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City of Arden Hills Chapter 15 Erosion and Sediment Control Ordinance <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br />COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS <br />ORDINANCE 3AAS-8A12011-013 <br />AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL FOR LAND <br />DISTURBANCE ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE CITY OF ARDEN HILLS <br />The Arden Hills City Council hereby amends Chapter 15 <br />and its subdivisions to the Arden Hills City Code to read as follows: <br />Chapter 15: Erosion and Sediment Control <br />Section 1500 — Purpose and Scope <br />1500.01 Purpose. The purpose of this regulation is to control or eliminate soil erosion and <br />sedimentation within the City of Arden Hills. The regulation establishes standards and specifications <br />for conservation practices and planning activities which minimize soil erosion and sedimentation and <br />work to protect the City's natural resources for the health, safety, and welfare of the public. <br />1500.02 Scope_ Except as exempted by the definition of the term "land disturbance activity" in <br />Section 1510.01, any person, firm, sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, state agency, or <br />political subdivision thereof proposing land disturbance activity within the City shall apply to the <br />Public Works Director or appointed designee (herein called "PWD") for the approval of the Erosion <br />and Sediment Control Plan. No land shall be disturbed until the Plan is approved by the PWD and <br />conforms to the standards set forth in this article. <br />Section 1510 — Defmitions <br />1510.01 Definitions. For the purposes of this ordinance, the following terms have the meanings <br />given them in this section: <br />Subd. 1 Best Management Practices (BMP). ^ *__� _ • _ _ ___ _. _ �+ " � ::''-=-�'-= <br />- �--- - <br />� �. �� +• o „*,.,,»;r,. ,.. �� �a �oa;,.,o„�„�;,,,, Schedules of <br />r a � ", <br />activities �rohibitions of practices general good house keepin� practices, pollution <br />prevention and educational practices maintenance procedures and other mana�ement <br />practices to prevent or reduce the discharge of pollutants directly or indirectiv to stormwater, <br />receiving waters or stormwater conve a�nce systems. BMPs also include treatment practices, <br />o�eratin� procedures and practices to control site runoff spilla�e or leaks, sludge or water <br />disposal or draina�e from raw materials stora�e. <br />1500 - 1 <br />