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City of Arden Hills Chapter 15 Erosion and Sediment Control Ordinance <br /> Subd. 8 Excavation. The mechanical removal of earth material. <br /> Subd. 9 Fill. The deposit of soil or other earth materials placed by artificial means. <br /> Subd. 10 General Storm Water Permit. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's <br /> (MPCA) general National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) construction <br /> storm water permit covering anyone conducting a land disturbing activity which disturbs one <br /> (1) or more acres of total land area. <br /> Subd. 11 Grading. Excavation or fill of material,including the resulting conditions thereof. <br /> Subd. 12 Land Disturbance Activity. Any land change greater than 5,000 square feet or 50 <br /> cubic yards, or land change on a parcel of land located within a shoreland area or adjacent to <br /> a surface water that may result in soil erosion from wind,water and/or ice and the movement <br /> of sediments into or upon waters or lands of the city, including but not limited to <br /> construction, clearing and grubbing, grading, excavating, transporting and filling of land. <br /> Land Disturbance Activity does not mean the following: <br /> A. Minor land disturbance activities such as home gardens and an individual's home <br /> landscaping,repairs and maintenance work; <br /> B. Additions or modifications to existing single-family dwellings that will result in <br /> creating under 5,000 square feet of exposed soil and/or impervious surface; <br /> C. Construction,installation and maintenance of electric,telephone,and cable television <br /> utility lines or individual service connection to these utilities, except where a <br /> minimum of 5,000 square feet of land disturbance can be anticipated; <br /> D. Tilling, planting or harvesting of agricultural, horticultural, or silvicultural crops; <br /> E. Installation of fence, sign, telephone, and electric poles and other kinds of posts, <br /> bollards or poles; and <br /> F. Emergency work to protect life,limb,or property and emergency repairs. However, <br /> if the land disturbing activity would have required an approved Erosion and Sediment <br /> Control Plan except for the emergency,then the land area disturbed shall be shaped <br /> and stabilized in accordance with the requirement of the PWD when applicable. <br /> Subd. 13 Outfall. The point source where a storm sewer system discharges from a pipe, <br /> ditch, or other discrete conveyance to receiving waters, or to a storm sewer system owned <br /> and operated by another party. <br /> Subd. 14 Permittee. A person, firm, sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, state <br /> agency or political subdivision thereof engaged in a land disturbance activity who submits an <br /> application to the PWD for a permit pursuant to this ordinance. <br /> 1500 - 3 <br />