Except as provided for in section 6-3, pertaining to definitions, no person may engage in any land-disturbing activity
until such person has submitted to the utility services department an erosion and
sediment control plan for the land-disturbing activity and such plan has been approved
by the plan-approving authority.
Where the land-disturbing activity results in the improvement or development of a
residential lot, an "agreement in lieu of a plan" may be substituted for an erosion
and sediment control plan if executed by the plan-approving authority. An agreement
in lieu of a plan for any lot under the jurisdiction of the Chesapeake Bay Preservation
Area Ordinance shall include the name, certification number and contact information
of a responsible land-disturber.
Where land-disturbing activities involve lands under the jurisdiction of more than
one local control program, an erosion and sediment control plan may, at the option
of the applicant, be submitted to the board for review and approval rather than to
each jurisdiction concerned. (4-19-07; 4-21-16.)
