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Attachment A <br />proposing land disturbance activity within the City shall apply to the City for the approval of <br />the grading, erosion and sediment control plan. No land shall be disturbed until the plan is <br />approved by the City and conforms to the standards set forth in this article. (Ord. 1550, 6-4- <br />2018) <br />C.Definitions: The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have <br />the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a <br />different meaning: <br />1. Best Management Practice (BMP): Erosion and sediment control and water quality <br />management practices that are the most effective and practicable means of controlling, <br />preventing, and minimizing the degradation of surface water, including construction- <br />phasing, minimizing the length of time soil areas are exposed, prohibitions, and other <br />management practices published by state or designated area-wide planning agencies. <br />2. Certificate of Completion: the certificate issued after the final inspection of the site has <br />been completed, temporary erosion control has been removed and the site has been <br />fully restored. <br />3. City of Roseville Erosion Control Specifications: practices described in, but not limited <br />to, the following manuals: <br />a. Minnesota Stormwater Manual <br />b. Minnesota DOT Erosion Control Manual <br />c. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s “Protecting Water Quality in Urban <br />Areas” handbook (Ord. 1550, 6-4-2018) <br />4. Erosion: any process that wears away the surface of the land by the action of water, <br />wind, ice, or gravity. Erosion can be accelerated by the activities of man and nature. <br />5. Erosion and sediment control plan: a document containing the requirements of Section <br />803.04 D that, when implemented, will prevent or minimize soil erosion on a parcel of <br />land and off-site sediment damages. <br />6. Erosion and sediment control practice specifications and erosion and sediment control <br />practices: the management procedures, techniques, and methods to control soil erosion <br />and sedimentation as officially adopted by the City. <br />7. Land disturbance activity: Any activity, including clearing, grading, excavating, <br />transporting and filling of land, greater than 5,000 square feet, and/or placement or <br />grading of 50 cubic yards of earthen materials on a parcel of land located directly <br />adjacent to a water resource or located within the shoreland overlay district. Land <br />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 disturbing less than 500 square feet. <br />b. Tilling, planting, or harvesting or agricultural, horticultural, or silvicultural crops <br />disturbing less than 500 square feet. <br />c. Installation of fence, sign, telephone, and electric poles and other kinds of posts <br />or poles. <br />d. Emergency work to protect life, limb, or property and emergency repairs. <br />However, if the land disturbance activity would have required an approved <br />erosion and sediment control plan except for the emergency, the land area <br />disturbed shall be shaped and stabilized in accordance with the requirement of <br />the local plan-approving authority or the city when applicable. (Ord. 1550, 6-4- <br />2018) <br /> <br />