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The ordinance provides little in the way of specific activities that are exempt from this ordinance. However; here are some activities where land disturbance that may occur, as a result of that specific activity, has been determined by the Engineering Department to have little to no negative impact to the environment, and the benefits of a formal grading and land disturbance review would be de minimus.
Examples include:
While the ordinance sets the requirements for a grading and land disturbance permit it also provides for some discretion in its application. The ordinance allows the Engineering Department to exempt projects where, in the opinion of the township engineer, the proposed land disturbance will not create a soil erosion problem or adversely affect existing drainage conditions.
This exemption is limited to projects under 2,500 square feet of land disturbance or small additions to existing single-family dwellings. This exemption can only be applied however in the absence of environmentally sensitive areas such as steep slopes, wetland, streams or other bodies of water.
Examples include:
The following activities have been shown to result in sufficient land disturbance that can result in erosion and have the potential to impact existing drainage conditions that they are subject to the requirement of a grading and land disturbance permit.
Examples include: