Article XIV, Sec. 34-700 et seq.
Extracted standards
9 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Floodplain
- Compensating storage for floodplainFloodplainLand expected to flood at a stated frequency, where building carries extra conditions. fillGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume.
The aggregate effect of unregulated filling in flood plains or other surface water storage areas should be avoided unless it can be demonstrated that compensating storage is provided.
Grading
- Detailed gradingGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume. plan
A detailed grading plan shall be required prior to construction. The grading plan should clearly show existing drainage patterns and topography.
Other
- Avoid encroachment into drainageways
Encroachment into drainageways should be avoided. No net reduction in conveyance capacity should occur as a result of land development projects, rehabilitation projects or maintenance projects.
- Complete and stabilize fillGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume. projects
Incomplete fill projects or partially excavated pits, trenches or channels must be completed and stabilized. Assurances that the project will be completed should be provided to the town's satisfaction prior to construction.
- Construction water control plan
A construction water control plan shall accompany all permit applications for new development orders submitted pursuant to section 34-35 and also for all building permits for rehabilitative and maintenance projects.
- Do not block culverts with spoil
Spoil material should not be placed such that culverts are impeded or blocked in any manner.
- No net reduction in conveyance capacity
No net reduction in conveyance capacity should occur as a result of land development projects, rehabilitation projects or maintenance projects.
- Treatment of silt laden water
Silt laden water must be treated prior to discharge offsite. Where required, sedimentation ponds shall be used for settling purposes.
- Stabilize earthen stockpiles
Earthened stockpiles or excavation areas should be stabilized or other measures taken to prevent erosion and sediment transport problems.
From the ordinance
A construction water control plan shall accompany all permit applications for new development orders submitted pursuant to section 34-35 and also for all building permits for rehabilitative and maintenance projects. Silt laden water must be treated prior to discharge offsite.