Purpose.
§ 36-5 Applicability and jurisdiction.
§ 36-6 Applicability of maximum extent practicable.
§ 36-7 Technical standards.
§ 36-8 Performance standards for construction sites under one acre.
§ 36-9 Performance standards for construction sites one acre or more.
§ 36-10 Permitting requirements, procedures and fees.
§ 36-11 Erosion and sediment control plans.
§ 36-12 Fee schedule.
§ 36-13 Inspection.
§ 36-14 Enforcement; violations and penalties.
§ 36-15 Appeals.
§ 36-16 Severability.
Chapter 36 Construction Site Erosion Control
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Ledgeview. Amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter is adopted by the Town of Ledgeview under the authority granted by § 60.627, Wis. Stats. This chapter supersedes all conflicting and contradictory stormwater management regulations previously enacted under § 60.62, Wis. Stats., that relate to construction site erosion control. Except as specifically provided for in § 60.62, Wis. Stats., applies to this chapter and to any amendments to this chapter.
The provisions of this chapter are deemed not to limit any other lawful regulatory powers of the Town Board.
The requirements of this chapter do not pre empt more stringent erosion and sediment control requirements that may be imposed by any of the following:
The Town Board finds that uncontrolled stormwater runoff from land-disturbing construction activity has a significant detrimental impact upon water resources and the health, safety, and general welfare of the Town. Specifically, uncontrolled runoff can:
The purpose of this chapter is to set forth stormwater requirements and criteria that will prevent and control water pollution and diminish the threats to public health, safety, welfare, and aquatic life due to runoff of stormwater from land-disturbing construction activity. Specific purposes are to:
The governmental employee designated by the Town to administer this chapter. The Zoning Administrator has been designated to have the authority to administer this chapter pursuant to § 36-1C.
AGRICULTURAL FACILITY AND PRACTICES
Structural or non-structural measures, practices, techniques or devices employed to avoid or minimize sediment or pollutants carried in stormwater runoff to waters of the state.
The creation from one parcel of two or more parcels or building sites of 1.5 or less acres each in areas where such creation occurs at one time or through the successive divisions within a five-year period.
When all land-disturbing construction activities at the construction site have been completed and a uniform perennial vegetative cover has been established with a density of at least 70% of the cover for the unpaved areas and areas not covered by permanent structures or that employ equivalent permanent stabilization measures.
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 water of the state. Land-disturbing construction activity includes clearing and grubbing, demolition, excavating, pit trench dewatering, filling, and grading activities.
A written authorization made by the Town to the applicant to conduct land-disturbing construction activity or to discharge post-construction runoff to waters of the state.
The meaning given in § 281.01(14), Wis. Stats.
Any person or entity holding fee title to the property or other person or entity contracted or obligated by agreement to implement and maintain post-construction stormwater best management practices.
Activities including tree nursery operations, tree harvesting operations, reforestation, tree thinning, prescribed burning, and pest and fire control. Clearing and grubbing of an area of a construction site is not silviculture activity.
The entire portion included in the legal description of the land on which the land-disturbing construction activity is proposed to take place.
A document that specifies design predicted performance and operation and maintenance specifications for a material, device or method.
Applicability. This chapter applies to any construction site as defined under § 36-4.
Exemptions. A site that meets any of the following is exempt from the requirements of this chapter:
Transportation facilities, except transportation facility construction projects that are part of a larger common plan of development, such as local roads within a residential or industrial development. (Note to Users: Transportation facility projects directed and supervised by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation are not subject to this chapter. Notwithstanding this chapter, a municipality is required to comply with the construction site transportation facility performance standards in Subchapter IV of Ch. NR 151, Wis. Adm. Code, for its own transportation-related projects.)
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 Part 122, for land-disturbing construction activity.
Jurisdiction. This chapter applies to land-disturbing construction activities on lands within the boundaries and jurisdiction of the Town of Ledgeview.
Notwithstanding the applicability requirements in Subsection A, this chapter applies to construction sites of any size that, in the opinion of the Town, are likely to result in runoff that exceeds 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 that endangers property or public safety.
Maximum extent practicable applies when a person who is subject to a performance standard of this chapter demonstrates to the Town'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 responsible party shall take into account the best available technology, cost effectiveness, geographic features, and other competing interest such as protection of public safety and welfare, protection of endangered and threatened resources, and preservation of historic properties.
