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City of Arden Hills Chapter 15 Erosion and Sediment Control Ordinance <br />Subd. 28 Watershed. A region draining to a specific river, river system, or body of water. <br />Subd. 29 Wetlands. A lowland area such as a marsh, that is saturated with moisture, as <br />defined in Sec. 404, Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1987, or the <br />Minnesota Wetland Conservation Act of 1991. <br />Section 1520 — Erosion and Sediment Control Plans and Review <br />1520.01 Erosion and Sediment Control Plan. <br />Subd. 1 Required. An Erosion and Sediment Control Plan must be submitted to the PWD <br />for every project involving a land disturbance activity. No building permit, site plan <br />approval, subdivision approval, or permit to allow land disturbing activities shall be issued <br />and no earth disturbing activity shall commence until approval of the Erosion and Sediment <br />Control Plan. <br />Projects coordinated by Ramsey County or Mn/DOT do not require a permit; however, <br />the PWD shall be notified of the project and be provided a copy of the Erosion and <br />Sediment Control Plan, as well as an estimated schedule for commencement and <br />completion. The PWD shall notify the designated contact if erosion control measures <br />should fail or require maintenance with the expectation that the deficiencies will be <br />corrected. <br />If no permit has been obtained, a stop work order may be issued on the construction and a <br />fine may be issued in an amount equal to twice the required permit fee. A completed <br />Erosion and Sediment Control Plan and permit application shall be submitted before <br />construction will be allowed to resume. <br />Every Permittee must also obtain, when applicable, permits from agencies including, but <br />not limited to, the following: <br />A. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) National Pollutant Discharge <br />Elimination System (NPDES). <br />B. Rice Creek Watershed District. <br />Subd. 2 Application Fee. The Permittee shall submit an application fee as specified on the <br />City's Fee Schedule as adopted and revised annually by the City Council by ordinance. The <br />fee is non-refundable and shall cover any review costs accrued within one (1) year of the date <br />of payment. <br />Subd. 3 Criteria. The Erosion and Sediment Control Plan shall minimize soil erosion or <br />sediment from damaging adjacent land. A Permittee engaged in a Land Disturbance Activity <br />shall submit an Erosion and Sediment Control Plan that will minimize soil erosion or <br />sediment from damaging adjacent land, bodies of water, watercourses or wetlands to the <br />PWD for approval. <br />1500-5 <br />