#13 - Landscaping Requirements Top Soil

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Chapter 153 Water Resource Management Adopted 6/28/2022 Page 13 of 34 (e)When all temporary erosion and sediment controls will be removed from the site. (F)SWPPP. The Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) developed for the site to meet National Pollution Discharge Elimination System/State Disposal System (NPDES/SDS) Phase II requirements shall be submitted as part of the applications. (G)Wetland protection. The plan shall have both existing and final proposed conditions drawn to scale and shall contain the following: (1)Delineated boundaries of wetlands as determined under the Wetland Conservation Act; (2)Boundaries of wetland transition setbacks, if applicable per § 153.59; (3)Computations/calculations used to design the wetland transition setback; (4)Upon request, evidence of permits and process required under the Wetland Conservation Act (WCA). (H)Monumentation. Plans for sites with buffers including wetland and shoreland setbacks, and sites with dedicated upland preserve areas must include monumentation locations and notes per § 153.64. (I)Topsoil Management Plan. The plan shall include the following: (1)Carver County topsoil standard or a site-specific topsoil standard per § 153.62; (2)Note that six inches of topsoil must be restored to all pervious areas; (3)Note regarding the topsoil standard: (a)For sites that have not been previously graded and/or linear reconstruction projects, the note must state that topsoil must meet the Carver County topsoil standard or an approved site- specific topsoil standard. If topsoil does not meet the standard, it must be amended or topsoil meeting the standard must be imported to the site. (b)For sites that have been graded after 2016, the note must state that topsoil must meet the Carver County topsoil standard or a previously approved site-specific standard for the site. If topsoil does not meet the standard, it must be amended or topsoil meeting the standard must be imported to the site. (c)For non-linear sites that were mass-graded before 2016, the note must state that if topsoil does not meet the Carver County topsoil standard, two inches of compost must be added to the soil and tilled to a depth of six inches; (4)Note that subsoil must be de-compacted to a depth of six inches prior to placement of topsoil; (5)Location(s) where topsoil is to be reapplied; (6)Quantity of topsoil needed to restore six inches in all pervious areas; (7)Location of stockpile(s), if existing topsoil is to be stockpiled on site; (8)Method of topsoil testing.