Design criteria, standards and specifications. All BMPs required to comply with this chapter shall meet the design criteria, standard and specifications based on any of the following:
Other standards. Other technical standards not identified or developed in Subsection A may be used, provided that the methods have been approved by the Town.
Responsible party. The responsible party shall implement an erosion and sediment control plan, developed in accordance with § 36-11, that incorporates the requirements of this section.
Plan. A written erosion and sediment control plan shall be developed in accordance with § 36-11 and implemented for each construction site.
Requirements. The erosion and sediment control plan shall meet the following minimum requirements to the maximum extent practicable:
The discharge of sediment from disturbed areas into adjacent water of the state.
The transport of runoff into waters of the state of chemicals, cement, and other building compounds and materials on the construction site during the construction period. 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 subdivision.
BMPs that, by design, discharge no more than five tons per acre per year, or to the maximum extent practicable, of sediment load carried in runoff from initial grading to final stabilization.
No person shall be required to employ more BMPs than are needed to meet a performance standard in order to comply with the maximum extent practicable. Erosion and sediment control BMPs may be combined to meet the requirements of this Subsection. Credit may be given toward meeting the sediment performance standard of this Subsection for limiting the duration or area, or both, of land-disturbing construction activity, or for other appropriate mechanisms.
If BMPs cannot be designed and implemented to meet the sediment performance standard, the erosion control plan shall include 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.
Preventive measures. The erosion and sediment control plan shall incorporate all the following:
Maintenance of existing vegetation, especially adjacent to surface waters of the state.
Development of a spill prevention and response procedure.
Location. The best management practices used to comply with this section shall be located prior to runoff entering waters of the state.
Erosion and sediment control practices shall be constructed and installed before land-disturbing construction activities begin in accordance with the erosion and sediment control plan.
Permit required. No landowner or other person or entity may undertake 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 Zoning Administrator prior to commencing the proposed activity.
Performance security, if applicable by § 36-10D.
Review fees shall be those incurred by the Town and billed to the applicant for actual expenses charged to the Town by its consultants to review the erosion and sediment control plan and administrative costs incurred by the Town.
By submitting an application, the applicant is authorizing the Town 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 Zoning Administrator shall review any permit application that is submitted with an erosion and sediment control plan and the required fee. The following procedure shall apply:
Within 30 business days of the receipt of a complete permit application, including all documents as required by § 36-10B(1), the Zoning Administrator shall inform the applicant whether the application, erosion and sediment control plan and other required documents are approved or disapproved. The Zoning Administrator shall base the decision on requirements set forth in §§ 36-8, 36-9 and 36-11 of this chapter.
If the permit application and erosion and sediment control plan and other documents are approved, the Zoning Administrator shall issue the permit.
If the permit application and erosion and sediment control plan and other documents are disapproved, the Town shall state in writing the reasons for disapproval, and the applicant may revise the application and other documents.
If additional information is submitted by the applicant, the Zoning Administrator shall have 30 business days from the date the additional information is received to inform the applicant that the application, erosion and sediment control plan and other documents are either approved or disapproved.
Failure by the Zoning Administrator to inform the permit applicant of a decision within 30 business days of a required submittal shall be deemed approval of the submittal. Upon notice to the applicant prior to expiration of the thirty-business-day period, the Zoning Administer may extend the time for review of the application beyond 30 business days for complex projects.
Surety bond. As a condition of approval and issuance of the permit, the Zoning Administrator 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.
Notify the Zoning Administrator within 48 hours of commencing any land-disturbing construction activity.
Notify the Zoning Administrator of completion of any best management practices within 10 business days after their installation.
Obtain permission in writing from the Zoning Administrator prior to any modification pursuant to § 36-11 of the erosion and sediment control plan.
Install all best management practices as identified in the approved erosion and sediment control plan.
Maintain all road drainage systems, stormwater drainage systems, best management practices and other facilities identified in 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 best management practices as necessary within 24 hours of an inspection or notification that repair or replacement is needed. 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 best management practice implementation and maintenance performed; and a description of the present phase of land-disturbing construction activity at the construction site.
Allow the Zoning Administrator 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. 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.
