[Ord. 2011-04, 3/3/2011, Art. III]
1.
All regulated earth disturbance activities within the municipality shall be designed, implemented, operated and maintained to meet the purposes of this Chapter 23C, through these two elements:
2.
No regulated earth disturbance activities within the municipality shall commence until the requirements of this Chapter 23C are met.
3.
Erosion and sediment control during regulated earth disturbance activities shall be addressed as required by § 23C-303.
[Ord. 2011-04, 3/3/2011, Art. III]
1.
The following permit requirements may apply to certain regulated
earth disturbance activities, and must be met prior to commencement
of regulated earth disturbance activities, as applicable:
A.
All regulated earth disturbance activities subject to permit requirements
by DEP under regulations at 25 Pa.Code, Chapter 102.
B.
Work within natural drainageways subject to permit by DEP under 25
Pa.Code, Chapter 105.
C.
Any stormwater management facility that would be located in or adjacent
to surface waters of the commonwealth, including wetlands, subject
to permit by DEP under 25 Pa.Code, Chapter 105.
D.
Any stormwater management facility that would be located on a state
highway right-of-way, or require access from a state highway, shall
be subject to approval by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
(PennDOT).
E.
Culverts, bridges, storm sewers or any other facilities which must
pass or convey flows from the tributary area and any facility which
may constitute a dam subject to permit by DEP under 25 Pa.Code, Chapter
105.
[Ord. 2011-04, 3/3/2011, Art. III]
1.
No regulated earth disturbance activities within the municipality
shall commence until approval by the municipality of an erosion and
sediment control plan for construction activities.
2.
DEP has regulations that require an erosion and sediment control
plan for any earth disturbance activity of 5,000 square feet or more,
under 25 Pa.Code § 102.4(b).
3.
In addition, under 25 Pa.Code, Chapter 92, a DEP "NPDES Construction
Activities" permit is required for regulated earth disturbance activities.
4.
Evidence of any necessary permit(s) for regulated earth disturbance activities from the appropriate DEP regional office or County Conservation District must be provided to the municipality. The issuance of an NPDES construction permit (or permit coverage under the Statewide General Permit (PAG-2)) satisfies the requirements of Subsection 1.
5.
A copy of the erosion and sediment control plan and any required
permit, as required by DEP regulations, shall be available at the
project site at all times.
[Ord. 2011-04, 3/3/2011, Art. III]
1.
No regulated earth disturbance activities within the municipality
shall commence until approval by the Township of a plan which demonstrates
compliance with state water quality requirements after construction
is complete.
2.
The BMPs must be designed, implemented and maintained to meet state
water quality requirements, and any other more stringent requirements
as determined by the municipality.
3.
To control post-construction stormwater impacts from regulated earth
disturbance activities, state water quality requirements can be met
by BMPs, including site design, which provide for replication of pre-construction
stormwater infiltration and runoff conditions, so that post-construction
stormwater discharges do not degrade the physical, chemical or biological
characteristics of the receiving waters. As described in the DEP Comprehensive
Stormwater Management Policy (#392-0300-002, September 28, 2002),
this may be achieved by the following:
A.
Infiltration-replication of pre-construction stormwater infiltration
conditions.
B.
Treatment-use of water quality treatment BMPs to ensure filtering
out of the chemical and physical pollutants from the stormwater runoff.
C.
Streambank and streambed protection-management of volume and rate
of post-construction stormwater discharges to prevent physical degradation
of receiving waters (e.g., from scouring).
4.
DEP has regulations that require municipalities to ensure design,
implementation and maintenance of best management practices ("BMPs")
that control runoff from new development and redevelopment after regulated
earth disturbance activities are complete. These requirements include
the need to implement post-construction stormwater BMPs with assurance
of long-term operations and maintenance of those BMPs.
5.
Evidence of any necessary permits for regulated earth disturbance activities from the appropriate DEP regional office must be provided to the municipality. The issuance of an NPDES Construction Permit (or permit coverage under the Statewide General Permit (PAG-2)) satisfies the requirements of Subsection 1.
