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Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held on the 13a`day of April, 2015, at 7 p.m.
or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard at the City Hall, 6301 Shingle Creek Parkway,to
consider an ordinance relating to a permit for land disturbing activities; amending City Code
Section 35-235 and Removing City Code Section 35-2230.
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ORDINANCE NO. 2015-04
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO A PERMIT FOR LAND DISTURBING
ACTIVITIES; AMENDING CITY CODE SECTION 35-235 AND REMOVING
CITY CODE SECTION 35-2230
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 35-235 PERMIT FOR LAND DISTURBING
ACTIVITIES of the City Code of Ordinances of the City of Brooklyn Center is hereby amended
to read:
1. No construction, reconstruction, development, redevelopment, grading,
excavation, or other activity shall occur without first securing a permit from the
City Engineer if such activity causes a land disturbance of o n e-h a 1 f ( 1 /21
a c r e ene-awe or more of land-. dis�-baes than one
2. The applicant shall submit construction plans and supporting calculations. The
submittals shall comply with the following requirements.
a. The plans shall meet the requirements of the Shingle Creek and West
Mississippi Watershed Management Commission's Rules and Standards,
and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Construction Permit.
Alternative treatment best management practices must be considered where
any of the following apply:
i. Where industrial facilities are not authorized to infiltrate industrial
stormwater under a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System/State Disposal System Permit:
ii. When receivingrunoff from fueling and vehicle maintenance areas.
unless the infiltration practices is designed to allow for spill control-
iii. The infiltration practice shall be 10 feet away from all buildings. or,
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iv. The infiltration practice shall not be used within fifty-feet (50') of a
municipal or private well. unless specifically allowed by an
approved wellhead protemeet the following r-equir-ements-
ction plan.
2. The applieehA shall submit ad sediment eefAfel plan. The plan s
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a.— The-plan shall be eensistent with the Mimeseta Pollution Con
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Best Management Pr-aetices 14andbeek.
b The a shallesere steps to e taken to ee„trenstr.rretio eta
v. Tplan dibbkl 'lilYuvJ
on water quality sueeafde building ter-ials, eenefete-tme>;
washeli, ehemieels, l;tte« and nitent, waste.
b.E The plan shall provide 2-foot contour lines with spot elevations of
proposed grades in relation to existing grades on the subject property and
adjacent land. The location and type of erosion control devices shall be
clearly labeled.
d. The plan shall inelude eveFy e&i4 to minimize distur-banees of existing
ground-eeve> that ourd-eever�-ae-provided
within five (5) dety,--after- eempletien--atethe gFading operation.
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c,e: The plan shall address the management of post development runoff and
means of assuring the long-term maintenance and operation of best
management practices and storm water management structures, devices
and methods.
f If the land disturbing aetivi ,.lr.e-S „sAff-Hutiefl, the plan shall
inelude eeed s to be followed to .� FAM waste, el, d; r.ded
elude 1'�irvvvuuic'u w vv- w vvll 1 •Y as.i�.+, ..x....11 .w..� .,.1.�..»....�....
building .1ter.;e11 a «oto tmek washout,out e emieals litter .,,,d s ,,;tafy
waste at the eenstFuefiea site tha4 may eause adverse impaets to water-
quality, all in aeeer-daftee with a pl;eable laws, er.difia,ees, rrlat;ons
a.rrlC to pelie;es f eh etiyities
3. The City Engineer may require such additions or modifications to the plan
and may impose such conditions and restrictions on the permit as the
Engineer deems necessary to provide water quality protection. Such conditions
may include,but are not limited to: limiting the size, kind or character of the
proposed development; requiring the construction of structures, drainage
facilities, storage basins and other facilities; requiring the replacement of
vegetation; establishing required monitoring procedures; requiring that the work
be staged over time; requiring the execution and filing of such declarations or
agreements as the Engineer deems necessary to assure the continuing monitoring
and maintenance of all facilities and systems; and requiring a performance
bond, or other acceptable security, to assure that all facilities and systems are
constructed as required.
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4. Every effort shall be made during the permit application process to determine the
full extent of erosion control required. However, the City Engineer may require
additional controls to correct specific site related problems as inspections are
performed during construction.
5. All erosion control noted on the approved plan shall be installed prior to the
initiation of any site grading or construction.
6. All activities requiring a permit under this section shall conform to all
requirements of federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations.
7. The City Engineer shall inspect and enforce all control measures and shall
receive and consider reports of non-compliance or other I information on
construction issues related to water quality submitted by members of the public.
Non-compliance with the requirements of this section, the approved plan, any
conditions or restrictions imposed by the City Engineer, or any orders issued
by the City Engineer under paragraph 4 of this Section is a violation of this
Section.
L. Maintenance of Private Stormwater Management Facilities
a. No private Stormwater Management Facilities may be approved unless a
maintenance plan is provided and is consistent with City Code, and the
Shingle Creek and West Mississippi Watershed Management Commissions'
Rules & Standards. All such facilities shall be inspected annually. with
reports submitted to the City, and maintained in proper condition consistent
with the performance standards for which they were originally designed.
b. Owners of private Stormwater Management Facilities shall enter into an
agreement with the City setting out how the owners shall provide for the
long-term operations and maintenance of the facilities.