Permit conditions. All permits issued under this chapter shall be subject to the following conditions, and holders of permits issued under this chapter shall be deemed to have accepted these conditions. The Zoning Administrator may suspend or revoke a permit for violation of a permit condition upon written notification to the permittee. An action by the Zoning Administrator to suspend or revoke this permit may be appealed in accordance with § 36-15 of this chapter.
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 Town may extend the period one or more times for up to an additional 180 days. The Town may require additional BMPs as a condition of the extension if they are necessary to meet the requirements of this chapter.
Maintenance. The responsible party throughout the duration of the construction activities shall maintain all best management practices necessary to meet the requirements of this chapter until the site has undergone final stabilization.
Plan requirements. The erosion and sediment control plan shall be designed to meet the performance standards required under § 36-8 and 36-9 of this chapter and shall contain the following:
Name, address and phone number for the landowner, the developer, and of any consulting firm retained by the applicant, together with the name of the applicant's principal contact at such firm. The applicant shall also include start and end dates for construction.
Description of the site and the nature of the construction activity, including representation of the limits of land disturbance on a topographic map.
Calculations to show the expected percent reduction in the average annual sediment load carried in runoff as compared with no sediment or erosion controls.
Name of the immediate named receiving water.
Location of major structural and nonstructural controls identified on the plan.
Areas and location of wetland on the construction acreage on the site and locations where stormwater is discharged into a surface water or wetland.
Each erosion control and sediment control plan shall include a description of appropriate controls and measures that will be performed at the site to prevent pollutants from reaching waters of the state. The plan shall clearly describe the appropriate control measures for each major activity and the timing during the construction process that the measures will be implemented. The description of erosion control shall include, when appropriate, the following minimum requirements:
Description of structural practices to divert flow away from exposed soils, store flows or otherwise limit runoff and the discharge of pollutants from the site. Unless otherwise specifically approved in writing by the Town, structural measures shall be installed on upland soils.
Erosion and sediment control plan statement. For each construction site identified under § 36-5A, an erosion and sediment control plan statement shall be prepared. This statement shall be submitted to the Zoning Administrator. 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 the chapter, including the site development schedule.
The Zoning Administrator notifies the applicant of changes needed in the plan.
The fees referred to in other sections of this chapter shall be established by the Zoning Administrator and may from time to time be modified by resolution. A schedule of the fees established by the Zoning Administrator shall be available for review in the Town Hall.
If land-disturbing construction activities are being carried out without a permit required by this chapter, the Zoning Administrator may enter the land pursuant to the provisions of §§ 66.0119(1), (2), and (3), Wis. Stats.
The Zoning Administrator may post a stop-work order if any of the following occurs:
Any land-disturbing construction activity initiated after the effective date of this chapter by any person or entity subject to the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed a violation unless conducted in accordance with said provisions.
Upon receipt of written notification from the Zoning Administrator, a permittee shall correct work that does not comply with the erosion and sediment control plan or other provisions of the permit within 30 days. A permittee shall make corrections as necessary to meet the specifications and schedule set forth by the Zoning Administrator in the notice.
The Zoning Administrator may suspend or revoke a permit issued under this chapter for noncompliance with the provisions of this chapter.
Any person or entity who fails to comply with any provision of this chapter or order issued hereunder shall be subject to a forfeiture under § 1-16A(4) of this Code.
When the Zoning Administrator determines that a permittee has failed to follow practices set forth in the erosion and sediment control plan submitted and approved pursuant to § 36-11 of this chapter or has failed to comply with schedules set forth in said erosion and sediment control plan, the Zoning Administrator or a party designated by the Zoning Administrator may enter upon the land and perform the work or other operations necessary to bring the condition of said lands into conformance with the requirements of the approved erosion and sediment control plan. The Zoning Administrator shall keep a detailed accounting of the costs and expenses of performing this work. These costs and expenses shall be deducted from any financial guaranty posted pursuant to § 36-10D of this chapter. Where a financial guaranty has not been established or where such financial security is insufficient to cover these costs, the costs and expenses shall be billed to the landowner and upon default of payment shall be entered on the tax roll as a special charge against the property pursuant to § 66.0627, Wis. Stats. and collected with any other taxes levied thereon for the year in which the work is completed.
Nothing in this chapter shall limit or exclude the Town from taking any other action under any Town municipal code, state statute, or other remedy allowed by law.