Land Development Ordinance - Amended 9-2-2025

e. Inspection Requirements

(1) Self-Inspections . The landowner, the financially responsible party, or the landowner's or the financially responsible party's agent shall perform an inspection of the area covered by the plan after each phase of the plan has been completed and after establishment of temporary ground cover in accordance with North Carolina General Statutes §113A-57(2). In addition, weekly and rain-event self-inspections are required by federal regulations, that are implemented through the NPDES Construction General Permit No. NCG 010000. The person who performs the inspection shall maintain and make available a record of the inspection at the site of the land disturbing activity. The record shall set out any significant deviation from the approved erosion control plan, identify any measures that may be required to correct the deviation, and document the completion of those measures. The record shall be maintained until permanent ground cover has been established as required by the approved erosion and sedimentation control plan. The inspections required by this Subsection shall be in addition to inspections required by North Carolina General Statutes §113A-61.1.

A. Where inspections are required by this Ordinance or North Carolina General Statutes §113A-54.1(e), the following apply:

i. The inspection shall be performed during or after each of the following phases of a plan:

1. Installation of perimeter erosion and sedimentation control measures.

2. Clearing and grubbing of existing ground cover.

3. Completion of any grading that requires ground cover;

4. Completion of all land-disturbing activity, construction, or development, including permanent ground cover establishment and removal of all temporary measures; and

5. Transfer of ownership or control of the tract of land where the erosion and sedimentation control plan has been approved and work has begun. The new owner or Person in control shall conduct and document inspections until the project is permanently stabilized as set forth in this Section.

ii. Documentation of self-inspections performed under Item (i) of this Section shall include:

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