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<br />City of Arden Hills <br /> <br />Chapter 15 Erosion and Sediment Control Ordinance <br /> <br />Subd. 12 Land Disturbance Activity. Any land change that may result in soil erosion from <br />wind, water and/or ice and the movement of sediments into or upon waters or lands of the <br />city, including but not limited to construction, clearing and grubbing, grading, excavating, <br />transporting and filling of land. Land Disturbance Activity does not mean the following: <br /> <br />A. Minor land disturbance activities such as home gardens and an individual's home <br />landscaping, repairs and maintenance work; <br /> <br />B. Additions or modifications to existing single-family dwellings that will result in <br />creating under 10,000 square feet of exposed soil and/or impervious surface except <br />within a shoreland area; <br /> <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 10,000 square feet of land disturbance can be anticipated; <br /> <br />D. Tilling, planting or harvesting of agricultural, horticultural, or silvicultural crops; <br /> <br />E. Installation of fence, sign, telephone, and electric poles and other kinds of posts, <br />bollards or poles; and <br /> <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 /> <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 /> <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 /> <br />Subd. 15 Phasing. Clearing a parcel of land in distinct phases, with the stabilization of <br />each phase before the clearing of the next. <br /> <br />Subd. 16 Ramsey Conservation District. The Ramsey Soil and Water Conservation District. <br /> <br />Subd.17 Rice Creek Watershed District. An organization which oversees the activities in <br />the Rice Creek watershed as defined by Minnesota Statutes, Sections 103B,and l03D. <br /> <br />Subd. 18 Runoff. Rainfall, snowmelt, or irrigation water flowing over the ground surface. <br /> <br />1500 - 3 <br />