Land Development Ordinance - Amended 9-2-2025

(10) Watershed Protection Occupancy Permit . The following standards shall apply to obtain an occupancy permit:

A. Certificate of Occupancy . The Inspections Director, after the Planning Director has certifying that all requirements of the watershed protection regulations have been met prior to the occupancy or use of a building hereafter erected, altered or moved and/or prior to the change or use of any building or land determined that the watershed protection regulations have been met, shall issue a watershed protection Certificate of Occupancy permit certifying that all requirements of the watershed protection regulations have been met prior to the occupancy or use of a building hereafter erected, altered or moved and/or prior to the change or use of any building or land. B. Watershed Protection Permit & Certificate of Occupancy Permit Submitted Together . A watershed protection Certificate of Occupancy, either for the whole or part of a building, shall be applied for at the same time an application for a watershed protection permit is submitted and shall be issued or denied within 10 days after the erection or structural alterations of the building. C. Change of Use Only . When only a change in use of land or existing building occurs, the Inspections Director, the Planning Director certifying that all requirements of the Watershed Protection Regulations have been met coincident with the watershed protection permit, shall issue a watershed protection Certificate of Occupancy permit. D. Permit Required . No building or structure which has been erected, moved, or structurally altered may be occupied until the Inspections Director, and the Planning Director have certified that all requirements of the Watershed Protection Regulations have been met, has approved and issued a watershed protection Certificate of Occupancy permit. E. Permit Denial . If the watershed protection Certificate of Occupancy permit is denied, the Planning Director shall notify the applicant in writing stating the reasons for the denial.

l. Public Health Regulations & Abatement

No activity, situation, structure or land use shall be allowed within the watershed which poses a threat to water quality and the public health, safety and welfare. Such conditions may arise from inadequate on-site wastewater treatment systems which utilize ground absorption; inadequate sedimentation and erosion control measures; the improper storage or disposal of junk, trash or

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