9. Easements.
The applicant shall establish in a form acceptable to the City, temporary and
perpetual easements for ponding flowage, and drainage purposes over hydrologic
features such as water bodies and stormwater basins The easements shall include
the right of reasonable access for inspection monitoring maintenance and
enforcement purposes.
10. Enforcement Actions to Ensure Compliance
A. Orders. The City may issue an order to modify the approved plan and
stipulate a time frame for compliance. The applicant must comply with
said order.
L Permit Suspension. The City shall suspend the Permit and issue a stop
work order if the City determines the applicantsupplied incorrect
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information, or the applicant is in violation of any provision of the
approved plans, the Permit, or this Section. The City shall reinstate a
suspended Permit upon the applicant's correction of the cause of the
suspension.
C. Construction Ston Work Order. The City Building Official may issue a
stop work order for a related building Permit if requested by the Citv.
d. Permit Revocation If the applicant fails or refuses to cease work as
required, the City shall revoke the Permit and the applicant shall be
subject to enforcement, penalties, and loss of its financial security. The
City shall not reinstate a revoked Permit, but an owner may apply for a
new Hermit.
e. Remedial Corrective Action The City or a private contractor under
contract with the City may conduct remedial or corrective action on the
project Site or adjacent Sites affected by project failure or to implement
actions specified in an order to modify plans. The City may charge
applicant for all costs associated with correcting failures or remediating
damage from the failures according to the order including but not limited
to, materials equipment staff time and attorney's fees. If payment is not
made within thirty (30) day& payment will be made from the applicant's
financial security or, in the case where no Permit was issued payment will
be assessed against the property.
f. Action Against Financial Security. In any of the following circumstances,
the City shall use funds from the financial security to finance remedial
work undertaken later by the City or a private contractor under contract to
the City, and to reimburse the City for all direct costs including, but not
limited to, staff time and attorney's fees:
i. The Applicant ceases Land-Disturbing Activities and/or filling
activities prior to completion of the Stormwater Management Plan,•
ii. The Applicant fails to conform to the Stormwater Management
Plan as approved or as modified under this Code, and has had
his/her Permit revoked under this Code,
iii. The techniques utilized under the Stormwater Management Plan
fail within one (1) year of installation, or before Final Stabilization
is implemented for the Site or portions of the Site, whichever is
later...or;
iv. The City determines that action by the City is necessary to prevent
excessive erosion from occurring on the Site.
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g. Misdemeanor Violation Any violation of the provisions of this Section
or failure to comply with any of its requirements shall constitute a
misdemeanor.
h. Cumulative Enforcement. The procedures for enforcement of a Permitas
set forth in this Section, are cumulative and not exclusive.
11. Financial Security.
The City shall collect a surety for erosion and sediment control before any
building Permit is issued. The surety is returned to the person who posted the
security when the permanent erosion and sediment control has been established
and has been approved by the City. The surety will be used to either remedy
erosion or sediment control violations or to complete the establishment of
permanent erosion and sediment control, as necessary.
Seetion G 7720. GRADING AND EROSION CONTROL PLAN.
1. Tl satisfiietef-y erosion ee15 d gr-adiv, plan onsisteat with-+Cl�'lC
Minnesota D vrrtAiv= -G vitrvr1 rgcr' ' Best Management DTae ee U�:1eak
rrru`Tt be approved the-City-Engineer before a . ding r- building ,-,,,,+
issued for-eenstfuetion, if the eens4fuetion will result in distufbing the soil.
7. The gfading andE`fO Oir$BiAtfol plan must provide 2 F„t e ,-.tout lines ;tL,
of elevations of proposed rapes , rolntio toexisting gr-a es o the subjeet
pr-op`A and adjaeent land Also, l rl t,t'� a of erosionr fi#01 eyiees
J
hll be eleafly labeled,
3. Every effeft shall be made to minimize distufbanee of existing ground eover,
To izimirr'rze the erosion rpvccncrctA--vr-cNFv3cEai-cntrcccrestoration-of ground ee
s'�r 'tee provided within five (5) days after- eempletion of gr-adifig
o t' t h 11 t 1 ,l 1, refaeye „t;l
vp�fz� , gr;,wnu
establishe l
4. Every eff-eft shall be made dufing the building pefmit applieatio* proeess to
de4efmine the extentoferosion evfAfel r-equir-ed. 14owevef, the
Engineer- t, l
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to haU all n nstfuet; ,„
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shall eemply with Nfifmeseta Pollution CefAfel Ageney's Bes4 Management
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This ordinance shall be effective after adoption and thirty days following its legal
publication.
Adopted this 13''day of April, 2015.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Date of Publication: April 23, 2015
Effective Date: May 23, 2015
( keeut indicates matter to be deleted, double underline indicates new matter.)