FINAL ORDINANCE NO. 97-083 - Laserfiche WebLink

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Subd. 3. Site Erosion Control A. Site Erosion Control Plan. The site or plat plan submitted with a building permit application shall provide the details of erosion control measures and devices to be installed on the site to preclude sediments from migrating into the public streets and on to adjacent property. The plan shall include trenched -in silt fence along all peripheries of site areas to be disturbed during construction, including, but not limited to, the entire public street frontage of the site, except a single site access drive not exceeding 30 feet in width, and not less than 30 feet in length. Said access drive shall be surfaced with 1.5 inch Clear material to a depth of 6 inches. B. Erosion Control Installation. All erosion control devices shall be installed on construction sites in accordance with the Erosion Control Plan and Best Management Practices prescribed by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency prior to a footing inspection by the City. The Building Official shall not approve footings until erosion control is installed on the site in accordance with the Erosion Control Plan and Best Management Practices. C. Site Re -vegetation. All site vegetation shall be re-established within 6 months of the date of the Certificate of Occupancy- D. Erosion Control Maintenance. It is the responsibility of the builder or site owner to continuously maintain all erosion control devices on the site in compliance with the Erosion Control Plan, and maintain the condition of adjacent public streets, until such time as vegetative ground cover or impervious surface coverings are fully established on all areas of the site, as determined by the Building Official. The following procedures are hereby established to assure said compliance. 1. Escrow Deposit. An Erosion Control and Street Escrow Deposit in an amount that shall be established from time to time by resolution of the City Council, shall accompany all building permit applications. 2. City Inspections. The Building Official, or his designee, shall periodically inspect all construction sites to determine compliance with Erosion Control Plans, including the condition of any adjacent public roadways. 3. Non-compliance Notification. The builder and/or site owner shall be advised by the Building Official of any Erosion Control Plan non-compliance, or public streets requiring cleaning, by telephone, FAX, Email and/or in writing; and, the builder and/or site owner shall be notified that corrections to bring the site into compliance with the Erosion Control Plan, or removal of materials from public streets, shall be completed within 48 hours. No Building Code related inspections of sites in non-compliance with this section will be scheduled by the City. 4. Re -inspection. Construction sites found to be in non-compliance with the Erosion Control Plan or public streets found to contain materials originating from the site shall be re -inspected by the City, as soon as practicable, either upon notification by the builder or site owner that Erosion Control Plan compliance or street cleaning deficiencies have been corrected, or, upon expiration of the 48 hour correction period. 5. Re -inspection Fees. Site re-inspection(s) to determine compliance with this Section shall be at the expense of the site builder or owner, on an hourly portal-to-portal basis, at a rate established by the City Council.