Land Development Ordinance - Amended 6-3-2024

soil conditions, forest cover, geologic features, topography, wetlands, and native vegetative areas on the site, as well as the location and boundaries of other natural feature protection and conservation areas such as lakes, ponds, floodplains, stream buffers and other setbacks (e.g. drinking water well setbacks, septic system setbacks, etc.). Particular attention should be paid to environmentally sensitive features that provide particular opportunities or constraints for development. iii. Stormwater Management System Concept Plan . A written or graphic concept plan of the proposed post-development stormwater management system including preliminary selection and location of proposed engineered stormwater controls; low impact design elements, location of existing and proposed conveyance systems such as grass channels, swells, and storm drains; flow paths; location of floodplain/floodway limits; relationship of the site to upstream and downstream properties and drainages; and preliminary location of a proposed stream channel modifications, such as bridge or culvert crossings. B. Stormwater Management Permit Application . The stormwater management permit application shall detail how post-development stormwater runoff will be controlled and managed and how the proposed project will meet the requirements of this section, including §9-1405 Stormwater Management Regulations, d. Standards of the Section. All such plans shall be prepared by a qualified registered North Carolina professional engineer, surveyor, soil scientist, or landscape architect, and the engineer, surveyor, soil scientist or landscape architect shall perform services only in their area of competence and practice, and shall verify that the design of all stormwater management facilities and practices meets the submittal requirements for complete applications, that the designs and plans are sufficient to comply with applicable standards and policies found in the Design Manual, and that the designs and plans ensure compliance with this section.

C. Submittal Checklist . The submittal shall include all of the information required in the submittal checklist established by the Stormwater Administrator.

D. As-Built Plans & Final Approval . The final documentation and certifications required upon completion of a project are as follows:

i. Certification of Stormwater Management Plan . Upon completion of a project, and before a Certificate of Occupancy shall be granted, the applicant shall certify that the completed project is in accordance with the approved stormwater management plans and designs and shall submit actual “as - built” plans for all

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