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Section · BUILDING REGULATIONS

Ch.9 § 4-6

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Canonical: Nowthen.CityCode.Ch9.§4-6

BUILDING REGULATIONS · INSPECTION

A. The City Engineer shall make inspections as hereinafter required and shall either approve that portion of the work completed or shall notify the permitee wherein the work fails to comply with the Grading, Drainage, and Erosion Control Plan as approved. Plans for grading, stripping, excavating, and filling work bearing the stamp of approval of the City of Nowthen shall be maintained at the site during the progress of the work. In order to obtain inspections, the permitee shall notify the City of Nowthen at least two (2) working days before the following: 1\. Start of construction. 2\. Erosion and sediment control measures are in place and stabilized. 3\. Site clearing has been completed. 4\. Rough grading has been completed. 5\. Final grading has been completed. 6\. Close of the construction season. 7\. Final landscaping. B. The permitee or their agent shall make regular inspections of all control measures in accordance with the inspection schedule outlined on the approved erosion and sediment control plan(s). The purpose of the inspections will be to determine the overall effectiveness of the control plan and the need for additional control measures. All inspections shall be documented in written form and submitted to the City Engineer at the time interval specified in the approved permit. C. The City Engineer shall enter the property of the applicant as deemed necessary to make regular inspections to ensure the validity of the reports filed under Section 9-4-7.B of this Section. D. After final stabilization of the site has been established, the City Engineer shall inspect the site for compliance with the approved Grading, Drainage, and Erosion Control Plans. (Ordinance #13, adopted April 10, 2010) 9-4-7: ENFORCEMENT: <!-- PageNumber="9 - 38" --> <!-- PageBreak --> A. Stop-Work Order and Revocation of Permit. In the event that any person holding a site development permit pursuant to this Section violates the terms of the permit, or implements site development in such a manner as to materially adversely affect the health, welfare, or safety of persons residing or working in the neighborhood or development site so as to be materially detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to property or improvements in the neighborhood, the City Engineer may suspend or revoke the site development permit. B. Violation and Penalties: 1\. No person shall construct, enlarge, alter, repair, or maintain any grading, excavation, or fill, or cause the same to be done, contrary to or in violation of any terms of this Section. 2\. Any person violating any of the provisions of this Section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and each day during which any violation of any of the provisions of this Section is committed, continued or permitted, shall constitute a separate offense. 3\. In addition to the other penalties authorized by this Section, any person, partnership, or corporation convicted of violating any of the provisions of this Section shall be required to bear the expense of such restoration. 4\. The remedies listed in this Section are not exclusive of any other remedies available under any applicable federal or state law or the City Code and it is within the discretion of the City of Nowthen to seek cumulative remedies. (Ordinance #13, adopted April 10, 2010) 9-4-8: SEVERABILITY: The provisions of this Section are hereby declared to be severable. If any provision, clause, sentence, or paragraph of this Section or the application thereof to any person, establishment, or circumstances shall be held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the other provisions or application of this Section. (Ordinance #13, adopted April 10, 2010) <!-- PageNumber="9 - 39" --> <!-- PageBreak --> <!-- PageNumber="9 - 40" --> <!-- PageBreak --> # SECTION 5 POST CONSTRUCTION STORMWATER MANAGEMENT Section: 9-5-1 Purpose 9-5-2 Definitions 9-5-3 Permits 9-5-4 Waivers 9-5-5 Stormwater Management Plan 9-5-6 Design Requirements for Stormwater Management 9-5-7 Inspection 9-5-8 Maintenance and Repair Requirements 9-5-9 Enforcement 9-5-10 Severability

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