As Adopted January 15, 2005
To meet Rule B requirements, please complete the following checklist and submit the required material. Include sufficient documentation of the locations within the submittal of each of the requested items:
Section 4: PERMIT APPLICATION. A written application (the Combined Joint Notification Form) for an erosion control permit shall be submitted by the owner of a site or an authorized representative. The application shall contain the following:
(A) Site address.
(B) Property owner’s name, address and telephone number.
(C) Names, addresses, telephone numbers and responsibilities of all contractors, subcontractors and other persons who will engage in the land-disturbing activities.
(D) Names, addresses and telephone numbers of persons responsible for preparing the erosion control plan.
(E) Documentation of all applicable county, municipal or township approvals for the proposed action or a statement that no such approvals are required.
(F) Application date.
(G) A statement that the applicant: (a) consents to site inspection by the District and its authorized agents at reasonable times as necessary to evaluate the permit application or determine compliance with the requirements of this rule; and (b) will notify the District and afford access for District inspection as set forth at Rule B, paragraph 10.
(H) Signature of each property owner with a certification that he or she understands that the proposed activity must be conducted in compliance with this rule and the approved erosion control plan, and that the application is complete and accurate to the best of his or her belief. When a property owner is not a natural person, the application shall bear a signature of one authorized to act on the owner’s behalf and documentation of the signatory’s authority.
(I) An erosion control plan as described at Section 5 of Rule B.
(J) A soils engineering report as described at paragraph 6 of this rule, if requested by the District.
(K) A geological report as described at Section 6 of Rule B, if requested by the District.
(L) A statement that the applicant is aware of fee requirements set forth at Rule J of the District’s rules and agrees to pay that fee as determined due by the District.
Section 5. EROSION CONTROL PLAN. The erosion control plan is a stand-alone document that shall include the following:
(A) A vicinity map showing:
(1) The site location in relation to surrounding roads, steep slopes, other significant geographic features, buildings and other significant structures.
(2) All receiving waterbodies within 1000 feet of the area to be disturbed, and all stormwater ponds, ditches, storm sewer catch basins and other stormwater conveyances within 100 feet and down-gradient of the area to be disturbed.
(B) Site plans for existing and final proposed conditions drawn to appropriate scale. The plans shall contain:
(1) Contours sufficient to show drainage on and adjacent to the site.
(2) Site property lines.
(3) Identification and location of all on-site water features and facilities including any lake, stream or wetland; any natural or artificial water diversion or detention area; any surface or subsurface drainage facility or stormwater conveyance; and any storm sewer catch basin.
(4) Location of all trees and vegetation on site, with identification of that which is intended to be retained.
(5) Location of buildings and structures on site.
(6) Proposed grading or other land-disturbing activity including areas of grubbing, clearing, tree removal, grading, excavation, fill and other disturbance; areas of soil or earth material storage; quantities of soil or earth material to be removed, placed, stored or otherwise moved on site; and delineated limits of disturbance.
(7) Locations of proposed runoff control, erosion prevention, sediment control and temporary and permanent soil stabilization measures (Please note: hay bales are no longer accepted as adequate for erosion control).
(C) Plans and specifications for all proposed runoff control, erosion prevention, sediment control, and temporary and permanent soil stabilization measures.
(1) Plans and specifications shall conform to the provisions of the manual, "Protecting Water Quality in Urban Areas" (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, reprinted 1994), as revised, or if a facility or measure is not addressed in that manual, then to the provisions of the "Erosion and Sediment Control Manual" (Hennepin Conservation District, 1989), as revised.
(2) All erosion and sedimentation controls proposed for compliance with this rule will be in place before any land-disturbing activity commences.
(3) Plans shall provide that stockpiles of soil or other materials subject to erosion by wind or water shall be covered, vegetated, enclosed, fenced on the down-gradient side or otherwise effectively protected from erosion in accordance with the amount of time the material will be on site and the manner of its proposed use. (Please note: soils should be seeded or vegetated within 48 hours of final grading.)
(4) Plans shall include measures and procedures to reasonably minimize site soil compaction and shall provide that all compacted soil shall be broken up to a depth of at least six inches before revegetation.
(5) Silt fence shall conform to Sections 3886.1 and 3886.2, Standard Specifications for Construction, Minnesota Department of Transportation (2000 ed.), as it may be amended. Silt fence shall be the color orange if available meeting that specification.
(6) Plans shall provide that all fabric fences used for erosion and sedimentation control and all other temporary controls shall not be removed until the District has determined that the site has been permanently restabilized and shall be removed within 30 days thereafter.
(7) Plans shall provide for permanent stabilization of all areas subject to land disturbance and specify at least four inches of topsoil spread during final site treatment wherever topsoil has been removed.
(D) A detailed schedule indicating dates and sequence of land alteration activities; implementation, maintenance and removal of erosion and sedimentation control measures; and permanent site stabilization measures.
(E) A detailed description of how erosion control, sediment control and soil stabilization measures implemented pursuant to the plan will be monitored, maintained and removed.
(F) On the request of an applicant proposing to landscape an improved residential property and a finding that certain required information is not needed to assess the characteristics of the property and the adequacy of proposed control measures, the District may reduce the submittal requirements of this section.
Section 6: SOILS ENGINEERING AND GEOLOGY REPORTS. On a determination that the condition of the soils is unknown or unclear and that additional information is required to find that an applicant’s proposed activity will meet the standards and purposes of this rule, the District may require soil borings or other site investigation to be conducted and may require submission of a soils engineering or geology report. The report shall include the following as requested by the District:
(A) Data and information obtained from the requested site investigation.
(B) A description of the types, composition, permeability, stability, erodibility and distribution of existing soils on site.
(C) A description of site
(D) Conclusions and revisions, if any, to the proposed land-disturbing activity at the site or erosion control plan, including revisions of plans and specifications.
Section 7: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. The District may require any additional information or data, as it finds relevant and necessary to evaluate and act on an application.