§ 124-2-2. Permit Required.

A.

A person shall not conduct any land-disturbing activity without a stormwater permit. Permits will not be issued until the following items have been submitted to the County and approved by the Director as prescribed herein:

1.

A permit application that includes a State Permit registration statement if such statement is required;

2.

Evidence of State Permit coverage if State Permit coverage is required;

3.

An erosion and sediment control plan in accordance with Chapter 104 of the Code; and

4.

A stormwater management plan meeting the requirements of § 124-2-7.

B.

No Permit shall be issued until the fees required to be paid pursuant to Article 3 of this Chapter are received, and the Applicant has provided surety for performance as required pursuant to § 124-2-4.

C.

Permit applications shall be acted on within 60 days after submission of a complete application, as determined by the Director. The Director may either issue the Permit or deny the Permit and shall provide the applicant with a written explanation for the denial. A Permit application that has been previously disapproved shall be acted on within 45 days after a revised and complete application, as determined by the Director, is resubmitted for approval.

D.

Coverage under the General VPDES Permit for Discharges of Stormwater from Construction Activities is required for construction activities disturbing equal to or greater than one acre of land including land-disturbing activities disturbing less than one acre of land that are part of a larger common plan of development or sale that ultimately will disturb one acre or more of land.

E.

State Permit registration statements are required for land-disturbing activities that require coverage under the General VPDES Permit for Discharges of Stormwater from Construction Activities except for single-family detached residential structures that are within or outside a common plan of development or sale, even though such land-disturbing activities are subject to the General VPDES Permit for Discharges of Stormwater from Construction Activities. (08-14-124; 06-15-124.)